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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: RSJK on July 12, 2009, 17:13:43

Title: Ready for Market
Post by: RSJK on July 12, 2009, 17:13:43
Beetroot bunched this morning ready to take to the shop tomorrow.  do not know if you can see that I use willow twigs to tie the bunches up it is a lot quicker than using string.

Title: Re: Ready for Market
Post by: manicscousers on July 12, 2009, 18:55:02
they look really good, richard, ours are a little slow this year, do you have a special soil preparation or feeding system ?  :)
Title: Re: Ready for Market
Post by: tim on July 12, 2009, 19:22:01
Rustic!

Supermarkets don't do them.
Title: Re: Ready for Market
Post by: shirlton on July 12, 2009, 19:44:03
What variety Richard?
Title: Re: Ready for Market
Post by: RSJK on July 12, 2009, 20:00:21
Manic  i do not have any special treatment for them what soever just sow and go    ;D ;D ;D

And to answer shirlton they are good old fashioned boltardy
Title: Re: Ready for Market
Post by: shirlton on July 12, 2009, 20:11:26
Thanks Richard BTW hows yer job going
Title: Re: Ready for Market
Post by: Tee Gee on July 12, 2009, 20:15:04
Those are lovely Richard I bet you wish you could get your brassicas to grow as well as that!
Title: Re: Ready for Market
Post by: manicscousers on July 12, 2009, 21:20:27
Quote from: Richard Kinson on July 12, 2009, 20:00:21
Manic  i do not have any special treatment for them what soever just sow and go    ;D ;D ;D

And to answer shirlton they are good old fashioned boltardy
thanks, richard, we're in our 4th year on this plot so, now the soil is getting right, we may get some good ones this year  ;D
Title: Re: Ready for Market
Post by: greenscrump on July 13, 2009, 10:13:58
Smashing - quite fancy some beetroot with my smoked haddock fishcakes for tea!