Burpees Golden

created by kraeuterjux at 06.02.2021

Features

Color

yellow

orange

light yellow

Taste

mild

fruity

sweet

Fruit shape

Spherical with indicated tip

Growth habit

fast-growing

Location

deep soil

Season Overview

Sowing

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

A

S

O

N

D

Description

Small, fast-growing, high-yielding, yellow variety with bright orange skin and juicy, light yellow flesh. Vigorous foliage, somewhat sweeter and milder in flavor than beet and without coloring sap. The young leaves of yellow beet can also be processed like chard. Shelf life.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Loose, strong, deep, not freshly fertilized soil in a sunny position. Germination period 12-20 days at 15-20 ° C. Sufficient and even watering is necessary. (Can also be planted well as a group: 4-6 seeds per planting hole, at harvest time turn out the largest beet and let the rest grow on). Cultivation period: 120-150 days (min. 70 days for "baby beets"). For overwintering, beets should be sown only from June. Beet, well matured and without damaged spots, can be stored well as winter vegetables.