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08-07-2003, 11:33 AM
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Beetroot
Just a quickie - never having grown this before, can anyone tell me how you
know when it's ready for harvesting? Many thanks! Jo --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.493 / Virus Database: 292 - Release Date: 25/06/03 |
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08-07-2003, 11:44 AM
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Beetroot
On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:57:44 +0100, Darkginger
wrote: Just a quickie - never having grown this before, can anyone tell me how you know when it's ready for harvesting? Many thanks! When it's as big as you want. Seriously. You can eat them realy small, or wait until they're bigger. They are edible as soon as you have anything worth eating. Tim. |
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08-07-2003, 07:10 PM
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Beetroot
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 11:35:05 +0200, Tim
wrote: On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:57:44 +0100, Darkginger wrote: Just a quickie - never having grown this before, can anyone tell me how you know when it's ready for harvesting? Many thanks! When it's as big as you want. Seriously. You can eat them realy small, or wait until they're bigger. They are edible as soon as you have anything worth eating. And the root will be partly out of the ground so it will be easy to see how big it is. -- Stuart Baldwin news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk |
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08-07-2003, 07:12 PM
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Beetroot
On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 11:35:05 +0200, Tim
wrote: On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:57:44 +0100, Darkginger wrote: Just a quickie - never having grown this before, can anyone tell me how you know when it's ready for harvesting? Many thanks! When it's as big as you want. Seriously. You can eat them realy small, or wait until they're bigger. They are edible as soon as you have anything worth eating. And the root will be partly out of the ground so it will be easy to see how big it is. -- Stuart Baldwin news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk |
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09-07-2003, 12:37 AM
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Beetroot
In article oprrzjkrj7wxhha1@localhost, Tim timnothy.cohsalpleangmer@a
pk.at writes On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:57:44 +0100, Darkginger wrote: Just a quickie - never having grown this before, can anyone tell me how you know when it's ready for harvesting? Many thanks! When it's as big as you want. Seriously. You can eat them realy small, or wait until they're bigger. They are edible as soon as you have anything worth eating. As the roots start to swell, their 'shoulders' break the soil surface. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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09-07-2003, 12:41 AM
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Beetroot
In article oprrzjkrj7wxhha1@localhost, Tim timnothy.cohsalpleangmer@a
pk.at writes On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:57:44 +0100, Darkginger wrote: Just a quickie - never having grown this before, can anyone tell me how you know when it's ready for harvesting? Many thanks! When it's as big as you want. Seriously. You can eat them realy small, or wait until they're bigger. They are edible as soon as you have anything worth eating. As the roots start to swell, their 'shoulders' break the soil surface. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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