Kestrel Hybrid Beet F1

Kestrel Beet is a productive, hybrid beet variety that works great for baby bunching or full-sized beet roots. It produces globed-shaped, deep red beet roots that are sweet and consistently-sized. Plants produce semi-glossy tops that mature at 12"-13" tall. Kestrel Beet has an excellent disease package that includes resistance to downy mildew, powdery mildew, cercospora and rhizoctonia. It is slow-bolting for extended growth periods into late spring. It works great as a storage beet for pickling and preserving. Beets may be direct seeded or grown as transplants. Beet Seeds are multigerm, which means that each seed will germinate 2-3 plants. As a result, plants will require thinning once they emerge from the soil. Failure to thin will result in overcrowding and lack of consistently sized roots. Plants should be thinned to one every 3-4" along the row. Beets may be planted on a bed with multiple rows close together. Harvest beets when roots have reached 3-4" in size. For storage, remove