Bulls Blood!

[Worth1]

Yesterday I was at the big garden putting out soaker hoses and decided too pull a small beet.(Bulls Blood)
The critter was just fantastic, soooo sweeeeet it was like candy.
It has the most stunning dark red tops that go great in salad and cooked. (which I did the last time I was home.)
A real must for any beet lover, simply fantastic.

I'm growing this kind and Detroit red.

I cant wait to pickle some.

What kind if any are you guys growing.



Worth

[Tormato]

Beats me, if I'll every get around to making room for them, this year.

Tormato

[salix]

Chioggia, just because they are so pretty - and Cylindrica because they are so easy to slice up for pickling. Tops (and thinnings) for both are good.

[Polar_Lace]

I'm growing Detroit Red, Chioggia and Daikon. I will let you know how the Daikon tastes.

~* Robin

[maricybele]

Whats your pickle recipe?

[aninocentangel]

Detroit White here. This is my second season growing beets, and the first season the squirrels have left me some!
Here's a 'fridge pickled beet recipe
http://www.thespicehouse.com/recipes...d-beets-recipe

Here's one for BWB canning
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_06/pickled_beets.html

(eta: sorry, just realized that you were asking a specific person for their recipe, but both that I posted are quite tasty. )

[DeanRIowa]

I just planted a 25' row each of Detroit red and Bull's Blood yesterday.

Any recipes would be appreciated since I have never cooked them.

Thanks,
Dean

[nctomatoman]

Growing beets for the first time - Burpee's Golden (terrible germination), Chioggia, Touchstone Gold, and Ruby Queen. I was surprised at how much thinning they needed. I've got a good stand going, and should start harvesting them soon. Lovely colored tops on Ruby Queen!

[feldon30]

Would love to hear germination secrets on beets. I have had limited success.

[nctomatoman]

I think it may be variety dependent. I just cultivated my awful garden soil, plopped in the seeds in rows, covered with soil, watered. Lo and behold up came the beets. Germination of Chioggia, Ruby Queen and Touchstone Gold must be well over 100% (due to the presence of more than one seed in each "seed") - but for Burpee's Golden, about 10%.

Instead of tossing the thinnings, I just cultivated additional ground and planted them - they look very good, though we shall see if it leads to deformed beets!

[salix]

We basically do what Craig does also - 1 inch furrow in raised bed, sow seed and cover. Can be done fairly early, cool soil seems to be OK, they are a cool weather crop. Since the "seeds" are actually clusters of seed (except for monogerm types), you almost always need to thin. Fortunately the thinnings are delicious and nutritious. One year I actually thinned and transplanted a few, that worked as well, but is not very efficient. Beets do require a bit higher level of certain trace elements (eg. boron), that would be provided with kelpmeal or seaweed type solution. Also, beet seed has a germination inhibitor, a short (one hour) soak may help speed germination, although we have never had to resort to this. Hope this helps.

[feldon30]

I've heard that the Golden beets don't germinate well.