Re: Beets - when to harvest
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>From: "Smith, Sue" <SueS@otc.psu.edu>
>To: "'veggie-list@eskimo.com'" <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
>Subject: RE: Beets - when to harvest
>Date: Mon, Aug 23, 1999, 7:40 pm
>
>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.
>>
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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
>> >
>>
>> >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
>
They do go woody when left and become virtually inedible - harvest when
small - the smaller the better - baby beets are superb. Compost the giant
ones -they may look impressive but they wont taste it! Martin
