beetroot leaves for salad

[divvy]

I have just got some seeds of mixed salad leaves for cut and come again which I am going to grow in pots . In the salad mix that you buy from the supermarket it looks and tastes like it has beetroot leaves and stems in . Is this right . If it is I will grow some beetroot just for the leaves as I have never had much luck with growing beetroot for the root . It never gets very big . This would be ideal for growing the leaves though .

[Eyren]

Yes, you can get salad mixes with beetroot leaves in, and you can grow your own from normal beetroot seeds - go for it!

[zazen999]

My beetroots that I've left in the ground to seed save this year are growing lovely leaves at the moment which will make their way very soon into salads.

[marathon]

I'm going to grow some for the baby leaves. I find that I always end of with lots of free beetroot from magazines and alike so always have loads of seed.

[hamsterqueen]

The bigger ones are lovely cooked like spinach too

[divvy]

Thank you all for your replies , I will be planting some in a pot or trough in the greenhouse to go with the other salad stuff .

[Alice]

Divvy you can eat radish leaves and baby turnip leaves too.

[divvy]

Oh , I havent tried them , i wonder what they are like . Iv'e got some old radish seeds from last year left so I'll throw them in as well , thanks Alice .

[Alice]

Divvy, if you've any spinach seed you can put that in too and cut baby leaves for salad.
And don't forget about the nasturtium leaves - and flowers.

[flickmiles]

if youre finding your beetroots are not getting very big, you can still pickle them in white vinegar and theyre lovely. i`ve also cooked the chard as its a member of the spinich family and is lovely with fish. yum!!

[Two_Sheds]

chard ... its a member of the spinich family

beetroot family, but yes, very similar to spinach