Yeah, this blog is called The Food Librarian.
Doesn't mention my gardening skills.
So, here they are.
How to Grow Golden Beets
1. Go to the interwebs. Go to Seed Savers. Pick up a packet of Burpee's Golden Beets.2. When they arrive, call your dad and ask him about his garden...talk up the fact that golden beets are sweeter than his usual planting of red beets. Um, I guess it would be helpful to mention that your dad should have a backyard garden. That is helpful in this process.
3. Give the seeds to your dad on HIS BIRTHDAY. Didn't you know that the most appropriate gift to give your dad on his 78th birthday is Golden Beet seeds?
4. Have you dad start seedlings in a pot. Check them daily. Keep the birds away. Transplant when ready.
5. Have your dad grow the beets until they are big enough for YOU to drive over and pick them. Yes, YOU have to do some work here! :)
This photo is from April 2010 as the beets were coming up!
My dad's golden and red beets! Yummmmmmmy!
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21 comments:
Aweee your dad is so cute!!!
nice looking beets and nice looking dad! The extent of my gardening is once growing one red pepper in a pot (and some windowsill herbs)...
I've never roasted beets, but they look delicious, so I'm inspired to try.
Love your gardening tips, ;) I have to rely on farmers' market right now due to lack of yard and WOW, your dad is 78!?!
Those are so pretty! I would love to make a beet salad with both red and golden beets, mmm...now I just have to find a farmer's market!
Haha. You are so funny! Wonderful tips ;-)
Your dad is such a cutie! I want golden beets, right now!
I have a similar thing with orchids...I have them for a few months, they die, and then instead of learning how to bring them back, I sent them to my mom's house at the Cape and she mysteriously brings them back to bloom, and then drives them back to me :).
Your dad is adorable! I have never had a beet - crazy, right??
Love that photo of your Dad :) Those golden beets look delish and you give some good tips, eh? The last photo is so beautiful.
Those are the same beets that I bought and planted in my garden. Hopefully, they will look just as good as your dad's :)
The beets are gorgeous! I love me some beets but sadly don't have enough direct sunlight to grow them (and I forget to water). Can wait for the golden beet salad recipe!
you have the cutest dad ever! such pretty beets too!
Your dad might be the cutest gardner I've ever seen!
The beets look great, too.
Lucky girl, with such a sweet, helpful, gardening Dad. (Does he have his own blog yet??)
I love beets, and found some that were pink and white at the market last summer. No joke. They were as highly contrasting (and as pretty) as your Valentine's jello dessert...They tasted nice and sweet, too, which is a good thing since I have no access to jello here in the south of France (sniff). Again, no joke.
Your dad is so cute and you're so lucky to have access to his beautiful garden. I am in awe of anyone who has a green thumb. I love beets and am going to have to add it to my list for the next farmer's market!
There's no way that your Dad is 78. Lying is a bad habit, Mary.
What a cute post, Mary. Love the picture with your dad. I garden just about the same way. ;) But we just bought a house on 1 acre and I intend to learn "real" gardening. I love beets, too!
Great gardening tips ;) Go Mary's Dad!
They look fabulous! Such a striking colour
What a nice smile! I've never seen golden beets before.
How cute is your dad! The beets look wonderful too.
Aw your dad is so cute!!! And I'm most jealous of those beets.
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