Beet - Gourmet Blend

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The Beet Gourmet Blend, 'Beta vulgaris', is an old fashioned beet. You can create gourmet salads and side dishes in a rainbow of jewel-tone colors. It is sweet, nutritious, and easy to grow. Aside from the health benefits, which include significant amounts of fiber, potassium, folic acid and vitamin C, beets come in a variety of colors, shapes and textures. Enjoy the entire plant, from tender greens to tasty root. The varieties included in the Gourmet Blend are Chioggia, Golden, and Bulls Blood. They are high in nutrients and low in calories. The Beet Gourmet Blend is a blood red globe-shaped vegetable. The Beet is cold hardy, and seeds can germinate and grow in soil temperatures as low as 40 degrees. Plant in early spring, 3 to 4 weeks before the last frost. Growing during hot temperature periods should be avoided. In mild climates, seed can be sown September for February harvest. Beets prefer deep, well drained soil with lots of organic material. They need to be kept moist. ... additional info

Cosmos - Yellow Garden The Cosmos Yellow Garden, 'Cosmos bipinnatus', has a unique, unusual soft lemon-yellow color. Yellow Garden is a very vigorous grower and blooms later that some Cosmos. And remember, neglect is the kind of care Cosmos prefer. The Cosmos begin blooming 10 weeks after seeding and bloom from summer to first fall frost. The Yellow Garden Cosmos prefer full sun, but they can withstand a little shade. Do not over fertilize or over water. Plant this Cosmos in the spring after the last average frost date. They are excellent colorful bedding plants for low maintenance, dry areas and are great for cut flowers. They attract hummingbirds and butterflies.