Shoud i go out in the dark and cold and pull up my beetroot b4 frost tonight?

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LivvyW

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Forcast for a good frost tonight.

I'm warm inside and waiting for OH to hand me my dinner and watch Strictly Come Dancing.

Do i have to go outside and pull up a trug full of beetroot or will they be ok?
Liv.

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arugula

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Hmm. If it were me in that situation, I'd just leave them til the morning.

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"They say a snow year's a good year" -- Rutherford.

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Salmo

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Agree with argyllie.

Tomorrow, if you do not want to lift and store just pull a little earth over them and cover them with straw, bracken or anything else that you have to hand. They should be OK in all but hard and prolonged frost.

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LivvyW

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Thank-you.

Beets freezing roots off as we speak.

I'm still toasty in front of the TV  :)

(i will of course hold you two responsible if anything happens to them!!)

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I thought that beetroots were ok in frost.  Am I wrong then?  Oops, better get mine out of the ground soon then!

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I bunged a fleece tunnel over mine last week.  I'm hoping they'll be OK thru winter?  :unsure:
Lotty holder since Aug 09... I've FINALLY finished clearing it! On with the p.lanting  ....


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