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The Show => Veggie Show => Topic started by: supersprout on July 30, 2006, 13:35:12

Title: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: supersprout on July 30, 2006, 13:35:12: Forono (left) and Bietola del Orto (right)

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Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: Emagggie on July 30, 2006, 21:00:57: Please tell the difference in flavour between Stan&Ollie SS.
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: supersprout on July 30, 2006, 23:27:46: Stan is more 'beetrooty' and Ollie is softer and sweeter! ;D
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: Emagggie 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.
;)
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: supersprout on July 31, 2006, 10:40:04: Wanna few seeds now maggie? ;D
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: Emagggie on July 31, 2006, 10:49:38: OOh yes pleasy. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: jennym on August 01, 2006, 15:38:36: Detroit 2
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: Emagggie on August 01, 2006, 19:54:42: Majestic, Jennym. Mine are baking as I type! :P :P
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: keef 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.

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Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: jennym 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".
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: Curryandchips on September 24, 2006, 20:44:31: Well Done Bill !
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: lorna 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.
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: moonbells 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
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: jennym 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.
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: moonbells 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
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: tim on September 27, 2006, 19:40:42: Still believe in these.
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: supersprout 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 :)
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: Chris Graham 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.
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: tim 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
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: MrsKP 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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Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: Georgie on October 08, 2006, 17:41:53: This is the last of my Forono pulled today. G x

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Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: supersprout on October 08, 2006, 18:26:25: they look scrumptious - did you eat those nice looking leaves too? :D
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Post by: lorna on October 08, 2006, 18:38:49: Georgie.They look great. Did you grow them in pots/tubs? I must try again next year I love beetroot.
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: Georgie on October 08, 2006, 19:56:12: Thanks both. Er, didn't realise you could eat the leaves, SS! ::) Yes Lorna, those were grown in pots, one plant per 5" pot. My earlier crop was grown in the border and there was no noticeable difference in size. But as beetroot is perfectly happy in shady spots, growing it in smallish pots between other larger pots has many benefits. :)

G x
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: lorna on October 08, 2006, 22:18:05: Georgie. Good!! I have earmarked the path under my bedroom window to grow veg in pots next year. I am sure it will be more attractive than a plain old concrete path.
Lorna
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: supersprout on October 09, 2006, 09:16:47: Jennym once posted that she left a few beet in the ground over winter so's she could have salad leaves. Better start off some more then G ;)
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: Georgie on October 09, 2006, 10:39:37: Good idea, Lorna, what are you going to grow?

SS, can beetroot tolerate tempertures down to freezing? Only in a cold snap last year some of my pots were frozen!

G x
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: supersprout on October 09, 2006, 12:00:07: Yes they freeze well ;D
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: Georgie on October 09, 2006, 13:21:08: LOL! ;D

G x
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: lorna on October 09, 2006, 14:56:54: Georgie. Definitely beetroot. I thought carrots as I like them raw (not cooked) also would like to try a few pots.I reckon I have got enough room for six large tubs or quite a few more if I use smaller pots.
Lorna.
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: Georgie on October 09, 2006, 17:21:03: Sounds good to me, Lorna. :)

G x
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: budgiebreeder on October 10, 2006, 11:09:30: When pickling use an egg slicer to slice it up.Much quicker easier and a lot less messy.
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: tim on November 02, 2006, 07:09:39: Nice one!
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: kt. on December 15, 2006, 20:36:09: Still got half dozen in the ground and a jar full at home. Will probably get 6 more jars from whats left. Lovely sweet pickled.
Title: Re: 2006-Beetroot
Post by: MrsKP on December 15, 2006, 22:11:54: finished all the fresh ones long ago, but still have some pickled and on the second jar of beetroot/lime jelly. I have it with everything.

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