Akita Temperament, Personality, Behavior, Traits, and Characteristics, by Michele Welton. Copyright Â© 2000-2016. The Akita Inu is handsome, calm, dignified, clean (easy to housebreak), and quiet (seldom barks), so it's understandable that he might be viewed as a desirable pet.
Eat thinned seedlings like spinach; they do not transplant well. It takes about 60 days for a beet to reach 11/2 inches in diameter, a popular size for cooking or pickling. They will quickly grow larger if they have plenty of water. Pull the beets up when they reach your desired size.Types of Beets Beet lovers have several colorful beet types to choose from.lant beets in rows spaced 12 to 18 inches apart. 1  Detroit Dark Red, harvest at 60 days, is a deep red, finely-grained sweet standard beet. 2  Golden, harvest at 55 days, has gold-colored skin and flesh. 3  Lutz Green Leaf, harvest at 80 days, is often grown as a fall crop; its red flesh has lighter zones.
If your beets were soft when you harvested them, you may have waited too long: Large beets (over 3 inches in diameter) can get soft, fibrous, or tough. Smaller beets (about 1 to 2 inches) are more flavorful and have a better texture. Medium beets (2 to 3 inches) are good for some purposes as well.For high-elevation gardens of Arizona (above 6000 feet), you can plant beets around mid-May through mid-June. In zones with low moisture and rainfall, soak the seeds for 24 hours before planting. 2  Early crop can be planted in March/April, and late crop anytime from June to September. 3  Successive plantings are also possible as long as the weather doesnât exceed 75 degrees F. Space plantings about 20 days apart.