Growing Beets from Seed, but we couldn't save it!

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  • @cathywco
    @cathywco 9 місяців тому +23

    I have been gardening for three years now. When I began, I started watching your channel and have learned so much. This year we have had the most bountiful harvests and are eating well. Thank you for helping us be successful!

  • @pumpkinlashes596
    @pumpkinlashes596 9 місяців тому +13

    I love how they manage to garden in the ground while taking care of their backs especially at this age.

  • @christyhaley8972
    @christyhaley8972 9 місяців тому +17

    Hope y’all didn’t have problems from the hurricane

  • @martelvonc
    @martelvonc 9 місяців тому +6

    I was today years old to learn I could thin seedlings by just nipping off the ones I don't want. Thank you for this lesson. I hope you and the family are safe and your homestead survivied Idalia with little to no damamge.

  • @fournierfarms
    @fournierfarms 9 місяців тому +4

    Hi Nancy Hi Hollis! Just wanted to say that that was one of the most beautiful videos ever especially the long-shot over the garden to the cross in the background! I had a seventeen-year-old daughter that passed away 2 years ago I know what that's like.

  • @collinsddc1206
    @collinsddc1206 9 місяців тому +8

    🌺So glad to see all is well after that hurricane!

  • @jeremygourde9880
    @jeremygourde9880 9 місяців тому +2

    I’m surprised you guys don’t have frost blankets to cover some of your rows. One thing we do in Maine is if we r gonna get an early frost, we’ll cut the tops off the beets and hill the bulbs to cover them. Once it warms up again they’ll produce new growth and continue to grow.

  • @NothingWasted57
    @NothingWasted57 9 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for this video. It really helps newer gardeners like me when we see that things don’t always work out even for the most experienced gardeners. I just planted my beets last week and they are sprouting. I’m very excited. I wish you better luck with your beets this year. I wouldn’t have eaten something that purple as a kid without holding my nose. However, as an adult, roasted beets & sweet potatoes are something I look forward to every year.

  • @missdevemissdeve8266
    @missdevemissdeve8266 8 місяців тому +1

    I have been trying to plant beets for a while now I know how to then them out from watching your videos, I thank you for the opportunity to be a mentor to those who just starting out I thank God jehovah for you and nancy may the blessings of the lord be upon you ✝️✝️😇😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏🙏🫶🫶🫶🫶

  • @freeto9139
    @freeto9139 9 місяців тому +4

    Mama knew your taste buds would change, too. That is why she exposed you to a variety of tastes in your youth.
    Aren't Mothers GREAT⁉️

  • @katielin2379
    @katielin2379 9 місяців тому +4

    Hollis and Nancy, you have such a beautiful view. Sorry about your beets. Praying that the hurricane passed you by with no damage.

  • @NYJean55
    @NYJean55 9 місяців тому +2

    I love your channel! You and Nancy do a great job from beginning to end and success and failures! NANCY HAS GOT TO DO A VIDEO ON THAT PEPPER STEAK!

  • @preppernut
    @preppernut 5 місяців тому

    Nancy is right about taste buds changing, I couldn't stand pea soup when I was younger, but now I love it

  • @sandyg4951
    @sandyg4951 9 місяців тому +2

    I'm looking forward to Part 2! Thank you for sharing the ups and downs of gardening. Blessings to you and Nancy and Bing Bing!

  • @jo-annjewett198
    @jo-annjewett198 9 місяців тому +12

    There is a school of thought about not thinning beets because they tend to push apart anyway as they grow and you just harvest the bigger ones and let the smaller ones to keep growing. I tried the golden beets and my husband who doesn’t like beets likes these golden ones. I am going to try the no thinning method.

    • @felicitywoodruffe4087
      @felicitywoodruffe4087 8 місяців тому +1

      Lot works great .I live in the uk and we usually don't thin them out as they do push each other outwards as they grow .I do thin mine sometimes and I transplant the thinning and they grow on very well

  • @anapaulacrawford5837
    @anapaulacrawford5837 9 місяців тому +1

    Oh goodness, i can't grow beets for nothing. Thank you for the information and I shell try once again 😊.
    Hope you guy's are well do to the hurricane. God bless 🙏🏻

  • @jeanburgin160
    @jeanburgin160 9 місяців тому +4

    You amaze me how you grow produce! Love beets!!!

