This is how a video is done people. Very well shot, good lighting and great presentation. I like how it shows everything from seed to harvest, very concise and fluid. Didn't "beet" around the bush with multiple videos either.
Excellent video all the way however all of Charles Dowding videos I have listened to I have a hard time with the audio being loud enough. Maybe no one else has this issue so I don't want to criticize it but I listen to other videos that i hear fine. But well done for sure.
I’ve watched probably 30 or so of Charles’ videos so far and continue to enjoy each moment. His presentation is truly unparalleled and his knowledge is sound. No bull on this channel. Thank you, Charles!
The beetroot is my absolute nemesis! It hates me! Probably because I am the most irregular waterer in the world......... but next year I WILL SUCCEED! 💪 By the way, I loooooooooove how the leaves sound when the beets were pulled, so crispy, perfectly cared for!! 😍 music to my ears (my kids declared me an idiot when I watched/listened to that bit if the video over and over and over again)
Thanks Lemonie. Edward works hard on the sound effects and will love hearing this. Another great one is the 'pop' when you pick a pea shoot! (hollow stems)
Charles reminds me of my beloved father, who was a passionate farmer. Learning from him feels like learning from my father. As a kid I found it quite embarrassing, coming from a farmer‘s family. Later in life you come to understand your origin and the worth of what your parents showed you and taught you. I hope to have a very big garden some day. It is healthy in every way. 😊
This is a very topical post- I think people are learning through this virus situation just how important our farmers are. Our entire society depends on farmers!
I come from the same place. I was ashamed of my grandparents because others devalued them since they had pigs, chickens, and huge garden. Imagine that? Twisted values. Today I follow their footsteps and grow my own veggies.. I couldn’t be more proud of role models they have set up for me and my children. Land is a BLESSING FROM GOD! Blessings to all fellow farmers 😊❤
I spent an hour thinning and replanting beetroot last weekend, bugger!! I won't plant another seed until I have seen how Charles does it first. Greetings from Tasmania, and Thanks.
I've had not noticed! TH-cam demonetised it, because it's more than a few years old, and I would need to update the settings. No worries, I'm going to leave it!
Charles...your videos are the gardening version of the classic American TV show..."Mr. Rogers Neighborhood". Dignified, educational and pleasantly therapeutic... Thank you!
Audio is always nice and clear. Nice clean presentation. No stupid long intros that are mysterically double the volume. Straight to the point. Very well put together. You say Edward edits them? He does a very good job!
Wow! That is incredible. I always thought I had to thin my beets - but your crop speaks for itself. Thank you for sharing. A very well done video, I appreciate being able to see from start to finish. Can't wait till next spring when I can try your method!
@Charles Dowding please don't use a kitchenknife like this again - ever! it scared the living daylight out of me for your fingers! ;-) and for the rest of the video: i actually belong(ed) to the type of people mentioned that only knew pickled beetroot before, until last year when i grew , harvested and ate my first selfgrown crop. your fine video just came in time to learn more, because this year it hasn't been going so well. my question is: you start early in feb. with a particularly suited variety, but how and how long can you resow, and how late can you harvest? tia, s.
Thanks and it depends on your climate. Here my last sowing is late June. Or up to mid July for small roots. Last harvest before frosts of -4c/25F say November here.
It's nice to know that transplanting beetroot is something you can do successfully! Seems like the prevailing wisdom is to always direct sow but here is the proof!
Great video! I love how you add personality to the beetroot. Made me smile, and it made so much sense growing them in clumps of four. Brilliant tip about twisting one out of the bunch at harvest time.
I am from the Caribbean but live in USA . I am trying new vegetable just because I watch your videos and I want to know how they taste. I wish you had more videos like this with a little cooking summary.
Thank you Charles!!! I was afraid to plant Beetroot. . . now I'm not and it will be in my garden next spring. Also as I'm in the US, appreciate you sharing temps and inches such as I can understand. You are an inspiration to me. . and my garden benefits from all you so generously share.
Charles Dowding has changed my allotment from digging to composting. Some of his applications was similar to mine but as I'm not as systematic as he I didn't do it the same way twice. I'm enjoying his videos and to be more consistent more than once. Did do to many lettuce plants over winter as the slugs didn't attack them. BEST VEGETABLE GUIDES THANKS
Great video. I multi-sowed in mid-February but was anxious over not being able to find Boltardy.... quick search provides answer that state-side we refer to it as Detroit, which is what I sowed. LOL! Went downstairs at lunch to check the seedlings and performed the requisite thinning as needed. Thank you, Charles!
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Yes. Usually I see it in the species rather than varieties (e.g. aubergine vs. eggplant). It makes me glad to have the Internet! :-) Cheers!
OMG, I didn’t know growing beetroot is soo easy. Can’t wait to set my seeds tomorrow morning before work. What a great video and a plus, now I know how what to do with the leaves 😀
Beet greens are my favorite part of the beet! I was happy when my local grocery sold the beets with leaves attached but now I am growing my own, too! Good luck! Mine have started to pop up!
Ho dear , i believe you're one of those generation where , simple way of life is truly appreciate ! like wise i do cook from my garden directly, seeing you doing your dish i was Amaze ,but not surprised , many thanks 🙏 for all you're great generosity ,, très amicalement Marie de France MERCI amitié.
