Quantity
Approximately 175 seeds
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Discover the plant
Family
Amaranthaceae
Type
Vegetable
Cycle
Biennial
The 'Merlin' beet entices from the garden with its consistently round, smooth, and deeply colored roots, promising harvests that are as beautiful as they are flavorful. This organic variety is distinguished by its tender flesh and remarkable sweetness, highly appreciated in cooking both raw and cooked. In the garden, it easily integrates into root vegetable beds, where its vigorous foliage enlivens the season while attracting beneficial biodiversity around the crops. Its rapid growth and good uniformity make it a reassuring choice for gardeners who want a reliable yield without sacrificing taste quality. Well-suited to loose, rich soils, it expresses its full potential when it benefits from regular moisture and a sunny location. Its intermediate resistance to cercospora and downy mildew adds a valuable asset for maintaining healthy foliage longer. Harvested young, it offers a fine and sweet texture that transforms salads, roasted dishes, and preserves into true garden delights. It is a generous, productive, and elegant beet that naturally finds its place in a nourishing, ecological, and gourmet vegetable garden.
Planting guide
From plantingto establishment.
Planting depth
1 cm (0.4 in)
Establishment temperature
10 to 30 °C (50 to 86 °F)
Establishment time
7 to 14 days
Soil and care
The rightconditions.
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Soil
Friable, rich, and well-drained
Watering
Regular
Container growing
A controlledenvironment.
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Bloom and dimensions
The completeprofile.
Bloom periodSecond year
Harvest55 days after sowing
Garden associations
What to plantwith it.
Good companionslettuce, onion, cabbage, bean
Avoid planting withspinach, Swiss chard
salad, cooking, preserves, food garden
