Is it too late to sow more beetroot?
Those I've pulled so far, a bit bigger than golfball sized, have been
lovely even though it's been so dry. I ought to have sown more rows but
with only a small veg patch there's hardly been room. With new spuds
going fast there's now a bit of space to fill with extra salady things
and anything else I could still sow.

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Sue

On 24/07/2013 13:50, Indigo wrote:
Is it too late to sow more beetroot?
Those I've pulled so far, a bit bigger than golfball sized, have been
lovely even though it's been so dry. I ought to have sown more rows but
with only a small veg patch there's hardly been room. With new spuds
going fast there's now a bit of space to fill with extra salady things
and anything else I could still sow.

Give it a try, What have you to loose?

On 24/07/2013 15:09, David Hill wrote:
On 24/07/2013 13:50, Indigo wrote:
Is it too late to sow more beetroot?


Give it a try, What have you to loose?

Apart from the cost of the seeds And if they don't make beets you can
always dig them in as a green manure!

Derek Turner wrote in news:b5c9gkF4ribU1
@mid.individual.net:

On 24/07/2013 15:09, David Hill wrote:
On 24/07/2013 13:50, Indigo wrote:
Is it too late to sow more beetroot?


Give it a try, What have you to loose?

Apart from the cost of the seeds And if they don't make beets you can
always dig them in as a green manure!


And the leafs are very nice in a salad, eaten raw. I am sure you will get
some leafs at least. High in ferritin if you have iron deficiencies in the
blood, I am told.

Baz

"Baz" wrote:
Derek Turner wrote:

On 24/07/2013 15:09, David Hill wrote:
On 24/07/2013 13:50, Indigo wrote:
Is it too late to sow more beetroot?

Give it a try, What have you to loose?

Apart from the cost of the seeds And if they don't make beets you
can always dig them in as a green manure!

And the leafs are very nice in a salad, eaten raw. I am sure you will
get some leafs at least. High in ferritin if you have iron
deficiencies in the blood, I am told.

Don't know about that Baz, but a few extra minerals and vitamins surely
won't go amiss. I read one article that said some chemical in beetroot
helps you relax and lifts mood as well, so perhaps GPs ought to be
prescribing beetroot salads all round. I used to think cooking fresh
beets was a messy affair that stained your pans and took hours, but just
washing and top'n' tailing small ones and baking them in foil is a
breeze, I found.

We had a bit of welcome rain last night so I'll rake the cleared bit
over and put another row in while it's still moist.

Thanks all.
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Sue

"Indigo" wrote in
o.uk:


"Baz" wrote:
Derek Turner wrote:

On 24/07/2013 15:09, David Hill wrote:
On 24/07/2013 13:50, Indigo wrote:
Is it too late to sow more beetroot?

Give it a try, What have you to loose?

Apart from the cost of the seeds And if they don't make beets you
can always dig them in as a green manure!

And the leafs are very nice in a salad, eaten raw. I am sure you will
get some leafs at least. High in ferritin if you have iron
deficiencies in the blood, I am told.

Don't know about that Baz, but a few extra minerals and vitamins surely
won't go amiss. I read one article that said some chemical in beetroot
helps you relax and lifts mood as well, so perhaps GPs ought to be
prescribing beetroot salads all round. I used to think cooking fresh
beets was a messy affair that stained your pans and took hours, but just
washing and top'n' tailing small ones and baking them in foil is a
breeze, I found.

We had a bit of welcome rain last night so I'll rake the cleared bit
over and put another row in while it's still moist.

Thanks all.

Thanks.
Baz

In message , Indigo
writes
Is it too late to sow more beetroot?
Those I've pulled so far, a bit bigger than golfball sized, have been
lovely even though it's been so dry. I ought to have sown more rows but
with only a small veg patch there's hardly been room. With new spuds
going fast there's now a bit of space to fill with extra salady things
and anything else I could still sow.

Probably too late
Sow some more salad instead would be my advice.
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bert

On 25/07/2013 10:29, Derek Turner wrote:
On 24/07/2013 15:09, David Hill wrote:
On 24/07/2013 13:50, Indigo wrote:
Is it too late to sow more beetroot?


Give it a try, What have you to loose?

Apart from the cost of the seeds And if they don't make beets you can
always dig them in as a green manure!

When I grow beetroot I always cook the tops, like spinach but even nicer.

"David Hill" wrote:
On 25/07/2013 10:29, Derek Turner wrote:
On 24/07/2013 15:09, David Hill wrote:
On 24/07/2013 13:50, Indigo wrote:
Is it too late to sow more beetroot?


Give it a try, What have you to loose?

Apart from the cost of the seeds And if they don't make beets you
can always dig them in as a green manure!

When I grow beetroot I always cook the tops, like spinach but even
nicer.

Sounds good; I'll try that as well - waste not, want not.

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Sue

On 25/07/13 20:17, David Hill wrote:

When I grow beetroot I always cook the tops, like spinach but even nicer.

+1

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Rusty Hinge