So, we are trying something a bit different.
This is for all you gardening geeks out there 🙂
Beets are among my favorite vegetables. So delicious. Love the earthy flavour. Beet greens…are also very delicious in a salad and so incredibly healthy. You can almost taste the nutrients.
Now, here is the rub when one is farming. Beets like a 12-inch spacing to give them room to grow. Beet greens can be planted on a 6-inch spacing or less. So what I decided to do was plant ALL of our first round of beets on a 6-inch spacing. What can I say, but I am an ‘all in’ sort of person….lol.
This is a bit of an experiment. We will harvest every other row, selling them first as beet greens, then as a bunch of small beets, leaving the remainder to fill out to full size.
The plan looks great on paper. This could actually work for a lot of leafy crops. Kale and chard are also very nice in the baby form. The leaves are tender and yet very nutrient-dense. Much like a microgreen, actually.
So the beet greens are a must-try 🙂
Enjoy!
~Michael