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.
Begin planting beet seeds directly in the garden one month before your last spring frost date, followed by a second planting two to three weeks later. Beet seeds can germinate in cool soil, but they sprout best when soil temperatures are above 50 degrees Fahrenheit.Start planting beets for fall harvest 10 to 12 weeks before your expected first fall frost.(Learn more about your regionâs planting dates by using our What to Plant Now pages .).ater the prepared bed, and plant beet seeds half an inch deep and 2 inches apart, in rows spaced 12 inches apart. Beet seeds germinate in five to 10 days if kept constantly moist. Repeated watering can cause some soils to crust on the surface, which can inhibit the emergence of seedlings.