{"product_id":"beet-greens-fresh-pak-f1-seeds","title":"Beet Greens Seeds — Fresh Pak F1 (Leaf Crop, No Root)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRead this one carefully before you buy: \u003cstrong\u003eFresh Pak is grown for its leaves and does not form a usable beetroot.\u003c\/strong\u003e The breeder says so plainly. What you get instead is the best beet leaf available — rich green blades on vivid magenta stems and veins, ready at 28 days as baby leaf and 40 days as full bunching greens, with far more leaf per plant and fewer culls than any open-pollinated beet green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary style=\"cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; margin: 4px 0 8px;\"\u003eGrowing guide \u0026amp; FAQs\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Guide for Pakistan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSowing time:\u003c\/strong\u003e Punjab plains (Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan) late September to February; Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar September to January; Karachi and coastal Sindh October to December; Murree, Swat and Quetta February to April. Fast enough to sow every two to three weeks right through winter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMethod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sow 13 mm deep, about fifteen seeds per 30 cm of row.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGermination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Five to seventeen days once soil is above 7°C.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rows 30–45 cm apart; thin to one plant every 7 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/strong\u003e Baby leaf from 28 days, full bunching greens at 40. Cut and it regrows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun and water:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun. Even moisture; avoid wetting the leaves late in the day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy grow a beet with no beetroot\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause beet leaf is a vegetable in its own right — sweeter and more tender than chard, and the magenta stems make an ordinary salad look considered. If you want beetroot, grow Bull's Blood or a standard root variety instead. This packet is for the leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eStrong disease package\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh resistance to downy mildew and intermediate resistance to \u003cem\u003eCercospora\u003c\/em\u003e leaf spot — the two problems that disfigure beet leaves in a damp Pakistani winter. Rotate beet beds each year to keep \u003cem\u003eCercospora\u003c\/em\u003e out of the soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the packet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e50 seeds, packed for The Garden by Chanan Din. Bred by \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny's Selected Seeds, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e and imported for the Pakistani season. Non-GMO. Every lot is germination-tested in Lahore before it goes on sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew to seed starting? Read \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/what-to-sow-september-pakistan\"\u003ewhat to sow in September in Pakistan\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/why-seeds-not-germinating-pakistan\"\u003ewhy your seeds are not germinating\u003c\/a\u003e first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGermination-tested in Lahore before it reaches you, from a seed house trading since 1932. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e","brand":"The Garden by Channan Din","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54441325068652,"sku":"THG-IMP-BFPK","price":599.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/9053\/5020\/files\/ChatGPT_Image_Sep_18_2026_03_58_06_PM_4.png?v=1789734536","url":"https:\/\/thegardenpk.com\/products\/beet-greens-fresh-pak-f1-seeds","provider":"The Garden by Chanan Din","version":"1.0","type":"link"}