Cut in quarters, plenty of butter and salt, roasted until tender. They go with any meat dish. They also "can" very good and stay perfect tenderness for years.
2025 Gardening thread, whatcha growing or doing in the yard
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Not really, they are very easy and not many diseases or pests.
The only thing I can suggest....try Detroit red beets....or something like that. We just call them Detroit beets.
They are sweet and very red. The more redness, the better they are for you. Beets are very good for you.......apparently.
I love Beets ! I have a raised bed set up to grow just beets every year. They’re one of the easiest root veggies to grow and the yield is excellent. I like the Detroit Red for their great taste and dark red color. I’ve let a couple of plants go way past typical harvest size to see what happens and we got beets the size of softballs! We cut them into thick slabs about one inch thick and roasted them . Awesome !
Robin
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Yeah, I like them roasted too, with black pepper corns sprinkled on!
Robin
Robin
S&W Fan
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Try em roasted with fresh ground white pepper corns and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. Mmmmm mmm
Saltwater60
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Cool. I’m excited about the beets. I did an orange variety that is supposed to be super sweet so I will see what happens. My peppers are popping today so that’s great news.
Old Jalopy
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Don't forget good old-fashioned pickled beets and onions.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
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Much respect for all the farmers out there. Hard ass work.
I'm by no means a "green thumb" although the dandellions in my yard appear to thrive, but I have some plans for this spring. The front of my house has a reasonably large flower bed that has 4 rose bushes, each seemingly on deaths doorstep but somehow amazingly still flowering. Well, this year I want to add some life and color to it. I plan on adding a bunch of Foxglove which should do just fine. I also want to plant a few Belladonna and Hemlock. And, if it will grow, I would like some Oleander. Not sure it will grow here though. The poison ivy that is intertwined with my neighbor's hedges grows very well. They have no clue it's there and I giggle to myself every time I see them trimming the bushes.
Saltwater60
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I’ve done landscaping for years so when I didn’t recognize some of the plants I looked them up and belladonna and Oleander will not live through the winter here. We are technically zone 6 now but I still to zone 5 because I find zone 6 plants thrive about 20% of the time here. Foxglove is nice but not hardy against windy locations and needs to be replanted because it is short lived.
I really like and recommend hydrangeas unless your area gets blasted with sun. Also something that looks similar to belladonna is sweet shrub and they do great here. Something that looks moderately similar to Oleander is some of the Japanese lilacs. Head to Lovocats nursery in the spring because they are great and have a nice selections.
If you have questions reach out.
Robin
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Tisto, I'm not by any means a lawn guy, or even a flower gardener, but i do love flowers, lots of flowers! I bought a bag of wildflower mix from this outfit:
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I have thousands of beautiful wild flowers starting in the spring and running into late summer and early fall. I cut my mowing in half and have beautiful walking paths through an unbelievable plethora of colors. Best of all, no maintenance.
Robin
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Robin
I think you and Saltwater are missing the point here. I want pretty shit that will fuck you up ! What I really want is that vine thing that the Addams Family has - the one that wrapped around Dr. Pinder-Schloss like a Boa Constricter.Tisto, I'm not by any means a lawn guy, or even a flower gardener, but i do love flowers, lots of flowers! I bought a bag of wildflower mix from this outfit:
I have thousands of beautiful wild flowers starting in the spring and running into late summer and early fall. I cut my mowing in half and have beautiful walking paths through an unbelievable plethora of colors. Best of all, no maintenance.Flower Bulbs & Heirloom Seeds | Vegetables, Herbs, and Wildflowers
Eden Brothers offers a large assortment of seeds and flower bulbs. Including hundreds of heirloom, rare and hard to find flower seeds, vegetable seeds and herb seeds for both the home gardener and the wholesale trade, as well as large, fresh flower bulbs.
Robin
Saltwater60
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I was wondering that because I noticed the two were toxic. Tough to do around here. Thorny stuff maybe but most places around won’t have toxic crap. Maybe there is a place that does this kind of thing specifically.
Robin
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Old Jalopy
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My wife ordered something called warming pads for the indoor mini greenhouse. Supposed to help growth.
The lettuce went kaput so she now added broccoli.
The lettuce went kaput so she now added broccoli.
Actually, all 4 have some bad effect in one way or another. I was pretty sure oleander would not grow here, but I see foxglove growing wild. Hemlock too. I always thought belladonna would grow here, maybe not I don't know for sure.
Yeah, that mutant from little shop of horrors would be fun, but it might look too scary to draw the neighborhood children to it.
Maybe I'll just dig a punji pit instead.
Saltwater60
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I didn’t research or comment on hemlock or fox globe because I was certain they grow around here. The pit is a good idea. Some bamboo or other grasses grow here and will slice you up real good. Some apples have wicked thorns as well.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
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I am up to 19 fruit trees in the ground so far over the last couple weeks in my new little orchard. I'll probably plant 5 or 6 more before I move on to the berries, grapes, and figs, etc. mid-April. That will give me a little break from planting to install irrigation.
Haven't even had time to think about veggies yet.
USDA guy is supposed to come out soon to do the application for a high tunnel grant. That should reimburse me about $15k if DOGE hasn't cut off the funding.
Haven't even had time to think about veggies yet.
USDA guy is supposed to come out soon to do the application for a high tunnel grant. That should reimburse me about $15k if DOGE hasn't cut off the funding.
Saltwater60
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Oh a high tunnel that will be wonderful. You should be able to grow almost year round down there with that. Take a few of the coldest months off for a break and get right back at it. 25 fruit trees is a nice sized orchard and I love the variety of fruit trees you’re going with by adding figs, grapes and berries. I love my berries but they get tough to stay motivated to pick them all. Raspberries are the worst and I make my kids do it because it’s a back buster.
Robin
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Yeah, I loves my berries, four varieties, and fruits, three varieties, plus plums, but I am a grim reaper.
Robin
Robin
Saltwater60
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They are so easy to grow too. I always get a crop as long as you can keep the birds out of them.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
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Ended up with 22 trees planted. Everything else is potted for sale, or already sold.
Saltwater60
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There is always next year to add a few more. Sometimes you’re better off alternating years because some produce better every other year.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
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Growers Solutions has 20% off greenhouses, this weekend only. I'm going to order a 24x44 high sidewall. They aren't too far from me, so I'll save about $700 freight by picking it up.
Saltwater60
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That’s awesome. I want a greenhouse so bad.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
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This is the one I ordered. Upgraded to the 14ga frame with trusses and roll up sides. I'll build my own end walls. Pretty excited!
Saltwater60
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Man I’d be excited as well. I love it. You can probably grow things like spinach, greens, and some root veggies all year long if it’s in the sun. I’d put some painted black water jugs in there in the winter to warm up during the day and hold the heat in over the winter.
I have a fog and pomegranate tree in my garage and I hope they made it through the winter. It was cold so I’m not sure. The pomegranate is zone 6 and the fog is zone 5. I’m more confident in the fog obviously.
I will be super curious to see what you decide to grow in this thing and how well it does for you. My dream is to have a greenhouse but my wife just bought a BMW so that dream is delayed.
TEOTWAWKI inc.
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By the time I get it installed this year, I'll already be able to plant out in the field. It will most likely be used as a shade house for propagation this summer, and then to start seeds and container plants for sale next spring. I'm sure I'll plant some cool season stuff in the fall to see what can handle the winter without heating it.
Saltwater60
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That will be awesome to see what can survive all winter. I can tell you the snow just melted off my raised beds and my spinach looks like it survived the winter. I’d add spinach into the mix for your winter planting in there. It will be great just to have a place to be out of the wind and rain when it is cold outside.