Great video Steve, I for one am always on the lookout for ways of storing/using the different produce, especially when there's too much to eat in one go.
Oh, super timely and informative for me. I have a stack of Bolthardy that I need to dig up to make room for some Garlic plantings. I'll be trying out your woodchip plan for myself. Tx!
Hi Steve, Thank you ever so much for this how-to video it saves a lot of guesswork, I'll be a while yet before I get to store my goodies because I want to have some decent size ones to store,, Take care and because we are back in the bad times take care all of you.
This came at just the right time really....i just harvested beetroot and carrots and was surprised how quickly they went soft - two days!!!! Also, i was amazed you said you used about four litres per bin....it didnt look like you put anymore than a litre with the little bit of spray you used on each layer....wow....i am now a new subscriber :) xxx
I have always stored in new multi purpose compost (kept dry) with good results till may, june. I do find very slowly some try to grow leaves. These can easily be snapped off as without light they are so brittle. They make a great addition to winter salads as they are so sweet and crunchy. My favourite bonus crop!
That sounds good, that's the way we store carrots and salad potatoes, for beets I find I make too much mess digging around to harvest them from compost but I like that you get to just reuse it later . When we grew them vertically we used to harvest the leaves, but we had so much fresh salad greens they didn't really do it for us : All the best - Steve
Storage is something I have been struggling with, your video will be the next method I try. Our veggies are kept in the pump house over winter in milk crates with lots of air, too much now that I see your video. It's damp and probably too warm in there as all veggies start growing leaves too early, have yet to make the root cellar... Also like the way you twist the tops off & clean your veggies with the brush, definitely makes it easier to clean compared to by hand. I may also have been leaving too much top on, will take it right down next year. With all this helpful information, I'm excited to start gardening, but it snowed last night, cheers!
Now that's interesting with the woodchip. I don't tend to grow much beetroot as I don't like it, but HRH does. So far he's pickled, frozen and made borscht which is also frozen ready to use. I get the nettle soup and broccoli with Stilton instead - yumyumyum! I've not seen a mousetrap like that one. I've tried a few different sorts and they never seem to work. Perhaps cat food is the answer - used chocolate (tried all sorts - they don't eat choc - all the more for me) and peanuts butter - salty and non-salty! Even tried sunflower seeds - but they are fussy rodents apparently. Thank you Steve.
These traps work really well Kerry, I think we got them from Wilko. Have you tried the golden varieties of beets? lots of people who find the red too earthy, really enjoy the golden : All the best - Steve
I have grown the golden ones but I have tarred them with the same brush! Maybe I need to test them next time. I have eaten the boltardy grated - tolerated to a point but only a token mouthful. HRH loves the chioggia most of all. I don't think we have a Wilko near us but will look it up. Thank you muchly xxx
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Steve, I’m amazed you need water to keep beets, who knew 🤷🏼♀️! I did laugh when you said one was a little small (that was the size of my biggest ones 🥴) ! I hope now I’m sorting the soil out next springs veg will be more rustic than miniature baby veg! 🤣😂
Its very fortunate for me that you made this video right now cos Im about to harvest beetroots for the first time. Since its my first year as gardener I didnt know that they are supposed to be stored this way. Thank you so much Steve for this very informative video! By the way, whats your favorit dishes with beetroot? 👍😀
I'm very boring I'm afraid Yasmin, I just like my beets and most other things steamed. I'm a 'hyper taster' so even simple food tastes wonderful to me! : All the best - Steve
Thanks for the great demonstration, it makes such a difference seeing the process. I love beetroot, on a plant based diet they really nourish the blood. I don't really have much storage space outside, would this method work in the house or would it be a bit warm. Those long beetroots look amazing, I'll definitely try them next year. By the way the Grenoble red arrived, thanks again, I'm looking forward to them. 😊
