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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Long brute

I was hoping to stage a set of three long beet at Malvern but couldn't get a matching set.

As this monster, 15" round at the crown shows, I think I need to sow a tad later if I want to have some for the Malvern 2012 National.

I've left a drum unpulled as I hope to at least have a pair for the tap root class at Westminster in a week and a half.

6 comments:

Boris said...

How on earth do you manage to park a car full of veg in the middle of London ?
It must cost you a bloody fortune.

Simon (Smithyveg) said...

Www.parkatmyhouse.com

£10 a day

And as i'm driving before 7am and after 6pm I don't pay congestion charge

Unknown said...

Mine were the same I was going to put onr on the 6x1 collection but changed my mind at the last min and ate it
dont know which is uglier you or the beet

Anonymous said...

Do you grow them similar to the other long roots? How many to you grow to get try to get your sets?
I believe they are one of the more difficult long roots to grow
Not sure I am ready to try them just yet. One step at a time so to speak

Simon (Smithyveg) said...

I am certainly going to grow some more drums next year and try to get a set of 5 for the National Darren. Biggest problem is getting the damn things out as they tend to snap easier than carrots and parsnips. There were some nice ones on the Malvern side that won today.

Simon (Smithyveg) said...

And Paul......how you can say i'm ugly I don't know. Has thee not got any mirrors in Slaithwaite?