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I'm not unhappy with Boltardy, it grew well in the flowerbeds at home and on the allotment, I like the taste and it's pretty much indestructible/fool-proof...... but.....

I'd like a monogerm and a bigger crop though my experiments with Cylindra have never been very rewarding.....

So to recap, a monogerm, stump-rooted idiot-proof beetroot.... is there one?

chrisc

I grew crimson globe this year
i was well inpressed

Solo is quite good too!

Modena; (af) Medium early maturity,monogerm,dark red internal colouring,globe shape.
Moneta;(af) Monogerm, smooth skinned, round roots, deep red, maincrop.
Monodet;(af) A monogerm globe beet.
Monogram;(af) Monogerm,good vigour,smooth skin,RHS Award Of Merit.                                                           
Monopoly;(af) Monogerm, resistant to bolting.
Moronia;(aa) Monogerm cylindrical shape,high quality roots,good flavour.

I tried growing Crimson Globe the germination was very good but the did not grow very large not even as big as a tennis ball, do they need anything special, They had plenty of water.

Hmm... will have to look at Moronia and Monooly then..... three rows of beetroot ... or more likely, a row of Boltardy and a half-row each of the other two.... will start looking for seed in swaps as soon as Digeroos parcel has swung past......

chrisc

Quote from: aggie on November 27, 2009, 12:23:41
I tried growing Crimson Globe the germination was very good but the did not grow [very large not even as big as a tennis ball, do they need anything special, They had plenty of water.]

How big do you want a beetroot to be ??? ???

and they taste better smaller   ::)

I have a friend who lives in Sussex and his beetroots are enormous, I must admit mine are very tastey. I just thought you would all grow large beets

Quote from: aggie on November 27, 2009, 23:03:26
[I have a friend who lives in Sussex and his beetroots are enormous, I must admit mine are very tastey. I just thought you would all grow large beets

]

its baby beets and enormous pumpkins for me ;D ;D ;D

Aggie I don't let any variety I grow get any bigger than the size of a tennis ball, and usually harvest them when smaller!  I reckon that they taste much better, and of course they cook a lot quicker. 
A plot neighbour lets his grow the size of a pineapple!

I shall be satisfied with the size mine grow in future. and you are right the bigger they are the longer they take to cook.

Quote from: Flighty on November 28, 2009, 08:43:13
Aggie I don't let any variety I grow get any bigger than the size of a tennis ball, and usually harvest them when smaller!  I reckon that they taste much better, and of course they cook a lot quicker. 
A plot neighbour lets his grow the size of a pineapple!

A tennis ball!?  I never let mine get anywhere near that sort of size. A snooker ball at the very most I think.  I did cylindra and boltardy this year and both did well.  Might try something different next summer though.

What is the tastiest beetroot you have grown?

I really like the taste of golden beetroot!  :)

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Beetroot is one of those veg where bigger doesn't mean better.  Same with runner beans, the smaller ones are always the tastiest.

:P :P :P

I agree that golden beetroot taste better in stews - they hold their flavour and look better too because they don't bleed.

The pink-ringed and white ones are well worth growing for stews because they don't bleed either and the yield is better.

However mine are never as sweet as the red ones for eating raw - and the  reds are really good shredded raw - even better in coleslaw.

All kinds are brilliant as crisps - much better than potatoes!

I like the golden ones too, but I don't think it's just a case of 'less sweet'.  They have some other flavour, more fragrant or even mildly spicy to me, hard to describe, definitely different.

but then I'm not a big fan of intensely sugary vegetables like supersweet sweetcorn either

Please can someone explain monogerm/multigerm? What are the benefits of one over the other? Sorry if I am being thick!

Thanks.

I'd like to know as well InfraDig  :)