Author Topic: 2006-Beetroot (Read 7739 times)

supersprout · « **on:** July 30, 2006, 13:35:12 »

Forono (left) and Bietola del Orto (right)

Emagggie · « **Reply #1 on:** July 30, 2006, 21:00:57 »

Please tell the difference in flavour between Stan&Ollie SS.

supersprout · « **Reply #2 on:** July 30, 2006, 23:27:46 »

Stan is more 'beetrooty' and Ollie is softer and sweeter! ;D

Emagggie · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2006, 08:05:47 »

That sounds like one for me and one for Bearded wonder then. Noted! ;D
Growing Boltardy, nice flavour,but next year I'm going to be more ambitious.
;)

supersprout · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2006, 10:40:04 »

Wanna few seeds now maggie? ;D

Emagggie · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2006, 10:49:38 »

OOh yes pleasy. ;D ;D ;D ;D

jennym · « **Reply #6 on:** August 01, 2006, 15:38:36 »

Detroit 2

Emagggie · « **Reply #7 on:** August 01, 2006, 19:54:42 »

Majestic, Jennym. Mine are baking as I type! :P :P

keef · « **Reply #8 on:** August 15, 2006, 19:37:34 »

Cant remember what sort they were - i'll need to look in my seed tin for the packet.

jennym · « **Reply #9 on:** September 24, 2006, 20:36:42 »

Beetroot Solo - posted on behalf of Bill on our site, who kindly gave me some today, but doesnt use new fangled things like computers. Still succulent even though this one measures in at 7".

Curryandchips · « **Reply #10 on:** September 24, 2006, 20:44:31 »

Well Done Bill !

lorna · « **Reply #11 on:** September 25, 2006, 07:51:30 »

Nice beets folk. I will try again next year complete failure for my first try this year
Lorna.

moonbells · « **Reply #12 on:** September 25, 2006, 12:05:35 »

Beets are an odd one. Mine did well this year, after the slugs stopped eating the seedlings.

I cooked a Cylindra yesterday that weighed 1lb 12oz! Didn't photograph it though, sadly.

They are amazingly tender even at that size. More chutney!

moonbells

jennym · « **Reply #13 on:** September 25, 2006, 23:04:58 »

Moonbells, I couldn't believe that such big beetroot would be tender, but they are. Slugs had a real feast on mine too, but I re-sowed and had a good crop later.

moonbells · « **Reply #14 on:** September 27, 2006, 09:31:11 »

I think the trick is to grow them rapidly - then they stay tender.

Have half of one cubed as lunch today with some cheese. Filled the box!

moonbells

tim · « **Reply #15 on:** September 27, 2006, 19:40:42 »

Still believe in these.

supersprout · « **Reply #16 on:** September 27, 2006, 19:47:21 »

.. tried them this year tim - too sweet for me! :P
I prefer a big hairy forono myself :o but it was worth the experiment :)

Chris Graham · « **Reply #17 on:** September 27, 2006, 21:48:19 »

Tim - i notice that your beetroot have slight mangold on the leave, can you treat this.

I lost all mine to this pest and dont understand why its affecting my plants.

tim · « **Reply #18 on:** September 28, 2006, 07:47:47 »

I'm sure you're with the majority, Sarah. Never met a forono, so checked. Quote:
Forono is excellent for slicing. It consistently scored very highly in our taste tests. A pleasant fresh-tasting, mild but full flavour. Less sweet than many of the globe beetroot tasted.

Freshly dug beets have a buttery-sweet flavor that even kids will love.

Sweeter taste than other cylindrical beets.

Take your choice! Whichever, I still like white potatoes & white apron!!

Chris - I'd never met a Mangold Fly, either, so didn't know what was messing up my Beet & Chard - far worse than the speck in the photo. I've just been picking off the affected leaves & hoping. Even had I seen the fly, I would have just regarded it as "a fly"! Thank you so much for your post.

http://www.inra.fr/hyppz/RAVAGEUR/6pegbet.htm

MrsKP · « **Reply #19 on:** September 28, 2006, 08:09:05 »

So THAT's what it was ? Mangold Fly. I just kept removing affected leaves pretending it would all be ok. and it was ! the leaves just kept getting ruined, looked scorched but the roots were by and large fine !

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