  • @k.p.1139
    @k.p.1139 9 місяців тому +1

    😝😝 I can attest that beets taste like dirt! 😂 But, my family loves them and so they get to go into the garden. Now, Hollis, we get to teach you something. Direct sow to start with. When your soil is ready, use a soft ball to make a slight dent in the ground. That's your beet spacing. 1 seed in the center and just give it a tiny poke into the ground. Now, do NOT thin your seedlings! There are a few veggies that actually do better when they have a friend. Beets come in pods because that's the way they need to grow together. You can start 'thinning" when they reach close a little larger than a quarter for baby beets, and then let the rest go. You can usually get 3 pickings from beets doing it that way.

  • @CrochetFarmer
    @CrochetFarmer 4 місяці тому

    That rain was very relaxing. 😊. I’m following your directions in planting my garden this year & can’t wait to see the results. I love the seed to harvest videos. ❤

  • @southsidecarly7427
    @southsidecarly7427 9 місяців тому +1

    How disappointing, well hopefully next year will go better! Hope you are all doing well after the hurricane! God bless both of you, Bing Bing and Nancy’s mom ✝️🙏❤️

  • @pamelag.4417
    @pamelag.4417 9 місяців тому +4

    Thanks for all the great gardening videos. Someday I hope I have a seed starting station. 😅❤

  • @SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden
    @SHARONSHORTOrchidsandGarden 9 місяців тому +2

    I love, love the golden beets. I shred them and roll them into spring rolls. Delicious 😋

  • @bethbrence3540
    @bethbrence3540 3 місяці тому

    I love your videos. I have to say, even if I get sidetracked and the video runs and I am doing something else, I love listening to the music that you have in the background. You play some great music!

  • @Joanaphillips77
    @Joanaphillips77 9 місяців тому +4

    I love all of your advice and very informative knowledge of gardening. I just want to add on to what you mentioned about saving your back: raised beds. I don’t mean your typical raised beds of edging with soil. I’m talking about the tall raised beds. They really help your back, and just make the whole experience much easier. I know because I also have a large traditional ground garden, not as large as yours 😅 I keep my tall raised beds close to the house for the greens, and root veggies that I harvest regularly.

  • @LauraTeAhoWhite
    @LauraTeAhoWhite 9 місяців тому +1

    I love beets, they're a classic in New Zealand. We pickled and put serve them up in burgers (kiwiburger). The earthy, sweetness of the beets complements the saltiness of the patty.

  • @jessicamarsh9524
    @jessicamarsh9524 9 місяців тому +2

    I love beets. One of my favourites. I plant them every year. 🥰

  • @pamelag.4417
    @pamelag.4417 9 місяців тому +3

    Charles Dowdling thins the beets when he can harvest the baby beets as an early treat! Then he has three harvests from one sowing and no thinking!

  • @carolfryer9494
    @carolfryer9494 9 місяців тому +2

    That freeze you got was the same time we got a big snow storm here in Arkansas that we dont see either. Knocked the huge tree in my yard down across my tiny garden. Still cleaning it up.

  • @collinsddc1206
    @collinsddc1206 9 місяців тому +2

    I have watched you get your ground ready for the last couple yrs and wow the dirt looks really good, all that tender loving care🤗🌺 thank you so much for sharing all your information, I learn something every time. The one thing I really appreciate is seeing how you start your seedlings, no greenhouse, everything is started outside, so I did that and it works, and I will from now on, my seedling stems seem to be stronger than in grown with heat mats and lighting, anyway that’s what I have noticed, I am doing it again with my fall plants here in VA. I will use my greenhouse for hauling the potted ones inside should weather get bad. Thanks again

  • @S.Mos72
    @S.Mos72 9 місяців тому +2

    Roast them with a light garlic sauce, yum!

  • @edwardbornman1458
    @edwardbornman1458 9 місяців тому

    Oh my goodness... maybe I'll wait to start my beet seeds when temps go down... Pray all is well at the homestead after the hurricane... God Bless!

  • @nicky9187
    @nicky9187 13 днів тому

    I hope you try these again. Young beetroot leaves are delicious in salads and the juice of young beetroot is sweet, a good alternative to red food colouring and well researched and documented medicinal properties esp for lung health.

  • @asylumlane
    @asylumlane 9 місяців тому +1

    It’s sad to lose such a beautiful crop but you’re right, all you can do is move ahead and learn from the experience.
    Have you considered switching to raised beds? It’s a lot easier on your body for planting and maintenance and makes it easier to protect crops from weather if you need to.

