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BEETS PLANNING A YEAR-AROUND SUPPLY 



THE earliest varieties of beets are ready within sixty 

 days after seeds are sown. By planting later sorts 

 at the same time, the season may be extended from three 

 to four weeks. Taking April I5th as the average date to 

 sow, this would provide beets from June until July. 



With beets, the question of a constant supply is not 

 solved by sowing seeds of sorts maturing in succession. 

 It is rather necessary to make repeated sowings of both 

 early and late sorts, to have them of good quality through- 

 out the summer. 



Early sorts sown as late as early in August will per- 

 fect roots of good average size before frost. But the best 

 sorts for winter storage are the half long and long sorts 

 which should be sown early in July to provide beets for 

 winter. The long sorts are generally of very dark color 

 and uniformly sweet quality. 



