6 | Asgrow Seeds are Well-bred 
BEET 
While beets will flourish in any reasonably good soil that is not acid, provided it is properly fertilized 
and cultivated, they do best in deep sandy loam. The soil should be well worked first and if smooth 
roots are wanted, fresh manure must not be used. Sow about 12 seeds per foot 2” deep in drills 
18” apart, rolling the earth after planting. Plants should be thinned out to 3” or 4” apart; this may 
be done when they are 2” high or they may be left until they reach 6” when those lifted can be used 
for greens. To have supplies through the season, plant in succession every 10 days or so. Beets are 
at their best when about 2” in diameter and they may be preserved for winter use by storing in 
cellars or pits, covering them with dry earth or sand topped with straw. 


* Asgrow Canner: 66 days. All-America Silver Medal 1936. Though bred primarily for home and 
commercial canning, this excellent variety is now also widely used as a table beet because of its 
very deep, attractive color and superior quality. Smooth, globe-shaped roots, with small neck. 
Tops medium and erect. 
* Asgrow Wonder: 57 days. All-America Gold 
Medal 1934. Recognized by this award as a variety 
of supreme excellence, its performance for market 
growers and shippers in the seasons since then has 
confirmed it in a position of leadership. The All- 
America citation reads: “Extra early, deepest red 
all through, semi-flat with rounded bottom, large, 
extra flavor and quality, smooth skin, 15” tops for 
good bunching.” A pedigreed stock, the result of 
many years of pure-line breeding; unsurpassed in 
earliness, uniformity, and in depth of interior color. 
Crosby’s Egyptian: 60 days. A standard early va- 
riety, very popular with market gardeners, as the 
tops bunch well and it makes a good appearance 
with dark red, flat-globe or turnip shaped roots. 
* Detroit Dark Red: 68 days. The leading main 
crop sort and seen at its finest development in the 
pure-bred Asgrow strain. Tops are small and erect, 
dark green tinged with red. Roots are globular, 
uniform and attractive, with deep red flesh. 

Early Blood Turnip: 68 days. An old-time favorite. 
Tops medium and rather bushy. Its name indicates 
oe Tee the shape and color of the roots. A good keeper. 
Asgrow Wonder Beet, Gold Medal 1934 
Early Flat Red Egyptian: 54 days. Used in the North for forcing and transplanting from hotbeds 
to catch the early markets. 
Early Wonder: 58 days. Similar to Crosby but a little earlier and a little smaller. A good first 
early variety, used also for fall planting. Tops smallish, roots flattened globe. Tender and of good 
quality. 
The number of days mentioned for different varieties indicates the period from planting to 
marketable maturity. Naturally they cannot be the same for every section of the country and 
varying conditions of soil or temperature. They are, however, based on averages from the different 
Asgrow breeding and trial stations and will serve as an approximate guide, enabling comparison 
between varieties. 