  • @barbarastefani254
    @barbarastefani254 9 місяців тому

    Love this message this is a lot easier doing them in the trees then in the ground my back is killing me

  • @mousiebrown1747
    @mousiebrown1747 9 місяців тому

    Hollis, I’m 74 and I can’t believe how limber and strong you are. Admittedly both my shoulders are bad and the KNEES!, well I don’t want to have replacement surgery because anaesthesia can bring out Alzheimer’s symptoms early, and it’s in my family history. I just ordered a 🤬plant tower to try out for stuff like radishes & leafy greens.
    Isn’t rain & even lightning beautiful !!??!!

  • @FourSeasonFarming
    @FourSeasonFarming 9 місяців тому +2

    As a good explanation it’s easy to remember what you talking about

  • @belindahopkins7875
    @belindahopkins7875 9 місяців тому +2

    Way to go Nancy😊 I love beets.the only one in the family. So i do not get to have them often.

  • @pilsplease7561
    @pilsplease7561 9 місяців тому +2

    Beets are fantastic I have grown like 300 this year so far with more in the ground I can grow them 12 months out of the year.

  • @BSweetlikeme
    @BSweetlikeme 9 місяців тому

    Omg! I requested this video a while back. Thank you!!!!❤

  • @KarlEBrand
    @KarlEBrand 9 місяців тому +1

    That’s a shame about the beets! They looked so promising! Always great to learn from you both! Hugs to Bing Bing! BTW-can totally relate to disliking beets! Years ago I really didn’t like them! NOW I LOVE THEM! Too funny!
    Best to All!

  • @earthladyadventures5018
    @earthladyadventures5018 3 місяці тому

    I love all that your sharing please keep sharing because i'm learing so much from you and your knowledge. Thank you for sharing. 😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤

    • @HollisNancysHomestead
      @HollisNancysHomestead  3 місяці тому

      So glad our videos are helpful for you. Yes, we are trying to continue making videos. We are having to cut back on our garden due to age and health issues. We are trying as long as our bodies are able❤️

  • @lela6752
    @lela6752 9 місяців тому +1

    Just wanted to let you know that the golden beets are much more milder than the red. I don’t like the dirt flavor, but the golden has less of the earthy and bitter flavor. They are better when roasted as well. There is more of something in the red than the golden beets that give them the strong earthy flavor. I learned this from a homesteading channel I watched. I can’t remember which one though. Just thought you might like to try it.😊

  • @centraltxgarden
    @centraltxgarden 7 місяців тому

    I feel your pain - went through the same thing in central Texas.

  • @aliceleishman5596
    @aliceleishman5596 9 місяців тому

    I live in central coastal Florida and these last couple of years of fall gardens have been so disappointing. And this hot dry summer has me wanting to give up. But, hope is eternal, and I have trays and trays of seedling coming up.

  • @thesentimentalsoul3683
    @thesentimentalsoul3683 9 місяців тому

    Tyvm I literally just planted beets for the first time ever today. I put 3 pods in each hole. Ugh. Ill be thinning them for sure

  • @gailnewcomb8256
    @gailnewcomb8256 9 місяців тому

    It’s still in the hundreds here in Texas. I didn’t realize it froze this early in Florida. 😮

  • @Aussiehomestead1965
    @Aussiehomestead1965 9 місяців тому +1

    The only reason I grow beetroot is to utilise the leaves for salads during our winter when we we can't grow any greens like lettuce. Same with Swiss Chard. Both great cooler weather greens. Great video as usual gang and regards from Australia 🦘🦘

  • @G.W.H.
    @G.W.H. 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing!!! Blessing!!!

  • @danmathers5896
    @danmathers5896 9 місяців тому

    Good to see you again!!😀

  • @lindamoore4043
    @lindamoore4043 9 місяців тому

    Beautiful gardens

  • @carolynt.4455
    @carolynt.4455 9 місяців тому +1

    We love to roast beets in the oven, but more than that, the beet greens are delicious! Our last crop was great, so we'll plant twice as many this time so we can pickle at least half.

    • @polywog9591
      @polywog9591 9 місяців тому

      Love love love roasted beets. Absolutely delicious.

