...the beet goes on

Heather has been busy in the kitchen, pickling beetroot and red cabbage.

We have cleared out the Bulls Blood beetroot and given most of it away to people on the allotment.  We won't be growing this on the patch next year because it is a bit to 'earthy' tasting and the leaves are not very good eating, even when young.  However, the colouring of the leaves is spectacular and we will probably grow some for foliage in the flower beds at home.

The Cylindra beetroot has proved to be very successful both in yield and taste and we may be growing some more next spring. There is another variety called Solo F1 Hybrid which we will try. It produces a single seedling from each seed cluster, so avoiding the need for thinning-out.