How to grow Beets in Pots

Hi Gardening Friends

You didn't think it was possible but you can grow beets from seed in containers doing the spring, summer and fall months of the year.

What you need to grow beets in pots or containers? First of all what you

need at lease a 3 gallon container or larger to grow the beets in.

Also you need a good growing medium to start the beets in.

Like PRO MIX or Metro Mix potting soil. Now you take your pot

and fill them up to just below the rind of the container.

Now you can sow the beets seeds. Make sure you sow the seeds

evenly so that you don't get them to thick.Because if the beets are sown to

thick you will have to thin them after they come up. After you sow the beets

you can water the entire container with a mister. Water the pots completely

and set the pots in the shade until they start to come up. Beets grow best in cool weather. Here are some of the beets that you can grow in pots.

Detroit Dark Red Beets, Red Cloud Hybrids, Boro Hybrids

Detroit Dark Red Beets haves short tops. They are excellent all purpose

beets. 60 days. Red Cloud Hybrid this variey is improved with extremely high sugar content. A great beet to grow in the garden or to try in containers.

Boro Hybrid Beets are grow for their tops that are great for pickling.

These beets are great for pickling. They produce hugh yields in the spring and in the fall from this tireless performer. Boro Beets are midsize and it takes longer for these beets 75 days long to mature from seed. I hope you try all three of these beets before you grow any other ones.  Were you can get beet seeds Stokes Seeds Inc.P.O. Box 548 BUFFALO N.Y. 14240-0548 Telephone: 1-800-263-7233. www.stokeseeds.com or email:stokes@stokesseeds.com.I hope you try to grow beets from seeds in pots or container. And I hope you let me know if you tried growing beets from seed in containers.

Happy Gardening

Gardener Den