  • @desertrestnv
    @desertrestnv 9 місяців тому

    You have turned your sandy Florida soil into such a beautiful brown rich soil! I am looking at doing the same in Northern Nevada sandy soil next year. It's been great learning from you these past two years. I feel ready to tackle the job! Thank you

  • @mine0002
    @mine0002 9 місяців тому

    Great videos...love tour discipline and work spirit

  • @CraftEccentricity
    @CraftEccentricity 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks so much for this. I live in your zone, so will start my beets this week. Love to Bing Bing🥰

  • @sheilawhite9855
    @sheilawhite9855 8 місяців тому

    That freeze last year was bad! We even lost some well established fruit trees up in GA from it! Better luck next time 😊

  • @matttheratt
    @matttheratt 9 місяців тому +1

    This is interesting, I have always heard that beets don't like fertilizer, but you have proved otherwise. I will need to try beets again with fertilizer.

  • @CrochetFarmer
    @CrochetFarmer 4 місяці тому

    Hollis, I have the same cultivator you have FG110. I can’t find the transmission grease they said required & wondered what you use. Thank you for any help you’d share. Bless you & Nancy.

  • @helenmcclellan452
    @helenmcclellan452 7 місяців тому

    Wow, I didn't know you had frost in FL.

  • @johnzink3309
    @johnzink3309 9 місяців тому

    Thx

  • @cindyeasterling6917
    @cindyeasterling6917 9 місяців тому

    I wouldn't touch a beet until the last couple of years. They're good roasted in the oven. That Arctic blast was brutal to our Southern gardens.😢

  • @joelokane2814
    @joelokane2814 Місяць тому

    I love your channel been watching since before Florida. But you don't have to thin beets. Can multisow them and harvest the ones around as the season progresses and let the last final one get really large

  • @marley9904
    @marley9904 9 місяців тому +2

    Good luck next year folks. Not a fan of beets myself

    • @polywog9591
      @polywog9591 9 місяців тому

      Clean the beets. Cut off the ends. Let them sit and dry for a few hours. Then rub the skin with olive oii, coarse sea salt, pepper, oregano. Then wrap with aluminum foil, twice. Then put in oven at 200 degrees and roast all day. Roasted beets are fabulous!

  • @ladydragonsrage
    @ladydragonsrage 9 місяців тому

    I pray the storm missed y'all.
    Do you have a video on how to ammend your in ground garden. My garden has more sand then dirt and it did not produce well this year.
    God bless you two and Bing bing

  • @livesoutdoors1708
    @livesoutdoors1708 9 місяців тому

    I have had better luck direct planting but I’m only 63.😆 I got one of those rolling garden seats I hate bending over for long and my knees won’t tolerate abuse!

  • @rosalynnecole23
    @rosalynnecole23 9 місяців тому +1

    Hollis, i dont think i've ever seen any birds near or on your property why not?

  • @jackiehorsley9263
    @jackiehorsley9263 9 місяців тому

    Well that's too bad about losing your beet crop last year I hope this year will be better you just never know when it comes to weather like that and that is definitely unusual for Florida

  • @KrazyKajun602
    @KrazyKajun602 9 місяців тому

    beets with onions and potatoes smothered in a cast iron pot are very delicious.

  • @charlenequinilty7252
    @charlenequinilty7252 9 місяців тому +2

    How did y’all fair the hurricane

  • @carolfryer9494
    @carolfryer9494 9 місяців тому +1

    I hated beets as a kid too. Recently I heard someone talk about sautaying the leaves so I gave it a shot. Game changer. Now I love beets. I sautay the whole beet with the greens...yum

    • @pilsplease7561
      @pilsplease7561 9 місяців тому +2

      Beet greens is like swiss chard and kale sauteed fantastic.

    • @karenkoerner6015
      @karenkoerner6015 9 місяців тому

      My mom made them that way. So good.

  • @mousiebrown1747
    @mousiebrown1747 9 місяців тому

    Somehow, I cannot eat hot beets but cooked PICKLED beets especially in a chilled salad with green beans are great!

  • @vickiblizzard1001
    @vickiblizzard1001 9 місяців тому

    I was just thinking about this. You're on your knees planting the baby plants anyway - would it not be just as easy to direct sow the seeds instead of having to up-pot them in between? Most farmers I watch don't cut off the extra seedlings and let the beets grow in clusters, pulling the largest so the others have room to grow. Beets are delicious roasted, and I also love them boiled with butter, salt and pepper. Harvard beets are especially good, too, but maybe not if you're watching your sugar intake. They're a super healthy food, so I hope you enjoy them now!

  • @thewilliamseswonderfulworld
    @thewilliamseswonderfulworld 9 місяців тому

    It was so cold for days. 9 degrees in South Carolina. Brrr

  • @lockwoan01
    @lockwoan01 9 місяців тому +4

    Personally, I put mine in the garden - some years back - in late July, I waited until like first frost, then I more or less pulled what was there. Can't say that I got around to eating them, but the carrots were good.

