RE: Beets - when to harvest
Yes, I guess you're right. I should just pull a few and cook them to see
what I get.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ANGELA JEFFERIES [SMTP:the-abbey@virgin.net]
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 1:07 PM
> To: veggie-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: 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.
>
> ----------
> >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
> >
>
> >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
