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 ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, IowaDES MOINES, Iowa — A federal judge in California has ordered the removal from the ground of plants grown to produce seeds for genetically modified sugar beets, citing the potential for ...

Red table beets, white beets, striped 'Chioggia' beets and golden beets each deserve a spot at your table — and in your garden. (For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop ...

In the not too distant past, people ate the green foliage that sprouted from the tops of beets — not the red bulbous root we enjoy today. This root was known as the blood turnip. Beets, or beta ...

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.

Q: I tasted a pickled beet made by a Master Food Preserver at their July program, “Preserving the Garden.” I have never tasted a better product. I want to plant enough to preserve my own crop. When is ...

Though we may think of spring as the time to sow seeds, fall is an ideal time for planting. An array of cool-season vegetables can grow in fall’s milder temperatures and cool nights. September ...

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 ...

Many times I get questions when I’m out and about. This one came up while I was exercising the other day: I’ve grown beets for years, but they seem so much smaller now. Why are my beets so small?