Charles, you are a genius! Your videos are the best gardening videos out there - bar none. Better than those national TV productions. I thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and experience gleaned from decades of gardening.
How have I missed this video‼️😱 Love beetroot, grow it most years, but more often than not, just roast it with garlic & Thyme ( delicious) had no idea your lovely lady has a cookery book out!!! I’m off to ‘Amazon’ right now! 👏..... thanks Steph!
My brother and I attempted growing beets this year in our west Texas gardens. They grow fantastic even now during our 90-100 degree Fahrenheit summer days. We can't grow most greens in the summer due to the heat, but beet greens are helping to fill that void! I had no idea they transplanted well, though. Gonna try that next! Thank you!
Thank you SO MUCH for this idea. After years of only knowing to direct-sowing beets, I decided to give this a try. I've never grown such beautiful, healthy beets. With presoaking, the seeds germinate quickly and get a strong start in the trays. Harvesting when the roots are about egg-sized, I got four harvests (each a week apart), with all but the last having the most beautiful, long-stemmed greens one could hope for. This is THE way I'll be growing beets from now on.
I started watching your channel almost a year and half ago, I started make my own compost in tumbler. I'm now ready to sow my very first seeds in my urban home using no dig garden in raised bed. Wish me luck sir. And yes, one of my seeds are beetroot.
i love beets I grow beets every year. I enjoyed your video. I know you enjoy gardening as much as I do. This is a message from your friend who lives in Japan.
I've had great success with a cylindrical beetroot named "Taunus". It grows well, cooks evenly, and makes for a nice presentation since all slices are about the same diameter.
I've been cooking a dish I'm calling "Beeten Potatoes" and it is really good. Its basically a potato hash with diced potatoes, onions, pepper, and beets. I use the bulb from the beet, the stem and the leaves as well. It tastes alot like spinach and its oh so healthy.
I love this idea of multi sowing the beets! I grew only 2 individual ones this year (2021) to push myself to grow something “I don’t care to eat” and try to expand my tastebuds, I have tried them pickled and roasted. They are both ‘ok’. Then in sept I tried a raw shredded beet and carrot salad with fresh herbs and vinaigrette & I’m a changed woman! Now I’m searching up how to grow beets and planning where and what varieties I’m going to grow in 2022 😁 This video has me so excited!!! Thank you Charles !
Having great success with beetroot here in Andalusia. I was very surprised to find out that where I live is sugar beet country! I grow beetroot nearly all year round out here.
Please tell this to your wife :) I will love to see her on TH-cam videos showing us how to cook homegrown vegetables. What lunch and dinner to make with seasonal veggies. I am a beginner gardener and last summer I was in the situation that the garden was full and I didn't know what to cook with what I had. Thank you and God bless!
I didn't know beetroot like being grown together, my beetroot always fail but have worked the soil alot over the last few years. Will give it another go using your method and see if i have more success :)
I've watched this video quite a few times over the last year or so and I've just realised why my beetroot don't grow so close together as yours. When sowing because like you say the seeds are quite big, I sow them in a little square rather than like you are doing, altogether in your little hole. As I've yet to do mine I will be copying what I've seen! I have to confess that I'm envious of how quickly your vegetables grow, I live in Berkshire but my growing areas do compete with some overhead mature trees whereas you haven't any overhead competition. I really appreciate the time you give to these clips, thank-you Charles for all the advice you give.
What another wonderful video. I've not gardened much before this year, and I am so glad that I started off by learning your principles. No one around here in N.C. had heard of multi-sowing beets, but I've got some of the best results in the bunch with your method (even sowing directly into the compost in the bed) and other people are beginning to try it as well. All the best from The Old North State.
Our beetroot pest is field voles, as our veg garden lies within 14 acres of old pasture, orchard and young woodland. Many times I've pulled at a beetroot top, only to have it come away to reveal a hollowed-out skin cup below. We're even thinking of growing our beets and carrots in halved old IBCs now, as a remedy. We've just recieved your Veg Garden Diary too...a total mine of advice and information. Well written and photographed, Sir!
I live in Los Angeles, and tried this approach in my allotment here. Worked beautifully. The best crop of beetroots ever. Except I am harvesting them in February.
I found your channel last night by luck and i'm learning some neat tricks. I'm downsizing my veg plot a little this winter to make space for a project so i'm looking for ways to maintain and maybe even increase vegetable harvests. I've always cell grown beetroot and thinned to single plants so now i will be quadrupling my beloved beetroot harvests. Thanks to you and to your thoroughly detailed videos.
Just sautéed beetroot fine slices from last years crop that was left to seed for this year with many of her leaves along with a little shredded carrot garlic honey and cashew nuts bit of sea salt too mmmmmmmmmmmmmm made enough for two but I couldn’t resist, your an inspiration Charles thank you so much
I had many, they are difficult creatures ;), the current one I bought in Lidl (supermarket), it is great, doing its job, and with a tooth brush, I can clean the finest sieve in few minutes. the rest throw it in the dishwasher doing fine. (I hope I helped), Lidl has multiple time a year juicer in their stock.
It's great to see cooking of the beet tops + beet roots together. I saute radish greens and use the stems in soups - the whole plant is delicious - just like beets.
