How to Grow Beets (From Seed To Harvest) 🌱

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• EP

  @epicgardening · 3 years ago · pinned

  Addressing the Babka comments: that segment was filmed in fall when she was still around...we haven't seen her in months now :(

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• PA

  @pablothefable · 3 years ago

  There's never a bad time for an Epic Gardening video!

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• LA

  @lanceverbose1763 · 3 years ago

  My wife has always said that she hates beets but I grew golden beets in the garden last year.  The greens went in a stir-fry, roasted the roots in the air fryer and she loved it all!

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• MA

  @makeupgirl8886 · 3 years ago

  I like it that you show us how to process, store and sometimes how to cook the veggie you are harvesting.   I think every harvest video is not complete without those added steps.   Love your content - keep it coming.

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• DA

  @danielt6689 · 2 years ago

  You actually do not have to thin the seedlings. You can grow 4 beets together to maturity without any issues. This technique is recommended by Eliot Coleman in The New Organic Grower. Space the seedlings groups 12 inches apart. I've been doing it this way for over 2 decades. It's much more efficient.

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• DR

  @drodriguez861 · 3 years ago

  Quick tip - When you harvest just 1 or 2 multi-sown beets, twist them out, don't pull. The roots of the remaining beets are less disturbed so they continue growing well.

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• PA

  @patrickmiele2086 · 1 year ago

  As an italian speaker Chioggia beets are from the town of Chioggia in the province of Venezia in north east Italy. The correct pronunciation is  Key-Oh-Ghee-Aa. Buon giardinaggio! 🫜

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• SD

  @sdavis363 · 3 years ago

  Babka is back! I saw her prowling in the background. In a previous video Kevin said he and Jacques hadn't seen her in awhile. Glad to see she's safe.

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• JE

  @jeannamcgregor9967 · 3 years ago

  I love the golden beets in part because they don't stain everything from cutting boards to salads to fingers.

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• TO

  @toshatrollwarrior · 2 years ago (edited)

  Trying to grow them like my Granny did, then pickling them. Yum yum pickled beets with soup beans & cornbread 🐷🐷🐷

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• NO

  @noend85d · 3 years ago

  Rather than peeling them before cooking, roast them whole in the oven wrapped in foil at 400F until fork-tender (usually 30-40 min depending on size). The skin will slide right off, and you can avoid staining your hands from the juice.

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• CU

  @curtisdawg · 3 years ago

  Love this idea of seed to harvest. Nobody ever shows the finished product. Maybe include pruning results as well?

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