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beet pic
radishes and spinach didn't do too well this spring, but the beets are about the best I've ever grown...these came from a non-Mel's Mix area of the garden that I have been amending over the past year with shredded leaf litter, coffee grounds, egg shells, and campfire ashes. The beets in Mels Mix were actually planted a few weeks ahead of these but are a little behind in development...not sure if they'll beat these or not.
landarch- Posts : 1151
Join date : 2012-01-22
Location : kansas city
Great!
I wonder if the ash is what contributed to the success?
CharlesB- Posts : 273
Join date : 2012-01-02
Location : Philadelphia, PA
Re: beet pic
I have a friend that gardens row-style and each year he excavates ash from their outdoor fire pit and works into the soil where he plants beets and carrots...I think they like plenty of phosphorus from the wood ash. Hope my carrots turn out this well.
landarch- Posts : 1151
Join date : 2012-01-22
Location : kansas city
Re: beet pic
Looks like you've got a great little helper, and those are some great looking beets I'm not a beet fan, but I love the greens off of them
My radishes haven't done the greatest either, and some of my spinach is outstanding, but some of my spinach is pretty wimpish too
My radishes haven't done the greatest either, and some of my spinach is outstanding, but some of my spinach is pretty wimpish too
I am my gardens worst enemy.
RoOsTeR- Posts : 4299
Join date : 2011-10-04
Location : Colorado Front Range
Re: beet pic
very, very nice Landarch!!
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Re: beet pic
I would eat as many beets as I could every day...loved them since I was a kid and my 2-year old daughter mows through them like candy. If you read the label on a can of beets, all the nutrient levels have been cooked/ canned out down to 0%.
She is a good helper...maybe someday keeping an eye on weeds and pests may be on her chore list.
She is a good helper...maybe someday keeping an eye on weeds and pests may be on her chore list.
landarch- Posts : 1151
Join date : 2012-01-22
Location : kansas city
Re: beet pic
Yum, I love pickled beets
cheyannarach- Posts : 2035
Join date : 2012-03-21
Location : Custer, SD
Re: beet pic
Eww Eww and Eww
Do not like beets in any shape or form....
However...they will be in my fall garden again...my grandkids found out they like them when I tried to grow them last year.
They were even eating them raw! Nope I did not try..beets and okra...forced to eat them as a kid and swore I would not touch them again.
My brother loves pickled beets. Was not a good year but I will do it again.
Do not like beets in any shape or form....
However...they will be in my fall garden again...my grandkids found out they like them when I tried to grow them last year.
They were even eating them raw! Nope I did not try..beets and okra...forced to eat them as a kid and swore I would not touch them again.
My brother loves pickled beets. Was not a good year but I will do it again.
CindiLou- Posts : 998
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Age : 64
Location : South Central Iowa, Zone 5a (20mi dia area in 5b zone)rofl...
Re: beet pic
CindiLou wrote:Eww Eww and Eww
Do not like beets in any shape or form....
However...they will be in my fall garden again...my grandkids found out they like them when I tried to grow them last year.
They were even eating them raw! Nope I did not try..beets and okra...forced to eat them as a kid and swore I would not touch them again.
My brother loves pickled beets. Was not a good year but I will do it again.
+1 more EWWWW! I have only had pickled beets and they literally gag me. FIL talked me into trying them roasted, so I planted some last year. They didn't develop any roots - the few that actually sprouted. I may try a few this year to tell FIL that I DID try them. But, not holding out much hope of liking them.....
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Goosegirl- Posts : 3424
Join date : 2011-02-16
Age : 59
Location : Zone 4A - NE SD
Re: beet pic
Beet lover here. Sweet and earthy mm good. But I never ate the leaves that I hear so much about.
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Location : Central Ohio zone 6a
RoOsTeR- Posts : 4299
Join date : 2011-10-04
Location : Colorado Front Range
Re: beet pic
RoOsTeR wrote:Mmmm, the greens are good!
43 years a gardener and going strong with SFG.
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t3574-the-end-of-july-7-weeks-until-frost
There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance. ~ Henry David Thoreau
https://squarefoot.forumotion.com/t1306-other-gardening-books
Re: beet pic
Beets looking great! I shall be harvesting mine in a week or so, best growing veggie in my garden !
kbb964- Posts : 317
Join date : 2012-03-28
Age : 61
Location : Rochester Hills, Michigan
Re: beet pic
For those who like beets how do you fix them? The canned stuff never impressed me and I have never tried growing them.
Your beets look great and your little helper is awsome.
Your beets look great and your little helper is awsome.
Lindacol- Posts : 773
Join date : 2011-01-23
Location : Bloomington, CA
Re: beet pic
Nothing fancy, boil till just softened. The skin slips right off. Sweet and looks pretty too.
llama momma
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Join date : 2010-08-20
Location : Central Ohio zone 6a
Re: beet pic
Wow...those are gorgeous!!! I hope mine do half as well!
BetsyC- Posts : 87
Join date : 2012-05-06
Age : 69
Location : VA- 7A
Powerful Food
If you are not used to eating beets you need to be careful with them until you see how your body reacts. If I eat too many I get quite sick. I haven't figured out yet if it is the beet sugar or something else. Beet sugar causes problems for some people and if it is that you just reduce the quantity until it doesn't cause the problem.
Beets are one of the most powerful foods for liver health. Lots of articles about what goes on with beets and liver function if you want to google it.
I like to chop them into cubes and make sort of a borscht with them. I love the earthy sweet flavor. My wife can't see how I eat them, says they taste like soil. I say that is what is so yummy about them .
Need to be careful with beets and beet juice. Some very powerful compounds in them that like anything are good in moderation but can cause you some issues so proceed in moderation until you know.
Beets are one of the most powerful foods for liver health. Lots of articles about what goes on with beets and liver function if you want to google it.
I like to chop them into cubes and make sort of a borscht with them. I love the earthy sweet flavor. My wife can't see how I eat them, says they taste like soil. I say that is what is so yummy about them .
Need to be careful with beets and beet juice. Some very powerful compounds in them that like anything are good in moderation but can cause you some issues so proceed in moderation until you know.
CharlesB- Posts : 273
Join date : 2012-01-02
Location : Philadelphia, PA
Re: beet pic
Wow, those are amazing! I never grew beets like that! I will try some ash!
Triciasgarden- Posts : 1633
Join date : 2010-06-04
Age : 69
Location : Northern Utah
Beets
Growing up I only had beets boiled with butter on them or pickled beets. Then when my son was born the hospital served me Harvard beets and I loved them. Since then I've had them in borscht, in a gelatin mold, in a cream sauce, and several other ways. My son is now almost 53 and the whole family loves beets.
Re: beet pic
Great looking beets! I love them boiled or pickled. My husband doesn't like beets but last year I made a pickled beet relish and he will eat that. Hoping my beets turn out well this year.
efirvin- Posts : 146
Join date : 2012-01-08
Location : Casper Wyoming
Re: beet pic
I am going to pickle my beets. I craved them like billyo when I was expecting !
kbb964- Posts : 317
Join date : 2012-03-28
Age : 61
Location : Rochester Hills, Michigan
Re: beet pic
Just harvested some of mine, not as gorgeous as yours but I am happy! First time for me
kbb964- Posts : 317
Join date : 2012-03-28
Age : 61
Location : Rochester Hills, Michigan
Re: beet pic
Those beets look great!!!!
A question however is can you grow beets in the late summer/fall or is early spring better?
A question however is can you grow beets in the late summer/fall or is early spring better?
floyd1440- Posts : 815
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Age : 70
Location : Washington, Pa. Zone 6a
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