Bull's Blood beet develops beautiful edible purple foliage and dark reed juicy roots. Its sweet flavor makes it a perfect choice for salads. Originally selected by Kees Sahin in 1986 from the French variety Crapaudine.
Beet, Bull's Blood
- Dark red-purple leaves
- Can be grown for salad leaves
- Sweet
- 35 days for leaf tops
- 55 days for edible roots
- 100 Seeds/Packet
Planting - How To Grow Bull's Blood Beet
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Sow seeds outdoors 1/2" deep in spring
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Sow 2" apart
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Thin 4" to 6" apart
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Rows 20"-24" apart
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Keep seeds moist however avoid over saturating seeds
Harvesting - How To Harvest Bull's Blood Beet
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Plan harvest in early morning or in the evening.
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Cut baby leave tops about 35 days after planting for edible leaves.
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About 55 days after planting, pull roots from soil.
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For seed, allow beets to develop seed spikes.
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Allow seed spikes to dry and then place into paper bag by rubbing seed spikes between hands until seeds are removed.
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Allow seeds to dry 2 weeks in bag.
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Place in cool dry storage
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