  • @sowsweetdeborahallen7256
    @sowsweetdeborahallen7256 9 місяців тому +1

    ❤Hey friends!!!

  • @susanerinfret2605
    @susanerinfret2605 9 місяців тому

    Hi ! The beets dont like the hot température. You said you dont like beets m'y husband was like you and I have tried the one your doing ,there milder then the Red one but à better one for someone like you both is the YELLOW BEETS. They are more than mild and they are delicius 😊

  • @bethbrence3540
    @bethbrence3540 3 місяці тому

    I only like beets PICKLED. 😊

  • @kathylane5934
    @kathylane5934 9 місяців тому

    Love pickled beets with pinto beans

  • @albertnett7864
    @albertnett7864 9 місяців тому

    Hope you got through Idalia alright.

  • @centraltxgarden
    @centraltxgarden 7 місяців тому

    May go broke buying bone and blood meal! Haha

  • @EuroKitty33
    @EuroKitty33 9 місяців тому

    we eat beets those size Hollis - I would have cooked those small beets when they froze:)

  • @Lauralamontanaro
    @Lauralamontanaro 8 місяців тому

    May I ask what month you start your "fall/ winter" garden seeds?

  • @OrtoInScatola
    @OrtoInScatola 3 місяці тому

    Weird, those beets (pronounced kiojja) are grown here in northern Italy all year long and they usually survive the frost. Some leaves will do what you have seen, but the plant will continue to grow if you leave them in the ground.

  • @donscott6431
    @donscott6431 9 місяців тому

    Darn. I love beets. Try ‘em roasted, in a salad😊

  • @karenwalker4764
    @karenwalker4764 9 місяців тому

    I will be71 in 2 weeks still garden on my hands and knees , better than bending .

  • @belindahopkins7875
    @belindahopkins7875 9 місяців тому +1

    Zhave you grown any purple collards?.

  • @Thehillgardens
    @Thehillgardens 3 місяці тому

    We typially harvwst our beets at that size. I wouldnt see it as a total loss since young tender beets are delicious

  • @titasmom678
    @titasmom678 9 місяців тому +1

    Has the weather affected your plants this year? Besides these beets, what else didn't work out this year? Our cilantro has not grown well the past few times we planted. I think it has just been too hot.

  • @barbarastefani254
    @barbarastefani254 9 місяців тому

    I love them but having trouble growing beets

  • @bamboo-op7hz
    @bamboo-op7hz 7 місяців тому

    I eat the beet sprouts

  • @spacecadet2263
    @spacecadet2263 9 місяців тому

    Hollis needs some AirPods so he can listen to his music whilst working hard 😊

  • @laurafrey5244
    @laurafrey5244 9 місяців тому

    Sorry you lost so much of your hard work!
    I giggled when you mentioned the weather from 1983. I was vacationing in Florida that winter, and as a Chicago native, I remember wondering what was everyone was so worried about?

  • @WhoisMichelleCollie
    @WhoisMichelleCollie 9 місяців тому

    did you buy frost covers after that year?

    • @HollisNancysHomestead
      @HollisNancysHomestead  9 місяців тому

      No ma’am. Adjusted our planting schedule

    • @WhoisMichelleCollie
      @WhoisMichelleCollie 9 місяців тому

      @@HollisNancysHomestead thats what I do. do you have the plans for this year?

  • @hulkman4004
    @hulkman4004 9 місяців тому

    when did you flim this?

  • @Ms19741979
    @Ms19741979 9 місяців тому

    You guys should seriously look into ways of covering your crops.

  • @susu0224
    @susu0224 8 місяців тому

    oh so sorry quick question ...why didn't you cover them?

  • @benegutierrez2167
    @benegutierrez2167 9 місяців тому

    Think you can eat beets at any stage even the greens

  • @judyjahnz2363
    @judyjahnz2363 9 місяців тому

    You could eat that small beet and the leaves are very, very nutritious.

  • @papirojo4228
    @papirojo4228 9 місяців тому

    Why wouldn’t you buy pelleted seeds?

  • @barbarastefani254
    @barbarastefani254 9 місяців тому

    That Hass to be what I did wrong thank you

  • @robinmarie5180
    @robinmarie5180 9 місяців тому

    I'm in 9B it's been in the 90s. Why didn't you put some fertility on the top of the dirt. Those little ones don't have enough roots. 2023/8