Fast-growing crops can be harvested early, freeing up space before beets bulk up. Others offer above-ground benefits, like deterring aphids or drawing in pollinators, all while minding their own ...

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In gardens, beet roots can grow 3-to-4 feet deep in good soil. However, because of their small size, beets can easily be grown in containers or raised beds.

Dill can grow to a height of 4 feet, but its structure makes it a good contender for a beet companion plant. "I love growing dill with my beets, because their greenery is open and airy," says ...

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The same is true with almost every crop mentioned above: lettuce, scallions, radishes, beets, turnips, etc. Plant some in week one, and then again in week three, five, and seven.

Because vegetables like carrots, parsnips, turnips, rutabagas, and beets grow (mostly) underground, they have some protection from the frost, Gretchen Voyle, a horticulture educator at the ...

From leaf to root, there’s a long history The beet has its origin in the Mediterranean as a leaf crop. It still grows there today as a wild plant. People in ancient Greece and Rome ate this leaf ...