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Old 17-08-2007, 05:58 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Beetroot leaves gone red

On Aug 15, 6:03 pm, Bigal wrote:
K;739181 Wrote:

Delboy writes-
My beetroots where doing well earlier this year but now they have red
leaves
and currant-sized beetroots. What causes this ?
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Sun and low water levels.-
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Kay


Suggest you eat the leaves and forget the beetroot.

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Bigal


lack of nutrients, 98% of mine are red too, except the ones planted
where the pile of seaweed was last winter.