This is from a while ago now Charles but it is really lovely change to see you in the kitchen. Would love to see you cooking your favourite say... top 5 thing to cook from the garden... suppose it could be content for members!
I’d planted some beetroots in the garden last year, and left them there because some were too small. Surprise, surprise, none of them were killed by hard frost up to minus eight degrees in my region. Just checked them today, a few are getting ready to eat. Nature never stops being so amazing.
Hey Charles! As it ticks over to March on Monday here in the subtropical Eden of the antipodes, I find myself yearning for beetroot which I like for both the leaves and the roots, since growing them for the first time last year. I must confess that I was previously only interested in them when they were pickled and appeared on the top of a real Aussie burger. Tomorrow I plan to multi-sow in accordance with your advice, Chioggia which is an Italian variety known for its concentric pale and pink colored flesh. Stay safe and test negative. Alla Prossima!
i'm having a shocker with beetroot this year, from 300 seeds planted i have 6 that germinated. I love the stuff though, so versatile, so tasty, i especially love using the leaves as cut and come again salad leaves. Thanks for the inspiration Charles, I'm off to plant some more :-)
Yes totally agree. The best way to get seeds is to get a few large Beetroots that are heirloom and organic. The bigger the better. Plant them in the ground around may time after starting them off in pots until they are nearly pot bound. Then just let them grow and flower and let the Bees do the work of pollinating. I absolutely guarantee you will get better Beets then from shop bought seeds. A lot of commercial seeds are old even before they package them. I planted a whole packet of 15 sunflowers just 3 germinated, The quality this year in bought seeds is quite shocking. I thought I was the only one this has happened to but asking around there seems to be lots of people saying exactly the same. Fresh Home Grown SEEDS is the best way. I am not trying to give free advertizing here but please try Realseeds.com Never had a single issue with their seeds. every thing has grown well. They are organic and heirloom and they even encourage you to save your own seeds.
Thanks for sharing...I think beets are delicious. I bake in aluminum foil in the oven but put a pan underneath so juice doesn’t spill out. The flavor is locked in. ☮️💕
Love all the videos! A delicious Sweedish Dish Cooked Beets in Bacon and apple cider vinegar for 4 hours. Really enjoy all of your information. Thank you!
I have to say I am following all your videos being a first time allotment owner. Proof will be if I manage to get any success but your videos and knowledge had fuelled my passion for all things vegetables. Thank you so much for graciously sharing ❤
Thank you Tomas and I think you are right actually. Slow to bolt. Sorry if I gave another impression :)
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@@CharlesDowding1nodig no need to be sorry - I thought it was a nice alternative interpretation :) I've only just discovered your channel and am so happy I did. You've gone straight to the top of my list - I only have a small suburban garden and it's never really 'happened'. Your informative videos reveal the simplicity in gardening that true knowledge and EXPERIENCE provides; I'm now convinced that a clean, healthy, productive garden is within my reach after all. Love no dig. Love soil biomes. Love the clarity. Yeeha!
Thanks for this, Charles... I used your method for growing beets this spring, and I was surprised by how quickly they grew from planting to harvest. I had good-sized beets in about 4-5 weeks. At 8 weeks, I have some monster 4 inch beets that are now destined for a borscht stew. The only thing I didn't do was to plant them deep, as I see you doing here. They grew fine, but tended to flop over as they weren't as well anchored in the soil as they might be. Lesson learned, and I'll plant my seedlings deeper next time. Thanks again!
I am getting ready to sow some beet roots in a week or so. It is Dec 20 2018. I am sowing them inside and will transplant them in a unheated high tunnel when ready. I live in Tn. in the U.S. I am re-watching this video as i have never sowed beet root in trays. I just sowed them in the ground. It seems to me that this will be a better way to do it. Thanks Charles for all of your info from your years of experience. This is starting my second year of no dig an i think that it is the only way to garden !!!!
@@CharlesDowding1nodig -Thanks for the reply Charles. The last few years i sowed beets, lettuce, carrots, and spinach in the ground in the unheated high tunnel in late janusry and after they came up in 1-2 weeks i put row cover over them. They made every year so far. So starting them under light inside around the end of Dec. and transplanting them in 4-5 weeks i think they will be alright. I plan to find out anyway. In late January and early Feb we are subject to some pretty cold temps and also pretty warm temps. It fluctuates a lot here in the upper south. I am sure they will freeze and thaw a few times, but i think they will be alright.
you might already have them :) because you have a nearly unlimited number of videos, but i'd love to see more cooking type episodes. Where you talk about ways to use veggies that are available during different parts of the year
I also would love to see more cooking with Charles and his home grown garden vegetables. Nothing fancy, basic and easy, just like his gardening methods, well, at least he makes it look easy, I know otherwise:)
Thank you b/c last spring I had planted beets seeds in the garden and non came up. I couldn't figure out what I was doing was wrong. I had went and plant some 2 days ago and I only use 1 seed at a time. I guess I need to go back and add some more to it. Thank you for the information. It sure is helping me out a lot.
I was one who had only eaten canned, pickled beets as a child. I was off them for decades. When they were sreved in the cafeteria at work a few years ago, I decided to give them another try. I was pleasantly surprised. I don't know if it was because my tastes have changed or the beets were prepared differently, but I liked them. I've really missed out over more than 35 years. Thanks for the video.
