Big Detroit Red Beet

biscuitridge · October 30, 2020

Here's a beet that I grew, it weighed 13.2 lbs,. I know that this is really small compared to the giant sugar beets that people grow competitively, but I've never seen a regular Detroit beet this big, has anyone else grown something like this?

ponyexpress · October 30, 2020

That's impressive. How does it taste?

clkeiper · October 30, 2020

good grief! what! are you going to do with that? plane it down and make lumber?

KarenO · October 30, 2020

I’ve never seen one that big of good ol standard Detroit dark red. Maybe need to plant that one in spring and collect some seeds

You do know how to grow extra large veggies
Haha!
KarenO

mike5953 · October 30, 2020

Wow, you need to carve that thing like a pumpkin for Halloween!!

rxkeith · October 31, 2020

what were the rest of your beets like?

i have grown detroit dark red beets for many years, being my home town,
and all. never had one that size, not even close to one pound let alone 13 lbs.

keith

biscuitridge · October 31, 2020

Quote:

Originally Posted by rxkeith

what were the rest of your beets like?

i have grown detroit dark red beets for many years, being my home town,
and all. never had one that size, not even close to one pound let alone 13 lbs.

Here's it's little brother at 8.76 lbs.!

keith

Salsacharley · October 31, 2020

Talk about "SUPERBEETS"!

sfoeyl · October 31, 2020

what are you feeding? It's monsterous!

PhilaGardener · November 1, 2020

Impressive! Will be interested in hearing about a taste test. Larger beets can tend to get woody.

+1 on holding the largest ones to next year and saving seed. Even if they aren't tender, the seedlings might grow very quickly and be amazing earlier on in a season. Great project!

JRinPA · November 2, 2020

Yes I grow them like that all the time. They look like that but they are only 1-3".

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clkeiper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 4,350	good grief! what! are you going to do with that? plane it down and make lumber? __________________ carolyn k

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rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,848	what were the rest of your beets like? i have grown detroit dark red beets for many years, being my home town, and all. never had one that size, not even close to one pound let alone 13 lbs. keith __________________ don't abort. we'll adopt.

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ponyexpress Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 10	That's impressive. How does it taste?

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KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,931	I’ve never seen one that big of good ol standard Detroit dark red. Maybe need to plant that one in spring and collect some seeds You do know how to grow extra large veggies Haha! KarenO

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mike5953 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 97	Wow, you need to carve that thing like a pumpkin for Halloween!!

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Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Talk about "SUPERBEETS"!

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sfoeyl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: bay area Posts: 102	what are you feeding? It's monsterous!

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PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	Impressive! Will be interested in hearing about a taste test. Larger beets can tend to get woody. +1 on holding the largest ones to next year and saving seed. Even if they aren't tender, the seedlings might grow very quickly and be amazing earlier on in a season. Great project!

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JRinPA Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: SE PA Posts: 972	Yes I grow them like that all the time. They look like that but they are only 1-3".