I'm always surprised that when I'm done preparing the beets for storage my hands aren't stained red for weeks. I know that after they have been digested and it's time to relieve myself their presence is noticeable.

The only thing that kind of grows through our winters is garlic, which I just planted yesterday. Beets surely love the cold, but with temps dropping well below freezing on a nightly basis I felt it was time to harvest the remainder of ours yesterday.

(My other fave tuber is SWEDE) for a minute I thought that you were talking about me, SWEED.😁

We did pretty good saving seeds, but with as busy as we've been there were some that I totally forgot to get. Although carrots are not one of my favorite veggies to eat raw, I love them in the many dishes that @farm-mom includes them in. Robin also just made a carrot soup that was outstanding. It was the first time she made carrot soup, but with as many as we harvested this year it won't be the last. Store-bought carrots have very little taste and I find myself chewing them forever before swallowing them. I think they lose their sweetness from being harvested for weeks before they hit the shelves at the supermarket. Fresh carrots are a heck of a lot sweeter and very tender. I love anything pickled and will have to try pickling carrots in the future.

Most comments are just that comments, one-liners, like (nice carrots). There is no need to ever apologize for a late comment, I totally get it and your words are always worth waiting around for.

Good luck with all that you are growing this season and keep us in the northern hemisphere tuned into what you got going on.