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Beetroot harvest

richardfirichardfi Posts: 11
in Fruit & veg
I’ve planted some beetroot and I was looking when to harvest. All I’ve seen in internet research is to pull them up when the root is approximately a golf ball size.

How are you supposed to know this when they grow underground?

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  • GemmaJFGemmaJF Posts: 2,286
    Because they don't grow underground? They sit on the surface. It's not a true root crop, it's actually a bulge above the root we eat.


  • GemmaJFGemmaJF Posts: 2,286

  • richardfirichardfi Posts: 11
    GemmaJF said:
    Because they don't grow underground? They sit on the surface. It's not a true root crop, it's actually a bulge above the root we eat.


    Wow!! New to this growing veg malarkey if you couldn’t tell. Every day’s a school day!!
    So the “bulge” will actually be visible?
  • richardfirichardfi Posts: 11
    GemmaJF said:

    Just seen this. Thanks for your help Gemma 
  • GemmaJFGemmaJF Posts: 2,286
    Yep the bulge is visible.

    It's all part of the fun of growing our own, we learn a lot of new things about our food. 
  • richardfirichardfi Posts: 11
    edited May 2020
    There’s one thing to thank the lockdown for I suppose. Not sure if I would have done it otherwise. Thanks again. 
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