Badger Flame Beets, Wisconsin

Starts Shipping 1/13!   Badger Flame Beets - A Wisconsin bred beet that is known for its sweet flavor without the earthy taste. Beets are known for their earthy flavors due to geosmin in the root. Badger Flame has very low levels of geosmin so the earthly flavors are not present and all you get is the sweetness of the beet.  Supplies are limited. 

Created by Irwin Goldman of the Univeristy of Wisconsin in Madison. It is open-pollinated but is a protected variety.  

Characteristics: 

• Open-pollinated and Non-GMO
  
• Improved germination 
  
• 4" long roots by 1.5-1.75 inches in width
  
• 50-65 days
  

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Seeds will germinate in 5-10 days. Keep planting in two-week intervals for a continuous harvest. 

• Direct Seed: 2" apart
• Planting Depth: 1/2 - 3/4" 
• Plant Rows Apart: 12-24" 
  
• Thin: 2-4" apart depending on desired size