Re: Beets - when to harvest
Life is a test. it is only a test. If this were your only life, you'd have
been given better instructions.
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>From: "Smith, Sue" <SueS@otc.psu.edu>
>To: "'veggie'" <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>Subject: Beets - when to harvest
>Date: Mon, Aug 23, 1999, 5:00 pm
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>I fear I have let my beets get to large. I always thought if they were
>large they got woody. My neighbor said she thought her father left them in
>the ground till after the frost so they were sweeter. But our first frost
>is still a month or more away. Can anyone shed some light on this topic?
>
>Sue
>
Hello, Sue. I am still harvesting beetroot. They are fine. We live in the
Midlands of the UK. I have been picking them now for about 7 weeks. I expect
to have at least one more harvest, possibly 2.
Angela