Thanx Tutter, i'll give both methods a try.Tutter said:That all depends. The way I see it, you have 2 choices.
A ~ Do what my husband does and use one finger to check the root size carefully.
B ~ Do what I do, and pull one!
Also, remember, it depends on what size you want them. Small ones for steaming whole, or larger ones for slicing to pickle, and everything in between.
Oh boy, comic book toys! I can see that we shouldn't take any gum from you, though!
Hi blurose, i think i prrobably didn't plant mine dep enough either.I can see the shoulders like you said but when i pulled one it was jist this itty bitty thing.Also, i didn't thin mine because i figgered that since each beet seed is actually a seed pod i let every sprout grow that came up. Maybe i should go and sacrifice a few now and see iffin i git a better yaild that way. MMMmmmmmm.......blurose said:I usually pull mine when you can see the "shoulders" of the beet root peaking above the soil. Now, that could just mean I didn't plant them deep enough, but it has worked for me so far. Of note, my DS didn't get out there to thin them when I asked him to (my not being physically able to do it myself) and so my beets are quite crowded. This means I pull one that is good size and get at least another at the same time that I need a magnefying glass to see.
I have never tried beet greens, I think that would be a great reason to thin them, my neighbor loves the greens, and she is about 80 years old now...hmmm maybe she has something here :happy_flower