Excellent, we've had a lot of problems with the postal service, fortunately it seems to be improving. I think it would be too warm inside, but you could try it with a couple and see : All the best - Steve
Very nice harvest Steve, I am trying wood based cat litter pellets this year. I wanted to try them because they are small and should completely surround the beets. I'm not sure yet if it will work out cheaper than your current method though. I used them as I had them to hand...Steve...😁
The only thing to check Steve, is what type of wood they are, the pine shavings are anti-fungal and anti-bacterial and even when kept damp for 6 months there's no fungal growth : All the best - Steve
@@SteveRichards how long do think they would last when they are stored like this? Months? Years? And what other vegetables would store like this? Thanks! Loving your videos 👌🏻
Thanks for the feedback! They keep until some time in May, depends how warm it is in spring as to the exact date and how good a job you do of keeping them moist and cool. By May you can have your early crop ready to take over though. Carrots probably keep like that too, although carrots take up less space in the ground, so we tend to leave ours there, or in compost : All the best - Steve
It would probably work, but we tend to leave those in the ground as they take up a lot less space. I do have three boxes of carrots in compost, although that's where I grew them, same with salad potatoes which I store until April : All the best - Steve
Steve's Seaside Allotment Thanks Steve, not with the parsnips but with our swede I'm finding that although a good size, some of them are rotting off in the ground. We've not had a lot of wet weather and like to try to harvest and store them rather than lose them. Never had this problem before, what do you think may be causing this?
Hi Jo, I'm sorry but I don't grow swede so I've not much knowledge to share, my wild guess would be either rot follows pest damage or micro nutrient deficiency, try seaweed meal : All the best - Steve
Hi Steve it’s the first year I’ve grown lots of beetroot as got our 1st allotment. I’ve stored some in a box with straw & some others in a hessian sack. Those in the sack have started to go mouldy & those in the box a little soft.....any thoughts other than your method that looks interesting 🤔 thanks
White is the absence of pigment, that's not to say they aren't really good for you as well as tasty, it's just our prejudice ;-) : All the best - Steve
About time the video nice Steve!!! . I have had a problem with mine . I sowed the cylindra variety in July and they haven't formed big roots some of them none. What you think it is the problem ?
possibly too much nitrogen and you sowed them a bit late, end of May/beginning of June is best depending on how far North you are. The late sowing probably compounded by the wet august : All the best - Steve
I wouldn't use paper, the thing with the pine chips/flakes is that they are naturally anti-bacterial/fungal so they hold moisture, but also keep the beets from rotting/developing moulds etc : All the best - Steve
Great video Steve, I for one am always on the lookout for ways of storing/using the different produce, especially when there's too much to eat in one go.
Beets are such an easy veg to store and last so long, hopefully it works for you too : All the best - Steve
Great video, lovrly crop of beetroot
Thanks Mark : All the best - Steve
Thanks so much for the video about storing beetroots
Beetroot and carrot makes a lovely drink as well
I wish we had a juicer, just need some more youtube views and I might be able to afford one ;-) : All the best - Steve
@@SteveRichards bless
I have subscribed ages now
Will share and try to get you up
Then I want a bottle of the first juice😁
@@SteveRichards LIDL Do a fantastic juicer, the cold press type. I use mine for all sorts. I assumed a juicer would be at the top of your list!
lol, I was only joking, youtube easily pays for a juicer, it's actually more a lack of kitchen counter space! : All the best - Steve
@@SteveRichards ha bless
I have no idea yet, as I am waiting to reach my first 1000
To see what's the penny's like
Fabulous harvest. Wish i could grow enough to have to consider storage!
Good advice Steve, will give this a try as we normally just leave them in the ground. All the best, Rich.
Hi Richard, we leave a bed in the ground until the end of the year, but I like to clear and replant normally : All the best - Steve
Excellent idea will go with the wood chip, thank you.
Put mine into store yesterday
Oh, super timely and informative for me. I have a stack of Bolthardy that I need to dig up to make room for some Garlic plantings. I'll be trying out your woodchip plan for myself. Tx!
