Endangered Garden Beets
The following tables include some of the varieties that are available from only one or two commercial sources. In addition, these varieties have been available since 1981, indicating it is an older variety whose quality and characteristics have stood the test of time. If this source drops the variety it will no longer be available commercially.
Beets listed by Wholesale only catalogs are not included here. A complete listing can be found in the 6th Edition of the Garden Seed Inventory, edited by Seed Savers Exchange.
If a website is available for the seed company that carries a particular variety, click on the name of the company in the Source column.
| Variety | Source |
|---|---|
| Deep Cylinder | T&T Seeds * ** |
| Detroit Crimson Globe | Thompson & Morgan |
| Early Wonder Green Top | Otis Twilley Seed Co. |
| Edmund's Blood | Horus Botanicals* |
| First Crop | Vesey's Seeds |
| Flat Egyptian | Park Seed Co. |
| German Lutz | Nichols Garden Nursery |
| Sweetheart | Horus Botanicals* |
* No website available
** Canada only