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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Marston on September 17, 2010, 20:05

Title: Can you identify this
Post by: Marston on September 17, 2010, 20:05

When I was lifting my beetroot today I found this in the bed. Can anyone tell me what it is please.The beetrooot were grown in seed trays and transplanted and this was not in the original planting rows.It was the only one in the bed which is 4 x 9 feet.We are new on this plot so I do not know what was here before.

Title: Re: Can you identify this
Post by: Yorkie on September 17, 2010, 20:07

Hmm.  Kohl rabi?

Title: Re: Can you identify this
Post by: prakash_mib on September 17, 2010, 20:09

whatever it is. It looks delicious.

Title: Re: Can you identify this
Post by: mumofstig on September 17, 2010, 20:13

The top looks like swiss chard (beetroot family) could be a white beetroot I suppose?

Title: Re: Can you identify this
Post by: Ice on September 17, 2010, 20:18

I'm with Stig's mum, white beetroot.  Give it a taste test. :)

Title: Re: Can you identify this
Post by: Spana on September 17, 2010, 20:33

Is it a sugar beet  :unsure:

Title: Re: Can you identify this
Post by: Marston on September 17, 2010, 20:56

I have never heard of white beetroot.I take by all of your comments that you think that it is edible so will give it a taste.

Title: Re: Can you identify this
Post by: veggieman on September 17, 2010, 21:00

The leaves look like it is a member of the brassica family.

Title: Re: Can you identify this
Post by: DD. on September 17, 2010, 21:03

Not only can you get strains of beetroot that are supposed to be white, but as with a lot of flora and fauna, genetics can throw up an albino.

This may be one of them.