Beets—which are also known by their less popular name, beetroot—are the edible taproot portion of the beet plant, says Natasha Nicholes, the executive director of We Sow We Grow. "They just happen to ...

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 ...

Beets are commonly grown for their bulbous roots, but their tops can also be harvested for greens, and they are an excellent source of Vitamin A as well as calcium. Beet juice is sometimes used in ...

Barbara Damrosch is a lifelong vegetable gardener who’s been one of the most prolific writers on that subject for decades, along with her garden-author husband, Eliot Coleman. The two are best known ...

This week, in our unheated greenhouse, we seeded heirloom beets into living soil blocks set in trays. We also planted optimism that the concrete floor, buckets of rainwater and humidity domes will ...