vegetable variety
Golden
Beet · Beta vulgaris
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 4a–7b
- Days to harvest
- 55 to 70
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- biennial grown as annual
At a glance
Mild, sweet, delicate; orange-skinned yellow-fleshed beets. Fresh, roasting, salads. Less earthy than red types, doesn't bleed onto other ingredients.
Growing Golden
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Golden by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other beet varieties
3 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Bull's Blood
Earthy, sweet, intensely red; deep wine-red roots and decorative dark red foliage. Roasting, micro greens, orn…
- Chioggia
Mild, sweet, less earthy; red-and-white concentric ring patterns when sliced. Fresh raw on salads, lightly roa…
- Detroit Dark Red
Sweet, earthy, classic deep-red beet flavor; uniformly round dark roots. Roasting, pickling, borscht, fresh sa…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Golden beet grow in?
Golden grows in USDA zones 4a through 7b.
- How does Golden compare to other beet varieties?
Golden is one of 4 beet varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full beet variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Beta vulgaris, San Francisco farmers market", by Frank Schulenburg, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC0 Source.
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