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Old September 14, 2019   #1
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Default Beets

I've never had good luck or skill in growing beets. The few I've grown successfully required too much work to get them on the table ready to eat and I usually had a red mess to clean up after preparing them.


I planted beet seed last fall with the intent of them germinating in the past spring. They did gerrminate and grow slowly. After watching the beet leaves decimated by some kind of fungus and insects, I didn't expect them to produce a single beet worthy of eating.


They finally put on new leaves and started growing. In early August, they grew from golf ball size to tennis ball size. I harvested a few today and instead of peeling and boiling them, I baked them wrapped individually, loosely in foil. I then used a paper towell and the skins wiped off easily. I cut them up and didn't butter them or season them in any way. We ate them tasting like beets and they were delicious. It was also nice to not have a red mess to clean up.

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