My largest beetroot, about the size of a tennis ball, is bolting. Books say you don't want them to bolt, and I assume this is because bolting takes energy away from root formation. So, if it is a decent size, should it be harvested ASAP, due perhaps to flowering sucking out energy from the root, or can it be left? It is a yellow variety incidentally. I am told that in Ukraine, they feed the yellow ones to pigs.
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Originally posted by ButternutSquash View PostMy largest beetroot, about the size of a tennis ball, is bolting. Books say you don't want them to bolt, and I assume this is because bolting takes energy away from root formation. So, if it is a decent size, should it be harvested ASAP, due perhaps to flowering sucking out energy from the root, or can it be left? It is a yellow variety incidentally. I am told that in Ukraine, they feed the yellow ones to pigs.
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