When do you sow beets outside?

[HollowOfWisps]

When does everyone direct sow beets outside and what zone are you in? It’s my first year trying my hand at beets and I have read everything from a couple of weeks before the last frost to a couple of weeks after.

 

[AMM10]

When does everyone direct sow beets outside and what zone are you in? It’s my first year trying my hand at beets and I have read everything from a couple of weeks before the last frost to a couple of weeks after.

After frost between April-May in Zone 5b.

 

[Acre4Me]

I have not sowed them earlier than frost free date. But, prewarm the soil with plastic on top for 2 -3 weeks ahead and that will be helpful. I’m zone 6A

 

[rosemarythyme]

Last year I seeded March 10th. This year nothing's gone in the ground yet, late winter and I'm still prepping beds. Zone 8b.