Unique way of growing beets, I am convinced and eager to try it. Your spring is my winter in Bangalore, that's the only difference and I don't have to start seeds indoors ever, but need a shade net during the summer and monsoons. Thank you for a thoroughly well explained video. As we say from India Namaste!
Charles "No Dig" Dowding :) Thank you very much! Your apostolical work is more than useful and folowing you should be a salvation for many people worldwide. God bless you!
Thanks Charles: I have just had a feed of Super king beetroot that I grew in my garden and they were absolutely delicious. I germinate them in pete buttons 2 at a time. I am eating entirely off my garden at the moment. Another good tip, I have constructed raised beds about 40cm high x 1 meter width x 2.5 meters length. I am 67 years old and this makes it a lot easier to work, no bending over. Cheers.
Charles Dowding is the Bob Ross of farming
"the beetroot like it because they're going in with their friends" My heart is melting
It’s so peaceful listening to Charles teach about gardening.
charles is the gandalf of the gardening world!
always learn so much here
Bob Ross of the plant world
Even more peaceful doing it
It really is. What a kind, sweet man.
It truly is!!
This is how a video is done people. Very well shot, good lighting and great presentation. I like how it shows everything from seed to harvest, very concise and fluid. Didn't "beet" around the bush with multiple videos either.
Many thanks for your appreciation (+ humour!), and the video quality is a credit to Edward's growing skills.
Excellent video all the way however all of Charles Dowding videos I have listened to I have a hard time with the audio being loud enough. Maybe no one else has this issue so I don't want to criticize it but I listen to other videos that i hear fine. But well done for sure.
Hi Cynthia, very odd. I listen on my headphones to reduce ambient noise. Hope you have a good day!
Thanks Cynthia we work hard on audio. Edward does not turn it up too much or you hear the local airplanes and lawnmowers!
RNAtoDNA uh no. Go sleep forever
I’ve watched probably 30 or so of Charles’ videos so far and continue to enjoy each moment. His presentation is truly unparalleled and his knowledge is sound. No bull on this channel. Thank you, Charles!
Thankyou Joe and I am happy you like them so much
The beetroot is my absolute nemesis! It hates me! Probably because I am the most irregular waterer in the world......... but next year I WILL SUCCEED! 💪
By the way, I loooooooooove how the leaves sound when the beets were pulled, so crispy, perfectly cared for!! 😍 music to my ears (my kids declared me an idiot when I watched/listened to that bit if the video over and over and over again)
Thanks Lemonie. Edward works hard on the sound effects and will love hearing this.
Another great one is the 'pop' when you pick a pea shoot! (hollow stems)
I should say as well, you will succeed.
Roots and refuge farm spoke of how she loved Charles and now, so do I. Wish I found him before, amazing. Thank You Charles
So nice to hear and thanks, they are fine people
Charles reminds me of my beloved father, who was a passionate farmer. Learning from him feels like learning from my father. As a kid I found it quite embarrassing, coming from a farmer‘s family. Later in life you come to understand your origin and the worth of what your parents showed you and taught you. I hope to have a very big garden some day. It is healthy in every way. 😊
Thankyou and that is so true
I like the passion he has and the steadiness in his voice, you can't afford not to pay attention. Thank you Charled
Too true!
This is a very topical post- I think people are learning through this virus situation just how important our farmers are. Our entire society depends on farmers!
I come from the same place. I was ashamed of my grandparents because others devalued them since they had pigs, chickens, and huge garden. Imagine that? Twisted values. Today I follow their footsteps and grow my own veggies.. I couldn’t be more proud of role models they have set up for me and my children. Land is a BLESSING FROM GOD! Blessings to all fellow farmers 😊❤
I spent an hour thinning and replanting beetroot last weekend, bugger!! I won't plant another seed until I have seen how Charles does it first. Greetings from Tasmania, and Thanks.
Cheers Jim 😀
Roots and Refuge Farm mentioned Mr. Dowding, so I'm here to learn some beets.
6 years later, this video is top notch still well ahead of most others . I hope y'all see how even these older videos are the most beautiful thing.
So nice of you thanks
Charles is the veggie boss man
I like this video and video series because it does not have 1000 TH-cam ads! 😊
I've had not noticed! TH-cam demonetised it, because it's more than a few years old, and I would need to update the settings. No worries, I'm going to leave it!
I'm just here because I love beetroot , I'm in the beetroot side of TH-cam again :)
Newspaper lined compost bucket 🤯 Life changer!!!
my mother's idea bless her
This guy is the man. Anyone who says they’re too old for TH-cam. Bug off! I love watching his videos. This is therapeutic!
Cool thanks
Aww I love that. The beets like it because they're going in with their friends. 😊
That's why you can't beet a root.
Charles...your videos are the gardening version of the classic American TV show..."Mr. Rogers Neighborhood". Dignified, educational and pleasantly therapeutic...
Thank you!
That is nice to hear, thanks
Everything seems so simple & easy when Charles demonstrates it ☺️
Audio is always nice and clear. Nice clean presentation. No stupid long intros that are mysterically double the volume. Straight to the point. Very well put together. You say Edward edits them? He does a very good job!
