Grow your own sugar beets (Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera) with these full sun biennial vegetable seeds. Sugar beet is a unique beetroot plant that is exceptionally high in sucrose during its first year of growth. The long, sweet root can reach 1 foot long or more, and the sweet green tops can reach 2 feet tall. It is primarily grown as an annual to produce high-quality sugar, syrup, molasses, and wine. It also can be used as a nutritious leafy green vegetable, a microgreen crop, or a soil-improving ground cover that can be used to attract game or feed livestock.

• Grow Sugar in Cool Climates  - This productive root crop is an excellent alternative to growing sugarcane for growers in temperate climates wanting to produce sugar naturally at home. The sweet, sucrose-rich syrup of these root vegetables can be extracted easily. Wash, peel, and shred or dice the beets. Boil pulp until tender. Reduce, cool, and strain the molasses (syrup). Allow the syrup to crystalize before pounding it into raw sugar powder.
• Heirloom Non-GMO Sugar Beets - Although sugar beets provide 30% of the world's sugar, commercially grown crops are often genetically modified. By growing this versatile crop from non-GMO, heirloom seeds, you can provide your family with a worry-free source of bulk sugar and molasses for long-term storage and emergency food supplies.