What I learned growing Fodder beets

[@stevew6138]

I've experimented with them and never got the monsters you see in the ad's. HOWEVER, I did average one beet per sq. foot, with a root weight of 1lb. This works out to over 21 tons per acre. Not bad I'm thinking. Storage is another matter.

[@SgtSnausages]

Storage is the issue. I could just pile 'em on the ground, throw an insulating layer pf hay/leaves over top ... and that would get us to mid January ... but most of Jan, all of Feb are hard Hard HARD freeze here. Below zero. I'd like to be able to dole 'em out to the animals in those months ... but they'll be frozen and will rot on any random warm up day after freezing solid. Suggestions?

[@sweetpigfarm3645]

I kept some in the garage to keep from freezing

[@TheMilkmaidFarm]

I’ve been wanting to grow these. Thank you for the info!

[@sweetpigfarm3645]

Worth the try!

[@Hy-Brasil]

how do you store them? I'm in north florida. got the idea to grow beets after seeing a sheep farmer in the UK doing it.

[@sweetpigfarm3645]

That's a warm region to store them... They need to be in a root cellar or something.

[@Jezidka]

Manal wurzels

[@deirdrerahn9844]

What variety do you plant?

[@sweetpigfarm3645]

Red mammoth mangel beet

[@Senses007-x8x]

@@sweetpigfarm3645 Mmmm.... or ...Hal-sugar beet to 5 kilogram..and more

[@jamesdds]

How much beet i can give to my pigs ?

[@sweetpigfarm3645]

I would give them 2-3 a day. But honestly they will only eat what they can

[@dennistaylor3796]

It has to be a small % of diet otherwise they get kidney stones