Chioggia Guardsmark beet
Beta vulgaris 'Chioggia Guardsmark'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Chioggia Guardsmark' beet (Beta vulgaris 'Chioggia Guardsmark') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It is an open-pollinated beet that is ready to harvest in about 55 to 65 days. It is low maintenance.
Pairs well with Bauer lettuce, Giant Nobel spinach, Fern Leaf dill, and Giant of Italy parsley.