I cant be the only one ???

Silver Ether · Fri Jul 06, 2007 11:40 am

That eats beetroot tops that is .... I have just bought some lovley beetroot from the market and its still muddy ... the girl coped with I dont need a bag ... so that a bonus but she wanted to cut off the beetroot tops for me .... EEEEEk noooooooooo first off I dont want them bleeding in my bag and second ... I eat them ... her face was a picture ...

I have just cooked them like I would spinich and added some celery ... served them with a few pine nuts and a poached free range egg for my lunch... with Elderflower cordial to drink. tasty ...

Anyone else got recipe uses for beetroot tops...

Millymollymandy · Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:10 pm

There's a thread on what to do with spinach beet which is pretty much the same as beetroot leaves. I think you'd better do a search because recipes etc probably come up on several threads.

And no, you are not the only one who eats beetroot tops, you're on Self Suffish remember!

Cassiepod · Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:12 pm

That's what I love about this place! You're not alone it's tricky buying them before the tops are cut off though!

Silver Ether · Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:36 pm

did a search .. thanks ... got another couple of ideas now ... trouble is I ate all the tops ...

Millymollymandy · Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:53 pm

So now you need to grow some!

Silver Ether · Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:48 pm

I did plant some and not one seed did any good ....

Shirley · Post: # 64382Post **Shirley** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:52 pm

I LOVE beetroot leaves - delicious!

I grew some white and red beetroot last year and they were ever so tasty - David wasn't too sure about trying it but enjoyed it anyway.

Cassiepod · Post: # 64388Post **Cassiepod** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:15 pm

Silver I'm just looking at my planting instructions for beeterroot (I know I'm llate but everythings behind anyway so why not give it a try?!) and it suggests soaking for an hour to remove chemicals that might be on there to stop the growing....
http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/fruit_veg ... etroot_sow

Shirley · Post: # 64395Post **Shirley** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:16 pm

Hadn't heard of soaking them before sowing... nice one. We've been lucky with ours then in that case... we bought ours from www.realseeds.com so chances are that they don't use chemicals... might just ask them the question though.

It's not too late for beetroot anyway - according to that site you can plant up until mid july and as you say Cassie - everything is behind anyway.

Annpan · Post: # 64398Post **Annpan** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:35 pm

I got organic beetroot seeds (Allan Tichmarsh was on the packet

) just from the local garden centre and they have all germanated with 2 shoots, bar one seed (out of 24)- which hasn't come up at all.

Any idea what to do with the 2 shoots? should I pinch off the smaller of the 2 or just leave them both?

It says on the packet to cook the leaves like spinach, I think it did anyway, I am sure I remembered reading something like that... hmmm

Silver Ether · Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:48 pm

oooh right will get some tomorrow .... I shall be out in the country

so there should be "proper "shops around ...

Wanders off to check theres none in the draw .. we got one of those draws that has everthing in it ... you never know ...

Millymollymandy · Fri Jul 06, 2007 5:10 pm

Annpan wrote:I got organic beetroot seeds (Allan Tichmarsh was on the packet ) just from the local garden centre and they have all germanated with 2 shoots, bar one seed (out of 24)- which hasn't come up at all.

Any idea what to do with the 2 shoots? should I pinch off the smaller of the 2 or just leave them both?

It says on the packet to cook the leaves like spinach, I think it did anyway, I am sure I remembered reading something like that... hmmm

No, leave them as they are. I can't remember all the details, but there are certain seeds that actually have two halves, so you get what seems like two plants coming out of each seed - I think spinach beet is another.

Anyway from what I remember when I grew them 2 years ago you don't actually get 2 beetroots (i.e. the root bit) from the one seed.

kimmysmum · Post: # 64606Post **kimmysmum** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:34 am

We love the beetroot tops here no waste in my house also Radish tops tossed in the salad or lightly steamed go down a treat.

pskipper · Post: # 64651Post **pskipper** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:28 pm

Any idea what to do with the 2 shoots? should I pinch off the smaller of the 2 or just leave them both?

Beetroot seeds, unless processed, are a cluster of seeds so you can get up to 6 shoots!

Millie · Post: # 64664Post **Millie** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:36 pm

Annpan wrote:I got organic beetroot seeds (Allan Tichmarsh was on the packet ) just from the local garden centre and they have all germanated with 2 shoots, bar one seed (out of 24)- which hasn't come up at all.

I bought the same seeds (and organic were much cheaper than normal) and planted 20 and all have popped up within a week