Beetroot Question

[In My Shed]

Am new to the forum and would welcome info on the following...

I have grown "Conventional" beetroot for some time but just ordered some White and Yellow beetroot seeds to try.

Is there any difference in taste ?

Thanks all

[ina]

Welcome, In My Shed!

And to your question - I've never grown them myself; I'm always suspicious of stuff that's not the "right" colour. I did buy some white and yellow ones once and didn't really like the flavour - but as that was just the once, it may have been just the particular lot I bought... And some people may prefer the taste!

So I suppose, what I'm, trying to tell you, is - I can't really help you there!

[In My Shed]

thank you for the welcome ina....

I think I will give the "Wrong" coloured beetroot a try anyway, if mothing else they might prevent me from getting the normal purple stains on my shirt during my pickling exploits...that should should please the wife.

[red]

welcome I-M-S
no idea, I'm afraid - only grown the red stuff

[ina]

if mothing else they might prevent me from getting the normal purple stains on my shirt during my pickling exploits...that should should please the wife.

That's as good a reason as any! I'm just as suspicious of red carrots, green cauliflower, rainbow coloured chard... Goodness knows why. Even yellow courgettes don't make it into my garden.

[marshlander]

That's as good a reason as any! I'm just as suspicious of red carrots, green cauliflower, rainbow coloured chard... Goodness knows why. Even yellow courgettes don't make it into my garden.[/quote]

Love rainbow chard, and yellow corgettes - but never had anything but round red beetroot - not grown the cylindical shaped ones either. I think I prefer tried and trusted as I wouldn't want a load of stuff I couldn't eat!

BTW I once knew a lady who wouldn't have any plant with variegated leaves in her garden.

[In My Shed]

Thanks Marshlander....

It seems there is divided opinion on what colour veg should be. Apparently carrots were not orange until grown that way by the Dutch. I suppose it's down to individual taste and things just "Looking Right".

I don't fancy black tomatoes, but love the yellow ones.

Bottom line is we can all be fussy so an so's.

[ina]

You are so right! I tried to grow yellow tomatoes last year - one plant, given to me, but none of my tomatoes did anything... So I still don't know whether I like them.
Oh, I'll eat them if I'm offered; I just won't go out of my way growing them.

[multiveg]

We grew the pink with white rings inside Chioggia beetroot - makes an interesting-coloured Borscht! Rather orangey.

[wulf]

I like cylindrical beetroot - ideal for slicing up. I think the variety I grew last year was called something imaginative, like cylindra.

Wulf

[In My Shed]

I have grown clyindra.... it is great for pickling as it fits in smaller necked jars. (It tastes good too and can be left in the ground for ages).

Moving the converstaion on a little.... I am trying celery for the first time this year....does anyone have any tips.

[Shirley]

I grew white beetroot alongside the red and loved both... equally tasty methinks. I couldn't do the hand printing that I did after peeling red beetroot though - the greens from the top were very tasty too.

[smwon]

Moving the converstaion on a little.... I am trying celery for the first time this year....does anyone have any tips.

Oh me too! I would be interested in hearing this too.

[Peggy Sue]

I grew white and red beetroot- the whiter do taste a bit different I think but loved them both.

As for celery I took over a plot last year that had some celery left in it. The owner said it was 'rubbish' I could compost it. So I made lovely soup from it that I also use as stock for stews. It was a gold mine. So even if you don't get perfect celery, think soup!

It has made me think I should grow some this year but I understand it's quite hard?

[marshlander]

My celery was a bit scruffy for the table but fine for soup.

But celariac - oooh much better! Growing agian this year, first class veg!