Beetroot advice please?!

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Beetroot advice please?!
« on: May 27, 2020, 21:13 »
Can I have advise please?

I was expecting that I would see the top of the beetroot showing once it’s ready. I’m guessing this is not yet ready (pic 1)  what are my next steps? I believe with potatoes you ‘step’ them (not sure that’s the correct term?)
Do I do the same with beetroot?
Also do I need to thin them out? (pic 2)
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Re: Beetroot advice please?!
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2020, 21:18 »
Very beautiful. Others will comment on what to do with beetroot. For me I always pick and cook the whole leaves (with stem) like chard and they taste very earthy and nice.
I never pull beetroot until needed. They always stay. Water them well and don't let them bolt.
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Re: Beetroot advice please?!
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2020, 21:32 »
Never thought to eat the leaves. I do want to leave as little waste as possible so tips like that are good to know.

Thank you Prakash.

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Re: Beetroot advice please?!
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2020, 22:03 »
You don't need to earth them up, they'll continue fine even when they break the surface of the soil. Little beets are a treat for salads, so you can pick some of them small and leave more room for the others to grow on to a larger size.

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Re: Beetroot advice please?!
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2020, 22:07 »
Thanks P1P

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Re: Beetroot advice please?!
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2020, 09:53 »
Those beetroot look good.
What variety is that?

I have tried all kinds over the years but always fall back to my trusty Boltardy and Egyption.
I thin mine out and transplant some and they never seem to mind.
I tend to try and space them 3-4 inches apart if you want baby beetroot or 5-6 inches if you want them larger.
I sow mine in regular sowings from March to late Summer.

As well as fresh, I also freeze them whole and in sliced crinkle cut slices, no blanching after a roast for 45 mins in the oven. I also pickle a load in jars, with Sarasons classic malt pickling vinegar, so they only have a mild pickling taste, just how we like them.

As above, the leaves on beetroot are tasty, you can pick some of the leaves as the beetroot is growing.

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Re: Beetroot advice please?!
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2020, 13:21 »
Those beetroot look good.
What variety is that?

Pablo according to the label? It was all I could find at the local Stermat just after lockdown.

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Re: Beetroot advice please?!
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2020, 15:30 »
Pablo according to the label? It was all I could find at the local Stermat just after lockdown.

Ok, I've not heard of that one.
Its similar to Boltardy, in that it can easily produce baby beets and the more traditional large size, so thinking it should grow much the same..


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