Beets have loads of healthful benefits and can be prepared in endlessly delicious ways. Here's why they deserve a place in your garden: High in fiber and rich in vitamins A and C, beets have more iron ...

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 ...

These true root vegetables can adapt to a wide range of growing conditions. Kerin is an expert sustainable farming writer who has worked with food-related nonprofits and has taught a high school Farm ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Dreaming of a bountiful beet harvest? Beets (Beta vulgaris) are a great vegetable to grow if you're a lazy gardener. They thrive relatively ...

Growing beetroot in pots is one of the most rewarding ways to brighten a balcony garden. These colourful root vegetables ...

Q:I attended your talk "Harvest to Kitchen" at the S.F. Flower and Garden Show. It was wonderful. You put a recipe for Parsley and Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto on your blog, but you mentioned two other ...

Karen C. of Santa Rosa asks: Whenever I sow beet seeds, they come up very close together. I’m sure that I’ve spaced them correctly, yet they’re still overcrowded. Why? Also, which varieties make the ...

Growing your own herbs and veggies is a great way to eat smart by controlling what goes on your dinner table. Since you get to decide what kind of soil mix, fertilizer, compost, pest control, etc. to ...

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 ...

Sugar beets were big news last week−;under the heads of science, business and politics. Beets might long ago have supplied the U.S. with all the sugar it needs but for one stubborn fact−sugar-beet ...