VEGETABLES / BEET
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Lutz, aka "Winter Keeper" is a great winter storage beet. I have often had beautiful, firm, red beets well into May. I was given seed in 2024 by my friend, Ken Eastman of Franconia, NH. The seed I had ordered from other companies in previous years was not the true Lutz Green Leaf - when I grew it out, it always had red veins in the leaves. Ken had a true strain that had only green leaves. I grew it in 2024 and wintered some over. Lutz is a beautiful, tapered, dark red beet that can easily grow 4" to 6" " in diameter without becoming tough or pithy. The flesh is dark red, often with lighter concentric rings. The leaves look like green swiss chard and grow 12-18"tall. Excellent for boiling, baking, pickling, kvaas or raw in salads. For years, my favorite beet. 65-75 days
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