Thanks, yes Edward, was 19 years old when we made this in 2017
Wow! That is incredible. I always thought I had to thin my beets - but your crop speaks for itself. Thank you for sharing. A very well done video, I appreciate being able to see from start to finish. Can't wait till next spring when I can try your method!
Thankyou!
I am so glad you cooked the stem and leafs as well. Because most people don't which is a shame their missing out on so much more.
The intro is soooo beautiful. Very 'Peaceful Cuisine' :) Thanks for the beetroot inspiration
The intro was Edward's idea so he will be delighted to read this, thanks.
Charles Dowding Edward did good 🌿
@Charles Dowding please don't use a kitchenknife like this again - ever! it scared the living daylight out of me for your fingers! ;-)
and for the rest of the video: i actually belong(ed) to the type of people mentioned that only knew pickled beetroot before, until last year when i grew , harvested and ate my first selfgrown crop. your fine video just came in time to learn more, because this year it hasn't been going so well. my question is: you start early in feb. with a particularly suited variety, but how and how long can you resow, and how late can you harvest?
tia, s.
Thanks and it depends on your climate. Here my last sowing is late June. Or up to mid July for small roots. Last harvest before frosts of -4c/25F say November here.
I have a suspicion that Charles has been chopping veg for a good long while without taking off his fingers.
It's nice to know that transplanting beetroot is something you can do successfully! Seems like the prevailing wisdom is to always direct sow but here is the proof!
This videosaved me from thinning my beetroot and needlessly lowering my harvest. Thanks! Pretty cool how they don't need to be thinned much.
What stunning harvest. I've got to get some more planted soon. I love the greens steamed.
Thankyou
Great video! I love how you add personality to the beetroot. Made me smile, and it made so much sense growing them in clumps of four. Brilliant tip about twisting one out of the bunch at harvest time.
Glad you enjoyed it Ryan and thanks
I am from the Caribbean but live in USA . I am trying new vegetable just because I watch your videos and I want to know how they taste. I wish you had more videos like this with a little cooking summary.
Thanks Joel I shall bear that in mind. Maybe for 2021.
Thank you Charles!!! I was afraid to plant Beetroot. . . now I'm not and it will be in my garden next spring. Also as I'm in the US, appreciate you sharing temps and inches such as I can understand. You are an inspiration to me. . and my garden benefits from all you so generously share.
My pleasure, great to imagine your first beetroots Christine.
This is lovely...My hubby and I love beets!
Charles Dowding has changed my allotment from digging to composting. Some of his applications was similar to mine but as I'm not as systematic as he I didn't do it the same way twice.
I'm enjoying his videos and to be more consistent more than once. Did do to many lettuce plants over winter as the slugs didn't attack them.
BEST VEGETABLE GUIDES
THANKS
Hooray how nice to read this Hans-Christian, and well done
I have such a craving for beets and for beet greens right now.
I get goldfinches attacking my beet greens, but I love them so much and they are such timid birds that I let them have at it. Great video .
Haha, same here! And goldfinches are not interested in anything else in the garden, just the beets
Charles makes it look oh so easy , reminds me of the top snooker players making the game look like childs play .
Anyone who says "I can't grow anything" should try beets. So easy and delicious and healthy
First time I saw you cook Charles. I hope I see more of it as you make harvests from garden. Thank you so much.
Thanks, no dig lifestyle. In fact I make no knead bread, recipe is in the new book.
Thanks for the info. I love watching your videos, you're very inspiring. I will definitely buy your book.
Great video. I multi-sowed in mid-February but was anxious over not being able to find Boltardy.... quick search provides answer that state-side we refer to it as Detroit, which is what I sowed. LOL! Went downstairs at lunch to check the seedlings and performed the requisite thinning as needed. Thank you, Charles!
How interesting, it's like two languages and that sounds promising Jennifer.
@@CharlesDowding1nodig Yes. Usually I see it in the species rather than varieties (e.g. aubergine vs. eggplant). It makes me glad to have the Internet! :-) Cheers!
OMG, I didn’t know growing beetroot is soo easy. Can’t wait to set my seeds tomorrow morning before work. What a great video and a plus, now I know how what to do with the leaves 😀
You are so welcome
Beet greens are my favorite part of the beet! I was happy when my local grocery sold the beets with leaves attached but now I am growing my own, too! Good luck! Mine have started to pop up!
Watching harvest is so soothing
Ho dear , i believe you're one of those generation where , simple way of life is truly appreciate ! like wise i do cook from my garden directly, seeing you doing your dish i was
Amaze ,but not surprised , many thanks 🙏 for all you're great generosity ,, très amicalement Marie de France MERCI amitié.
C'est gentil Marie, merci et bonne récoltes!
I love frying the beets w/ the greens. I even make chocolate beet wine that is quite unique. I've always preferred Detroit Red Beets.
Sounds delicious!
Charles, you are a genius! Your videos
are the best gardening videos out there - bar none. Better than those national TV productions. I thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and experience gleaned from decades of gardening.
Thanks Min, I appreciate that
How have I missed this video‼️😱
Love beetroot, grow it most years, but more often than not, just roast it with garlic & Thyme ( delicious) had no idea your lovely lady has a cookery book out!!!
