greeting from rural oxordshire

[emmak]

I have just planted up a raised bed garden and found you while surfing the web for beetroot information. I've tried to grow veg before but havent really got anywhere, am increasingly interested in growing my own food but small steps first ! great site

emma

[Andy Hamilton]

Hello Emma welcome to the site.

I am growing two types of beetroot this year and should hopefully have at least 50 plants. I find that it is really easy to grow so hopefully you should have some luck this year, I have my fingers crossed for you.

[wulf]

I grew beetroot last year and found it worked really well. Most of mine came out pretty small (I'm sure I didn't thin them out early enough) but they were edible and very tender (being small also kept down the cooking time).

It's a great plant and also very ornamental in it's own way (beautiful leaves).

What variety of beetroot are you growing?

Wulf

[emmak]

I'm growing boltardy and a white beetroot i got from www.realseeds.co.uk
Really getting into beetroot - made the soup off this site last night - it was great

[wulf]

I think boltardy was the variety I grew. No beets this year (too many other things to try) but I'm probably going to attempt a few different varieties next year.

Wulf

[Muddypause]

I had success with beetroots last year. I tried pickling some of them, but that didn't work out - they started to fizz as if fermenting after a few weeks of storage, and grew a sort of white scum. I think the lesson there is not to use Asda's cheapest vinegar.

[wulf]

I just revelled in the novelty (for me) of getting beetroot fresh out of the ground! I didn't have enough of a glut to need to get into preserving them but there was sufficient crop to count as a success (and to share a little with friends).

Wulf