2013catalog

GEANTE BLANCHE #BT115
A “Giant White” fodder beet that is a mainstay in France as
a beet for livestock. Long, pointed white roots with a green
collar are sweet and keep well for winter use. Pkt $2.00
GIANT YELLOW ECKENDORF #BT116
The 1927 Henry Fields catalog said, “Giant, smooth, long
roots of cylindrical shape, weighing up to 20 pounds each
and growing two-thirds above ground. Solid white flesh
with high food value.” These big yellow-skinned roots are
perfect for growing as animal food, a tradition that is
finally being brought back on many small farms. Pkt $2.50
GOLDEN BEET #BT102
55 days. This variety dates back to the 1820s or before. The
beets are a rich, golden-yellow and very sweet. A beautiful
beet that won’t bleed like red beets. The greens are also
very tasty. A favorite of many. Pkt $2.50 or 1 oz $8.00 or
1/4 lb $25.00
LUTZ SALAD LEAF #BT118
63 to 75 days. Quite possibly the best storage beet known.
Top-shaped red roots with concentric lighter zones. Pinkstemmed
leaves are renowned for use like chard, superb
in salads. Roots remain tender and sweet even when
grown to quite a large size, having reached 3-4 pounds!
Also known as “Winter Keeper.” Pkt $2.50
MAMMOTH RED MANGEL #BT107
100 days. Huge, up to 20 lbs each; large yields per acre.
Highly used for livestock feed in the 1800’s. Or picked
small for table use. Pkt $2.50 or 1/4 lb $8.00
YELLOW CYLINDRICAL #BT106
Very large, oblong, golden-yellow mangel beets are sweet
and tasty if picked small, or let them mature for high-quality
stock feed. A rare European heirloom that can grow huge. It
also makes tasty greens. Pkt $2.50 or 1/4 lb $8.00
“And the earth brought forth
grass, and herb yielding seed
after his kind, and the tree
yielding fruit, whose seed was in
itself, after his kind: and God
saw that it was good.”
-Genesis 1:12
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