I’m off to ‘Amazon’ right now! 👏..... thanks Steph!
Just found your Channel and I like so much the Way you talk and explain,thank you!
Welcome Christina and thanks
My brother and I attempted growing beets this year in our west Texas gardens. They grow fantastic even now during our 90-100 degree Fahrenheit summer days. We can't grow most greens in the summer due to the heat, but beet greens are helping to fill that void!
I had no idea they transplanted well, though. Gonna try that next! Thank you!
Lovely to hear this Phillip. What an amazing vegetable and well done!
Thank you SO MUCH for this idea. After years of only knowing to direct-sowing beets, I decided to give this a try. I've never grown such beautiful, healthy beets. With presoaking, the seeds germinate quickly and get a strong start in the trays. Harvesting when the roots are about egg-sized, I got four harvests (each a week apart), with all but the last having the most beautiful, long-stemmed greens one could hope for. This is THE way I'll be growing beets from now on.
Lovely result thanks Micah for your feedback
I started watching your channel almost a year and half ago, I started make my own compost in tumbler. I'm now ready to sow my very first seeds in my urban home using no dig garden in raised bed. Wish me luck sir. And yes, one of my seeds are beetroot.
Best of luck Ana and what a lovely message, well done
i love beets
I grow beets every year.
I enjoyed your video.
I know you enjoy gardening as much as I do.
This is a message from your friend who lives in Japan.
Wonderful to hear, thanks, may your harvests be good
Just looked at this in time I was thinning out to one seedling . Thanks
I've just sown beetroot and I'm trying multi-sowing for the first time. Thanks for these videos they are really helpful.
I have missed your beautiful soul ... I am back and ready to enjoy more of your teaching, thank you so very much
I've had great success with a cylindrical beetroot named "Taunus". It grows well, cooks evenly, and makes for a nice presentation since all slices are about the same diameter.
Great tip! Tanja cucumber is good too!!
You are planting beetroot on my birthday. Following your advice is a very nice present. Thank you fantastic video as usual.
Happy birthday!
I've been cooking a dish I'm calling "Beeten Potatoes" and it is really good. Its basically a potato hash with diced potatoes, onions, pepper, and beets. I use the bulb from the beet, the stem and the leaves as well. It tastes alot like spinach and its oh so healthy.
I love this idea of multi sowing the beets! I grew only 2 individual ones this year (2021) to push myself to grow something “I don’t care to eat” and try to expand my tastebuds, I have tried them pickled and roasted. They are both ‘ok’. Then in sept I tried a raw shredded beet and carrot salad with fresh herbs and vinaigrette & I’m a changed woman! Now I’m searching up how to grow beets and planning where and what varieties I’m going to grow in 2022 😁 This video has me so excited!!! Thank you Charles !
Lovely to read this and I agree, raw fine-grated beetroot is especially delicious, I like it with some apple, onion and coriander
Having great success with beetroot here in Andalusia. I was very surprised to find out that where I live is sugar beet country! I grow beetroot nearly all year round out here.
Please tell this to your wife :) I will love to see her on TH-cam videos showing us how to cook homegrown vegetables. What lunch and dinner to make with seasonal veggies. I am a beginner gardener and last summer I was in the situation that the garden was full and I didn't know what to cook with what I had. Thank you and God bless!
Yes a whole extra aspect of grow your own, shall see what we can do
I didn't know beetroot like being grown together, my beetroot always fail but have worked the soil alot over the last few years. Will give it another go using your method and see if i have more success :)
also I noticed my notifications for your channel have strangely been switched off, was wondering why there hadn't been any videos popping up lately.
Glad you found this one
@@CharlesDowding1nodig so am I. Have a lot of catching up to do :)
Looking forward to trying these techniques, Charles! Thank you.
What a great video! Started watching a second time, paused, went to seed some beets, came back! :)
Glad you enjoyed it and sowed seeds!!
@@CharlesDowding1nodig - can't wait to try your recipes, as well!
I've watched this video quite a few times over the last year or so and I've just realised why my beetroot don't grow so close together as yours. When sowing because like you say the seeds are quite big, I sow them in a little square rather than like you are doing, altogether in your little hole. As I've yet to do mine I will be copying what I've seen! I have to confess that I'm envious of how quickly your vegetables grow, I live in Berkshire but my growing areas do compete with some overhead mature trees whereas you haven't any overhead competition. I really appreciate the time you give to these clips, thank-you Charles for all the advice you give.
Thanks Claire and those trees! difficult for vegetables
What another wonderful video. I've not gardened much before this year, and I am so glad that I started off by learning your principles. No one around here in N.C. had heard of multi-sowing beets, but I've got some of the best results in the bunch with your method (even sowing directly into the compost in the bed) and other people are beginning to try it as well. All the best from The Old North State.
That is so good to hear! I love it that people can be informed like this and grow successfully after watching a video.
Our beetroot pest is field voles, as our veg garden lies within 14 acres of old pasture, orchard and young woodland. Many times I've pulled at a beetroot top, only to have it come away to reveal a hollowed-out skin cup below. We're even thinking of growing our beets and carrots in halved old IBCs now, as a remedy.
We've just recieved your Veg Garden Diary too...a total mine of advice and information. Well written and photographed, Sir!
