Would anyone be willing to share mangle beets seeds with me, & instructions for growing? I will gladly reimburse postsage.

Thank you.

-- Sadie Point (Salchariver@yahoo.com), September 14, 2000

Answers

I used to get a seed catalog which had them. I think it was Yankton, out of Yankton, SC. Not sure though.

-- Ken S. in WC TN (scharabo@aol.com), September 14, 2000.

Shumway Seeds catalog has them. 1-803-663-9771.

-- Cindy (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), September 14, 2000.

Ken: Gurney Seeds is in Yankton, North Dakota. Jungs, in Randolph Wis also has them, among others.

Sadie, you grow them just like regular beets. But they get HUGE, and grow mostly above ground.

I dont know if theyre really efficient feed, but they sure are fun to grow! Jd

-- Jd (belanger@tds.net), September 14, 2000.

I was not intending to grow them as an efficient feed. I want them so I have some "live" feed to use on a daily basis after my fall/winter home stores of pumpkins, apples etc. has run out.

I personally feel it is important to have live feed in the diet for the enzymes, etc. ''

A home store of mangle beets certainly has to be much cheaper than the 25# sacks of carrots I have to start purchasing at the grocery store in the dead of winter.

To me it is certainly worth the try.

Cheers, Sadie

-- Sadie (Salchariver@yahoo.com), September 17, 2000.