Beta vulgaris This colorful mix of popular beet varieties has the makings of a show-stopping roasted beet salad! Get tones of deep burgundy, golden orange, pure white, and candystripe all together in the same crop. And these beets aren’t just for looks either! Each is gourmet eating quality too. Rainbow Blend beets can be direct-seeded in the garden in spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in late summer for fall harvest. Plant in full sun to get the biggest roots. Your colorful batch of beets will be ready to pull in about 60 days. 2 gram packet contains about 100 seeds.