Thankyou Niall and sorry to hear about the voles, I think you are right that containers is the answer
Beautiful intro. Good info as always
Thank you!
Im really loving your advice charles, especially as im disabled so digging is not an option for me, thanks for the knowledge youve been super helpful
Lovely to hear Jane thanks
I enjoyed your onion video and your beetroot video is a great video to keep too thanks 👍
So nice to hear thanks
This is so inspiring, so much so that this is my first comment ever on youtube!!
Yay! Thank you! Astrid
I love beets and I like the greens better than cooked spinach. They are great in salads too.
Thank you!
I live in Los Angeles, and tried this approach in my allotment here. Worked beautifully. The best crop of beetroots ever. Except I am harvesting them in February.
I found your channel last night by luck and i'm learning some neat tricks. I'm downsizing my veg plot a little this winter to make space for a project so i'm looking for ways to maintain and maybe even increase vegetable harvests. I've always cell grown beetroot and thinned to single plants so now i will be quadrupling my beloved beetroot harvests. Thanks to you and to your thoroughly detailed videos.
Thanks James and great to hear, that you are downsizing and upharvesting
Just sautéed beetroot fine slices from last years crop that was left to seed for this year with many of her leaves along with a little shredded carrot garlic honey and cashew nuts bit of sea salt too mmmmmmmmmmmmmm made enough for two but I couldn’t resist, your an inspiration Charles thank you so much
Thanks Lisa and that does sound delicious!
I tried 10 years ago the following and never looked back: beetroot, do it in a juicer, you will be super surprised! how good it is.
Becky do you have a preferred juicer, hopefully quick to clean?!
I had many, they are difficult creatures ;), the current one I bought in Lidl (supermarket), it is great, doing its job, and with a tooth brush, I can clean the finest sieve in few minutes. the rest throw it in the dishwasher doing fine. (I hope I helped), Lidl has multiple time a year juicer in their stock.
Thanks Becky most helpful
Yes Beet juice is very good for the blood xx
It's great to see cooking of the beet tops + beet roots together. I saute radish greens and use the stems in soups - the whole plant is delicious - just like beets.
This is from a while ago now Charles but it is really lovely change to see you in the kitchen. Would love to see you cooking your favourite say... top 5 thing to cook from the garden... suppose it could be content for members!
Great suggestion! If time allows :)
I’d planted some beetroots in the garden last year, and left them there because some were too small. Surprise, surprise, none of them were killed by hard frost up to minus eight degrees in my region. Just checked them today, a few are getting ready to eat. Nature never stops being so amazing.
Nice to hear this Yin, and eat them before the end of April, otherwise they start to flower and will grow woody
Thank you very much for the advice, I certainly will try your recipe too.
Hey Charles! As it ticks over to March on Monday here in the subtropical Eden of the antipodes, I find myself yearning for beetroot which I like for both the leaves and the roots, since growing them for the first time last year. I must confess that I was previously only interested in them when they were pickled and appeared on the top of a real Aussie burger. Tomorrow I plan to multi-sow in accordance with your advice, Chioggia which is an Italian variety known for its concentric pale and pink colored flesh. Stay safe and test negative. Alla Prossima!
Go you Craig!
i'm having a shocker with beetroot this year, from 300 seeds planted i have 6 that germinated. I love the stuff though, so versatile, so tasty, i especially love using the leaves as cut and come again salad leaves. Thanks for the inspiration Charles, I'm off to plant some more :-)
Sounds like old seed. SOmetimes the seed we buy is old. Best of luck now.
Yes totally agree. The best way to get seeds is to get a few large Beetroots that are heirloom and organic. The bigger the better. Plant them in the ground around may time after starting them off in pots until they are nearly pot bound. Then just let them grow and flower and let the Bees do the work of pollinating. I absolutely guarantee you will get better Beets then from shop bought seeds. A lot of commercial seeds are old even before they package them. I planted a whole packet of 15 sunflowers just 3 germinated, The quality this year in bought seeds is quite shocking. I thought I was the only one this has happened to but asking around there seems to be lots of people saying exactly the same.
Fresh Home Grown SEEDS is the best way.
I am not trying to give free advertizing here but please try Realseeds.com Never had a single issue with their seeds. every thing has grown well. They are organic and heirloom and they even encourage you to save your own seeds.
Very Good information
Thanks for sharing...I think beets are delicious. I bake in aluminum foil in the oven but put a pan underneath so juice doesn’t spill out. The flavor is locked in. ☮️💕
Sounds great! In 10 days we shall have the first ones here and I am excited :)
Love all the videos!
A delicious Sweedish Dish
Cooked Beets in Bacon and apple cider vinegar for 4 hours.
Really enjoy all of your information. Thank you!
Thanks for the recipe Stephanie! Nice to hear
I have to say I am following all your videos being a first time allotment owner. Proof will be if I manage to get any success but your videos and knowledge had fuelled my passion for all things vegetables. Thank you so much for graciously sharing ❤
You can do it Debbie, I wish you success and thanks
Ahhh with your help I am hopeful. Challenge is slugs !
Greetings from Ourinhos sp Brazil! Tanks for shared!I have one simple yard back!I love garden and see the life growing
I grew the best beetroot crop of my life using this method..fantastic and easy
Fantastic and thanks for your feedback, nice tree
Thanks for this valuable info, Charles. I've just started harvesting a great crop of Boltardy beetroot here in North Wales, using your methods.
