Penn State University Libraries - Beets

• Beet (the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, UF/IFAS)

UF/IFAS provides beet planting information for home gardeners as well as farmers in Florida. 

• Beet Q & A (Texas A&M University)

This Texas A&M University page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding beet gardening. 

• Beets (Cyber-North.com)

This beet gardening page describes soil preparation, planting, varieties, diseases, and harvesting.  

• Beets (Gardener's Network)

The Gardener's Network provides information about varieties, days to maturity, sowing, insects and pets, and diseases in growing beets. 

• Beets (Mississippi State University Extension Service)

Mississippi State University Extension Service provides general information about beets and suggests beet varieties for gardening. 

• Beets Growing Guide (ExploreCornell)

This site provides information about plant characteristics, growing information, and varieties. 

• Carrot, Beet and Radish (Clemson University Extension Service)

Home & Garden Information Center at Clemson University offers carrot, beet and radish gardening information including planting dates, fertilizing, watering, and so forth.  

• Frequently Asked Beets Gardening Questions and Answers (University of Missouri Extension)

This University of Missouri Extension page lists frequently asked questions and answers regarding gardening beets. 

• Growing Beets (Farm and Garden.com)

This Farm & Garden page provides not only general information about beets but also information on seeding, germination, transplanting, and watering.  

• Growing Beets in the Home Garden (Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet)

This Fact Sheet provides beet gardening information about types of beets, planting requirements, fertilization, cultural practices, and harvest and handling. 

• Growing Root Crops (Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension)

Penn State Extension Service provides information on growing root crops such as beets, carrots, parsnips, radishes, rutabaga, and turnips. 

• Home Garden Beet Production (North Carolina State University Horticulture Information Leaflets)

North Carolina State University Horticulture Information Leaflets provides beet gardening information including soils, fertilizer and pH, varieties, seeding, irrigation, disease/insect control, and harvesting. 

• Root Crops (Virginia Cooperative Extension)

Virginia Cooperative Extension Service provides general information for root crops such as carrots, beets, radishes, parsnips, turnips, rutabaga, and salsify. The information includes environmental preferences, culture, cultural practices, common problems, and harvesting and storage. 

• Root Crops: Beets, Carrots, & Radishes Gardening Guide (National Gardening Association)

- How Root Crops Grow - Planting Root Crops - Growing Root Crops - Harvesting Root Crops

• Watch Your Garden Grow - Beet (University of Illinois Extension)

University of Illinois Extension provides beet gardening information including varieties, when to plant, spacing & depth, care, harvesting, common problems, and growing Q&A.

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