From the Garden: Salvaging the last beets of the season and putting them in a kraut

Michael Kelly Grower AFTER A LONG season, I took out the climbing French beans in the big tunnel this week to make way for the final beetroot crop of the year.

I’ve started closing up the polytunnel at night to retain heat. The climbing French beans performed really well again this year. It always amazes me how well they do in the tunnel, and just how prolific they are. I cut back the amount I sowed this year because we had way too many beans last year. They are not as nice to eat at this stage as they were back in early summer. Taking down the plants can be a laborious affair given they’ve wrapped themselves around twine on their way to growing up to 10ft tall.

They will store in the fridge for a week or so in a sealed tub and they are brilliant for school lunch snacks.

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