Excellent, let me know how it works out : All the best - Steve
Hi Steve, Thank you ever so much for this how-to video it saves a lot of guesswork, I'll be a while yet before I get to store my goodies because I want to have some decent size ones to store,, Take care and because we are back in the bad times take care all of you.
Life goes on as normal here in sleepy Lytham St Annes : All the best - Steve
Thank you
This came at just the right time really....i just harvested beetroot and carrots and was surprised how quickly they went soft - two days!!!! Also, i was amazed you said you used about four litres per bin....it didnt look like you put anymore than a litre with the little bit of spray you used on each layer....wow....i am now a new subscriber :) xxx
Maybe I over estimated, but I think I filled a 10 litre watering can about 2/3 full twice : All the best - Steve
I have always stored in new multi purpose compost (kept dry) with good results till may, june. I do find very slowly some try to grow leaves. These can easily be snapped off as without light they are so brittle. They make a great addition to winter salads as they are so sweet and crunchy. My favourite bonus crop!
That sounds good, that's the way we store carrots and salad potatoes, for beets I find I make too much mess digging around to harvest them from compost but I like that you get to just reuse it later . When we grew them vertically we used to harvest the leaves, but we had so much fresh salad greens they didn't really do it for us : All the best - Steve
Great thanks Steve 👍🏻
Thanks for the feedback Jenny! : All the best - Steve
Storage is something I have been struggling with, your video will be the next method I try. Our veggies are kept in the pump house over winter in milk crates with lots of air, too much now that I see your video. It's damp and probably too warm in there as all veggies start growing leaves too early, have yet to make the root cellar...
Also like the way you twist the tops off & clean your veggies with the brush, definitely makes it easier to clean compared to by hand. I may also have been leaving too much top on, will take it right down next year. With all this helpful information, I'm excited to start gardening, but it snowed last night, cheers!
There's definitely a few tricks to success, hope it works out for you! : All the best - Steve
Now that's interesting with the woodchip. I don't tend to grow much beetroot as I don't like it, but HRH does. So far he's pickled, frozen and made borscht which is also frozen ready to use. I get the nettle soup and broccoli with Stilton instead - yumyumyum! I've not seen a mousetrap like that one. I've tried a few different sorts and they never seem to work. Perhaps cat food is the answer - used chocolate (tried all sorts - they don't eat choc - all the more for me) and peanuts butter - salty and non-salty! Even tried sunflower seeds - but they are fussy rodents apparently. Thank you Steve.
These traps work really well Kerry, I think we got them from Wilko. Have you tried the golden varieties of beets? lots of people who find the red too earthy, really enjoy the golden : All the best - Steve
I have grown the golden ones but I have tarred them with the same brush! Maybe I need to test them next time. I have eaten the boltardy grated - tolerated to a point but only a token mouthful. HRH loves the chioggia most of all. I don't think we have a Wilko near us but will look it up. Thank you muchly xxx
I just bought a couple myself from Amazon: The Big Cheese Ultra Power Mouse Traps (Ready Baited, Easy to Set, Twin Pac... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005838M7W/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_bNPIFb4ZYY31V
Thank you - got some from Mole Valley Farmers this morning and I found a Wilko in Taunton - equidistant but I was on a mission for chicken things! 😄
Steve, I’m amazed you need water to keep beets, who knew 🤷🏼♀️! I did laugh when you said one was a little small (that was the size of my biggest ones 🥴) ! I hope now I’m sorting the soil out next springs veg will be more rustic than miniature baby veg! 🤣😂
Hi Karen, good soil and water while they are establishing : All the best - Steve
Its very fortunate for me that you made this video right now cos Im about to harvest beetroots for the first time. Since its my first year as gardener I didnt know that they are supposed to be stored this way. Thank you so much Steve for this very informative video! By the way, whats your favorit dishes with beetroot? 👍😀
I'm very boring I'm afraid Yasmin, I just like my beets and most other things steamed. I'm a 'hyper taster' so even simple food tastes wonderful to me! : All the best - Steve
@@SteveRichards Ha, ha, ok! 😀
