In the garden: Growing beets
<p><span word="Beets">Beets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tasty">tasty</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="beets">beets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="red">red</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pink">pink</span>, <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="white">white</span>. <span word="Beets">Beets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="circles">circles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="cane">cane</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="stripe">stripe</span> <span word="beets">beets</span>.</p><p><span word="Beets">Beets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nutrients">nutrients</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="folate">folate</span>, <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fiber">fiber</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="frozen">frozen</span>, <span word="canned">canned</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pickled">pickled</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tops">tops</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="salads">salads</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greens">greens</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cooked">cooked</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="older">older</span>.</p><p><span word="Beets">Beets</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span>, <span word="between">between</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="Celsius">Celsius</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="wet">wet</span>.</p><p><span word="Remove">Remove</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="lime">lime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fertilizer">fertilizer</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="fertilizers">fertilizers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="beets">beets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nitrogen">nitrogen</span>. <span word="Beets">Beets</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acidity">acidity</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>.</p><p><span word="Beet">Beet</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="Planting">Planting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>.</p><p><span word="Iowa">Iowa</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="horticulture">horticulture</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span> <span word="Cindy">Cindy</span> <span word="Haynes">Haynes</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="planting">planting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="centimeter">centimeter</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rows">rows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spaced">spaced</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="six">six</span> <span word="centimeters">centimeters</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="beet">beet</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span>. <span word="Overcrowding">Overcrowding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roots">roots</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>. <span word="Thin">Thin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beets">beets</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="removing">removing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="greens">greens</span>.</p>
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