Wonderfully early for N Wales :)
Ohhh... LOL. I thought 'Boltardy' was so named as it was tardy to bolt! ... bolt...tardy... I love your presentations BTW. Clear and sensible. 😁😁😁
Thank you Tomas and I think you are right actually. Slow to bolt. Sorry if I gave another impression :)
@@CharlesDowding1nodig no need to be sorry - I thought it was a nice alternative interpretation :)
I've only just discovered your channel and am so happy I did. You've gone straight to the top of my list - I only have a small suburban garden and it's never really 'happened'. Your informative videos reveal the simplicity in gardening that true knowledge and EXPERIENCE provides; I'm now convinced that a clean, healthy, productive garden is within my reach after all. Love no dig. Love soil biomes. Love the clarity. Yeeha!
@ Ah cool and thanks Tomas, go you
Thanks for this, Charles...
I used your method for growing beets this spring, and I was surprised by how quickly they grew from planting to harvest. I had good-sized beets in about 4-5 weeks. At 8 weeks, I have some monster 4 inch beets that are now destined for a borscht stew. The only thing I didn't do was to plant them deep, as I see you doing here. They grew fine, but tended to flop over as they weren't as well anchored in the soil as they might be. Lesson learned, and I'll plant my seedlings deeper next time. Thanks again!
That's great feedback, and thanks very much for sharing your results, I'm happy your harvests were so good
I am getting ready to sow some beet roots in a week or so. It is Dec 20 2018. I am sowing them inside and will transplant them in a unheated high tunnel when ready. I live in Tn. in the U.S. I am re-watching this video as i have never sowed beet root in trays. I just sowed them in the ground. It seems to me that this will be a better way to do it. Thanks Charles for all of your info from your years of experience. This is starting my second year of no dig an i think that it is the only way to garden !!!!
Wow early sowing, you have warmer winters than us. Best of luck and thanks Alan
@@CharlesDowding1nodig -Thanks for the reply Charles. The last few years i sowed beets, lettuce, carrots, and spinach in the ground in the unheated high tunnel in late janusry and after they came up in 1-2 weeks i put row cover over them. They made every year so far. So starting them under light inside around the end of Dec. and transplanting them in 4-5 weeks i think they will be alright. I plan to find out anyway. In late January and early Feb we are subject to some pretty cold temps and also pretty warm temps. It fluctuates a lot here in the upper south. I am sure they will freeze and thaw a few times, but i think they will be alright.
you might already have them :) because you have a nearly unlimited number of videos, but i'd love to see more cooking type episodes. Where you talk about ways to use veggies that are available during different parts of the year
I also would love to see more cooking with Charles and his home grown garden vegetables. Nothing fancy, basic and easy, just like his gardening methods, well, at least he makes it look easy, I know otherwise:)
My. partner Stephanie Hafferty plans videos this year, see her book The Creative Kitchen too, 180 veg recipes, on Amazon
@@CharlesDowding1nodig I love seeing the connection from garden to kitchen and will enjoy Stephanie's Creative Kitchen, thank you!
Learning from you is always such a joy! Thank you for another great video.
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Lovely video as usual! Thank you Charles!
I am so glad I found this video. I learned something new! Thanks!
Wonderful video. You can harvest a couple of leaves from each as well, they make for lovely greens.
Thank you b/c last spring I had planted beets seeds in the garden and non came up. I couldn't figure out what I was doing was wrong. I had went and plant some 2 days ago and I only use 1 seed at a time. I guess I need to go back and add some more to it. Thank you for the information. It sure is helping me out a lot.
I love You Charles Dawding, ARGENTINA 💪
I love beetroot:) I blend it straight with my green juice to drink it so refreshing :)
I was one who had only eaten canned, pickled beets as a child. I was off them for decades. When they were sreved in the cafeteria at work a few years ago, I decided to give them another try. I was pleasantly surprised. I don't know if it was because my tastes have changed or the beets were prepared differently, but I liked them. I've really missed out over more than 35 years. Thanks for the video.
I love hearing that Ron, except for you missing out!
Unique way of growing beets, I am convinced and eager to try it. Your spring is my winter in Bangalore, that's the only difference and I don't have to start seeds indoors ever, but need a shade net during the summer and monsoons. Thank you for a thoroughly well explained video. As we say from India Namaste!
So nice of you Anil and good luck :)
well edited, congrats to Edward. Really valuable content every time.
Thanks Diego
We just bought some golden variety of beetroot yesterday and are about to plant some for fall. Looking forward to it.
Charles "No Dig" Dowding :) Thank you very much! Your apostolical work is more than useful and folowing you should be a salvation for many people worldwide. God bless you!
Ah thanks Ibolya
Thanks Charles: I have just had a feed of Super king beetroot that I grew in my garden and they were absolutely delicious. I germinate them in pete buttons 2 at a time. I am eating entirely off my garden at the moment. Another good tip, I have constructed raised beds about 40cm high x 1 meter width x 2.5 meters length. I am 67 years old and this makes it a lot easier to work, no bending over. Cheers.
Nice work Paul, practical
Thanks Charles.