You can get your daily share of yellow and green vitamins in one delicious vegetable - Burpee's Golden Globe beet! These were planted around the first of October. The seed packet stated that you would be able to harvest about 55 days after planting. It has been about thirty days past Burpee's time frame. These are the first I have dug up...maybe the cold weather held them back.
We had beets for dinner last night. The roots were exceptionally mild and sweet...not as "earthy" tasting as the Detroit reds. The leaves were better than spinach...not nearly as acidic. It took about forty-five minutes to boil the beets ( until fork tender ). The leaves steamed in just a few minutes.
I love beet seeds! They are big enough to see! Planting some more Golden Globes today and saying , " So long, Detroit reds! ". TIP: Soak seeds about two hours before planting to hasten germination.
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