Is it worth re-planting beetroot thinnings or should I just nip off the leaves and eat them in a salad?
Also - are shallot leaves edible? they look and smell rather like the tops of spring onions?
If your beet thinnings are big enough to eat, eat 'em and sow new seed to extend your season. You obviously have plenty and it's still sowing time for them.
Shallot leaves; Well, shallots are ready to harvest when the leaf starts to die back, so if you're going to cut leaves for mixing with a salad then you may as well lift the plant. Lifting now will give smaller shallots and it really isn't worth it just to get a few leaves. If you're loking for a mild onion flavour and a bit of greenery to add to salad try growing chives. Dead easy and a perennial to boot.
Hi aqui, Â For beetroot thinnings I would say either. Â It depends if you want more beetroot or if you have lots already. Â I have very successfully transplanted beetroot thinnings and they seem quite happy about it. Â Gives you another beetroot bed, so if you want more - go for it!
Sorry can't answer the shallot question as I have never grown them before. Â :) busy_lizzie
Shallot, onion leek and garlic leaves are all edible though sometimes a bit tough
Beetroot tops are really nice.
Yes, like Busy Lizzy said, beetroot seedlings transplant well. No matter how I try, I always sow too thickly, now I sow half a bed and transplant thinnings to make a full bed.