tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post7528232217296696905..comments2024-02-28T06:15:48.314-08:00Comments on The Scientific Gardener: McGregor’s Favorite BeetJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-65814601566756182902014-05-13T17:32:29.151-07:002014-05-13T17:32:29.151-07:00The leaves are attractive enough to grow in my fro...The leaves are attractive enough to grow in my front yard garden, along with the perennials and a few other veggies that blend in with them, appearance-wise.<br />RaySwimrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928919593044289369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-2668976340402755012014-05-07T08:04:22.130-07:002014-05-07T08:04:22.130-07:00Dear Malay-Kadazan girl,
Thanks for the reply. I ...Dear Malay-Kadazan girl,<br /><br />Thanks for the reply. I try to be thorough in my observations. <br /><br />I have not tried Chiogga yet. How do they compare to other beets you have grown?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-3342609118954400702014-05-07T08:02:08.343-07:002014-05-07T08:02:08.343-07:00Dear Donna,
Thanks for the reply. I always put do...Dear Donna,<br /><br />Thanks for the reply. I always put down a tiny bit of borax (my gardening books say boron in trace amounts is essential for root growth). That, plus giving them plenty of time to grow has always done the trick for me. The Bull's Blood is quite good and very flashy in salads. (=Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461600014446853297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-34269739419062703072014-05-07T05:23:14.197-07:002014-05-07T05:23:14.197-07:00How interesting!
The young one leaves are red and ...How interesting!<br />The young one leaves are red and changes as mature unlike chiogga which your leaves is not red but green.<br />Thank you for the detail observation :).Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1414505450356893387.post-88705295909041396162014-05-06T14:57:10.190-07:002014-05-06T14:57:10.190-07:00I would love any beets right now...I get the green...I would love any beets right now...I get the greens but not the roots...but I still try. I like the look of the Bull's Blood.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.com