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I have just got some seeds of mixed salad leaves for cut and come again which I am going to grow in pots . In the salad mix that you buy from the supermarket it looks and tastes like it has beetroot leaves and stems in . Is this right . If it is I will grow some beetroot just for the leaves as I have never had much luck with growing beetroot for the root . It never gets very big . This would be ideal for growing the leaves though .
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Yes, you can get salad mixes with beetroot leaves in, and you can grow your own from normal beetroot seeds - go for it! -
My beetroots that I've left in the ground to seed save this year are growing lovely leaves at the moment which will make their way very soon into salads.
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I'm going to grow some for the baby leaves. I find that I always end of with lots of free beetroot from magazines and alike so always have loads of seed.Comment
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The bigger ones are lovely cooked like spinach tooComment
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Thank you all for your replies , I will be planting some in a pot or trough in the greenhouse to go with the other salad stuff .
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Divvy you can eat radish leaves and baby turnip leaves too.
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Oh , I havent tried them , i wonder what they are like . Iv'e got some old radish seeds from last year left so I'll throw them in as well , thanks Alice .Last edited by divvy; 22-03-2009, 06:47 AM.
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Divvy, if you've any spinach seed you can put that in too and cut baby leaves for salad.
And don't forget about the nasturtium leaves - and flowers.
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if youre finding your beetroots are not getting very big, you can still pickle them in white vinegar and theyre lovely.
i`ve also cooked the chard as its a member of the spinich family and is lovely with fish. yum!!
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beetroot family, but yes, very similar to spinachOriginally posted by flickmiles View PostAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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