When to plant Beets in Virginia, United States

Beets can be planted after April 05, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 32°F and 85°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

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Growing Beets in Virginia

Days suitable for growing Beets in Virginia

Beets needs on average between 50 and 70 days to mature and produce harvest.

Virginia has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Beets

April 05 to June 28
Beets needs on average between 50 and 70 days to mature and produce harvest. With 85 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.
September 05 to November 02
This Beets growing season in Virginia is quite short, with only 59 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Planting Beets in Virginia before April 05 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Beets in Virginia, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 35 days on average for Beets to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Virginia has 2 distinct seasons for growing Beets

In order to get plants ready for April 05 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 01 and April 19
Seeds started after April 19 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
Beets needs on average between 50 and 70 days to mature and produce harvest. With 85 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.
In order to get plants ready for September 05 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 01 and August 24
Seeds started after August 24 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Beets growing season in Virginia is quite short, with only 59 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 85°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Beets, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Total frost free days	220
Last frost expected date	April 03
First frost expected date	November 09
Dates with ideal conditions	October 17 October 31
Dates with suitable conditions	January 01 March 23 to March 26 (4 days) March 28 March 30 to April 01 (3 days) April 05 to June 28 (85 days) July 03 July 08 to July 10 (3 days) July 31 to August 05 (6 days) August 07 to August 08 (2 days) August 14 to August 18 (5 days) August 20 to August 25 (6 days) August 27 to August 29 (3 days) August 31 to September 03 (4 days) September 05 to November 02 (59 days) November 05 to November 13 (9 days) November 18
Total days ideal for growing Beets in Virginia	2
Total days suitable for growing Beets in Virginia	193
Days needed for Beets to mature and produce harvest	50 - 70
Seed can be planted directly into soil	yes

Notable temperature facts for growing Beets in Virginia

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Virginia

Tolerable temperature range for Beets: 32°F to 85°F

	Week	Average temperature	Possible min and max temperature	Suitable for Beets
1	January 01 - January 03	42°F to 55°F	29°F to 66°F	TRUE
2	January 04 - January 10	33°F to 47°F	15°F to 62°F	TRUE
3	January 11 - January 17	32°F to 45°F	21°F to 65°F	TRUE
4	January 18 - January 24	28°F to 43°F	12°F to 58°F
5	January 25 - January 31	29°F to 42°F	13°F to 55°F
6	February 01 - February 07	33°F to 49°F	20°F to 65°F	TRUE
7	February 08 - February 14	34°F to 49°F	22°F to 64°F	TRUE
8	February 15 - February 21	33°F to 49°F	21°F to 65°F	TRUE
9	February 22 - February 28	37°F to 54°F	25°F to 73°F	TRUE
10	March 01 - March 07	37°F to 53°F	20°F to 72°F	TRUE
11	March 08 - March 14	37°F to 56°F	18°F to 70°F	TRUE
12	March 15 - March 21	39°F to 57°F	27°F to 75°F	TRUE
13	March 22 - March 28	43°F to 60°F	29°F to 74°F	TRUE
14	March 29 - April 04	41°F to 61°F	27°F to 77°F	TRUE
15	April 05 - April 11	47°F to 66°F	36°F to 79°F	TRUE
16	April 12 - April 18	48°F to 67°F	36°F to 79°F	TRUE
17	April 19 - April 25	47°F to 66°F	35°F to 81°F	TRUE
18	April 26 - May 02	50°F to 68°F	39°F to 81°F	TRUE
19	May 03 - May 09	52°F to 69°F	41°F to 81°F	TRUE
20	May 10 - May 16	51°F to 68°F	35°F to 80°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	58°F to 76°F	48°F to 88°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	60°F to 76°F	49°F to 88°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	60°F to 79°F	48°F to 87°F	TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	63°F to 78°F	53°F to 87°F	TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	63°F to 79°F	55°F to 91°F	TRUE
26	June 21 - June 27	64°F to 81°F	57°F to 90°F	TRUE
27	June 28 - July 04	67°F to 85°F	60°F to 90°F
28	July 05 - July 11	69°F to 85°F	61°F to 91°F
29	July 12 - July 18	70°F to 87°F	65°F to 92°F
30	July 19 - July 25	70°F to 87°F	62°F to 94°F
31	July 26 - August 01	70°F to 86°F	64°F to 94°F
32	August 02 - August 08	68°F to 83°F	62°F to 89°F	TRUE
33	August 09 - August 15	69°F to 84°F	60°F to 92°F
34	August 16 - August 22	67°F to 82°F	60°F to 92°F	TRUE
35	August 23 - August 29	68°F to 83°F	62°F to 92°F	TRUE
36	August 30 - September 05	66°F to 82°F	57°F to 92°F	TRUE
37	September 06 - September 12	65°F to 81°F	57°F to 92°F	TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	63°F to 78°F	54°F to 87°F	TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	58°F to 74°F	45°F to 87°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	58°F to 73°F	48°F to 90°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	55°F to 70°F	41°F to 81°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	53°F to 68°F	44°F to 80°F	TRUE
43	October 18 - October 24	48°F to 65°F	37°F to 76°F	TRUE
44	October 25 - October 31	52°F to 67°F	44°F to 79°F	TRUE
45	November 01 - November 07	43°F to 60°F	32°F to 75°F	TRUE
46	November 08 - November 14	44°F to 61°F	25°F to 74°F	TRUE
47	November 15 - November 21	37°F to 53°F	27°F to 68°F	TRUE
48	November 22 - November 28	39°F to 53°F	29°F to 64°F	TRUE
49	November 29 - December 05	37°F to 52°F	25°F to 63°F	TRUE
50	December 06 - December 12	37°F to 50°F	28°F to 64°F	TRUE
51	December 13 - December 19	35°F to 48°F	24°F to 63°F	TRUE
52	December 20 - December 26	31°F to 47°F	6°F to 64°F
53	December 27 - December 31	38°F to 52°F	19°F to 63°F	TRUE

Days with suitable temperature for growing Beets in Virginia

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