Old wifey holding up a big Docking (Northern English expression) a newly picked Beetroot growing in my new polytunnel 'Algarve'.
It was planted in one of my raised beds 'hot bed' experiments in the polytunnel.
I had no fresh stable manure so I spread some freshish straw stable manure and covered it with an inch of topsoil.
Look at the result. It's a whopper.
Anyone else experiment their vegetable growing with fresh stable manure?
If there was a village show nearby, I am sure you would win first prize in the big beetroot category. Magnificent specimen!
ReplyDeleteIt's a whopper YP. Muck and magic.
ReplyDeleteAnd they say not to give root veges manure...
ReplyDeleteHi GZ. Manure can make carrots 🥕 fork but the beetroots thrive on it. The heat in the polytunnel and my watering also helps.
DeleteI boiled the beetroot again tonight. Just finished the boiling a minute ago. One bunch per week. The bunch always has one big one and then the rest are smaller. I get them at the supermarket. They are very healthy and contain nitrates for us. Your beetroot from the garden are great.
ReplyDeleteIt's originally a Russian seaside vegetable apparently Rachel. Like you have said before they are very good for you. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very impressive specimen. Ours are struggling at the moment. If I'm lucky I may get to pick one by Christmas at this rate.
ReplyDeleteHi JayCee. The old estate gardeners use to give their beetroots a sprinkle of salt. I have lots of stable and fym if you want some for free? Thanks JayCee.
ReplyDeleteThere is no stable manure to be had in these parts. From what I can gather, not a lot of people around here grow their own veggies either. The Italians and Greeks have full-to-bursting backyards and use chicken manure from their own chickens, but there aren't many of them and I don't think they grow beetroots.
ReplyDeleteHi River. We have pig, pony, donkey, rabbit and poultry manure and seaweed is only five minutes away from where we live.
ReplyDeleteOld wifey? I presume she doesn't read your blog or you'd get that Leviathan clouting you round the ears
ReplyDeleteShe's over 60 Linda. I'm a spritely 59 year old.😊🎸
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