Beetroot growing mistakes are more common than you might think. This is sure to be a relief for anyone who’s been told how easy beets are to grow. And yes, they do have the potential to be versatile, ...

As part of Country Living’s Plot to Plate series, we’ll hear from Raymond Blanc and the team at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, on how to grow, prune and harvest the season’s very best produce and ensure ...

Beet salad is a healthy and tasty treat to try. mct photo KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The difference between a girl and a woman, a boy and a man? Beets. Every summer my mother canned beets, either pickling ...

Growing beets can be challenging, with common issues arising from soil preparation, watering, and spacing. To ensure a successful harvest, gardeners should focus on well-drained soil, proper pH levels ...

Watch our animated guides to to sowing, growing and harvesting your beetroot. In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full ...

Beets are a rewarding and versatile crop. In this video, learn how to grow beets from seed to harvest—including tips on soil, spacing, and care—while making use of both the beetroot and nutritious ...

Some of my favorite cool-season crops are beets, spinach and Swiss chard. They all belong to the same plant family, Amaranthaceae, so they have the same cultural needs and potential insect problems.

FARGO, N.D. -- As February slips toward March, sugar beet farmers in the Red River Valley still face "massive uncertainty" about whether they'll be planting Roundup Ready sugar beets in 2011. The ...

Question: I planted beets in early May. They seem really crowded. I tried to plant each seed a couple of inches apart, but there are clumps of them growing close together. Should I thin these? How do ...

One nice thing about growing beets is you can eat them fresh for much of the year. A spring planting is ready to start harvesting by early summer, and a summer planting is ready from September on.