GreenPeace.org<\/a>, bees pollinate human food crops that make up about 90% of the world’s nutrition.<\/p>\nGiven their importance in our ecosystem and food supply, I feel it is important to note that growing beets is bee-friendly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Beets, which are known botanically as Beta Vulgaris, are a type of vegetable that can easily be grown at home. Continue reading to learn the basics of growing beets as well as common mistakes to avoid along the way. Best Time to Plant Beets This will depend largely on your local climate, but as a rule of thumb, begin to plant the beet seeds \u00a0early spring, as soon as the soil is workable. This is the best time to ensure that the seedlings survive the weather. To check when beets are most likely to thrive in your area, see the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,232],"tags":[34,22],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningeats.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningeats.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningeats.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningeats.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningeats.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningeats.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":812,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningeats.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions\/812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningeats.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardeningeats.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningeats.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardeningeats.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}