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| Beetroot
growing in the old garden in 2008 |
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25/02/09
- Before moving house in 2008, I dug up a couple of baby beets to check,
but we had to leave the crop behind, as it just wasn't ready for harvesting.
However, I did save the couple I dug up in a polythene bag in cold storage.
They appeared to 'chit' like seed potatoes, so I have planted them in
a bucket by the back door. On 10/03/09 I sowed my first lot of beetroot
seeds into a square foot wooden planter.
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| 09/03/09
- The first tiny leaf shoot can be clearly seen but I don't know
if this will develop into anything. |
13/06/09
- Raised bed with glass on top to protect the beetroot, spinach
beets and from hens. |
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| 13/06/09
- Beetroot Boltardy, towards the back of the square foot garden,
9 seedlings per square, there are 2 squares of beetroot. |
23/06/09
- Glass removed to let plants grow. The beetroot is coming along
nicely in this frame, along with some spinach beets and brassicas. |
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| 24/06/09
Beetroot plants in the raised, caged bed |
13/08/09
- Pickling the homegrown beetroot |
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