Thanks for the great demonstration, it makes such a difference seeing the process. I love beetroot, on a plant based diet they really nourish the blood. I don't really have much storage space outside, would this method work in the house or would it be a bit warm. Those long beetroots look amazing, I'll definitely try them next year. By the way the Grenoble red arrived, thanks again, I'm looking forward to them. 😊
Excellent, we've had a lot of problems with the postal service, fortunately it seems to be improving. I think it would be too warm inside, but you could try it with a couple and see : All the best - Steve
Very nice harvest Steve, I am trying wood based cat litter pellets this year. I wanted to try them because they are small and should completely surround the beets. I'm not sure yet if it will work out cheaper than your current method though. I used them as I had them to hand...Steve...😁
The only thing to check Steve, is what type of wood they are, the pine shavings are anti-fungal and anti-bacterial and even when kept damp for 6 months there's no fungal growth : All the best - Steve
@@SteveRichards how long do think they would last when they are stored like this? Months? Years? And what other vegetables would store like this? Thanks! Loving your videos 👌🏻
Thanks for the feedback! They keep until some time in May, depends how warm it is in spring as to the exact date and how good a job you do of keeping them moist and cool. By May you can have your early crop ready to take over though. Carrots probably keep like that too, although carrots take up less space in the ground, so we tend to leave ours there, or in compost : All the best - Steve
Very informative thanks Steve 👍 Do you use this same method for storing swede, parsnips and carrots?
It would probably work, but we tend to leave those in the ground as they take up a lot less space. I do have three boxes of carrots in compost, although that's where I grew them, same with salad potatoes which I store until April : All the best - Steve
Steve's Seaside Allotment Thanks Steve, not with the parsnips but with our swede I'm finding that although a good size, some of them are rotting off in the ground. We've not had a lot of wet weather and like to try to harvest and store them rather than lose them. Never had this problem before, what do you think may be causing this?
Hi Jo, I'm sorry but I don't grow swede so I've not much knowledge to share, my wild guess would be either rot follows pest damage or micro nutrient deficiency, try seaweed meal : All the best - Steve
Hi Steve it’s the first year I’ve grown lots of beetroot as got our 1st allotment. I’ve stored some in a box with straw & some others in a hessian sack. Those in the sack have started to go mouldy & those in the box a little soft.....any thoughts other than your method that looks interesting 🤔 thanks
Hi Venessa, you need to keep the skins damp and straw - unlike pine shavings - isn't anti-fungal : All the best - Steve
Hi Steve, I'm not sure if you said this in the video, but do you re-use the shavings next year?
I don’t reuse them, they take up loads of space to store and probably start to rot. They are very cheap
Have you try white beets?? I tried them this year and their brilliant and less messy in the kitchen
I've not, we tend to select for maximum colour in our diet, the only white thing we eat being turnips : All the best - Steve
Well white is also a colour isn’t it? Hahaha! I just found them so brilliant I wanted to share with every gardener 😄
White is the absence of pigment, that's not to say they aren't really good for you as well as tasty, it's just our prejudice ;-) : All the best - Steve
About time the video nice Steve!!! . I have had a problem with mine . I sowed the cylindra variety in July and they haven't formed big roots some of them none. What you think it is the problem ?
possibly too much nitrogen and you sowed them a bit late, end of May/beginning of June is best depending on how far North you are. The late sowing probably compounded by the wet august : All the best - Steve
Pine shavings verses cedar shavings? Would cedar work?
Possible, but pine is cheaper isn't it? : All the best - Steve
Do you think shredded paper would work, or would it become too mushy with water?
I wouldn't use paper, the thing with the pine chips/flakes is that they are naturally anti-bacterial/fungal so they hold moisture, but also keep the beets from rotting/developing moulds etc : All the best - Steve
Nice to see home grown food. Only your best clean food. No GMO rubbish
Yeah, no veg from a shop in our house : All the best - Steve
Unfortunately rodents eat the beetroot on our site.
It's slugs for me : All the best - Steve
Wish the rodents would eat more of the slugs, or even the other way round!