About Beets

Beets are winter hardy plants that have become very popularly consumed vegetable in America. The most popular beet is by far the red-rooted garden beet. Beets are very nutritious and used in many different types of cooking. They can be grown in the cooler seasons, including autumn and spring. Beets tend to be very difficult to grow during hot summer months, so gardeners tend to use as a cool season garden vegetable.

It is often difficult to believe how the hardy, crunchy, often rough-looking exterior of raw beets can be transformed into something wonderfully soft and buttery once they are cooked.