Growing Beetroot, also Beets

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01 Aug 09 MuddyKnees (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Only recently started cooking the leaves.. wow! where have I been all these years? Up until now I've had trouble getting the gold and the white variety to germinate.. But I've raised all their seed well this winter in a mini-hot (warm?) house.. I earlier thought the seed was at fault.. Going to try the newspaper pre-test next time as suggested. Thing is, the leaves from the gold variety are the BEST of all the beetroot types I've tried, not that the others are not great.. Do yourself a treat and buy a pack of New Gippsland Seeds Beetroot Mix (1092) which will have both of these and all their others in it.. I'm finding beet tops well worth leaving the plants in for a good time.. how long I haven't determined yet.
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