VEGETABLES / BEET
Purple, broad elliptic roots. Broad shoulders, tapering quickly. Roots grow beneath soil surface. Semi-smooth skin. Purple flesh with moderate concentric rings. Very good flavor, sweet, moderately earthy. Leaves green, with light purple streak in petioles; upright; long. Roots 3-4" long, 2.5-3.5" wide, and 7-10oz at market maturity. Medium to long season. 40% of roots were forked in 2016 growout at Heritage Farm. Donated to SSE by Will Bonsall (ME BO W). SSE Accession # 106444
SSE Accession: 106444
$4
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