A Few Questions From A Newbie Gardener

So i recently got really into gardening and have a few questions.


1. So i had these beets that started to sprout and figured i minus well plant them strictly for the greens. Pretty iffy about eating re-rooted beets, but the greens are delicious. So how long can i keep these in the ground before they die from age? Has anyone ever grown beets strictly for the greens here before?


2. I was in the store and saw some garlic sprouting on the shelf. Figured i minus well buy it and sprout it. They're growing but not too well. Anyone know what the problem can be? Btw i know that i will need to eventually put in a larger pot.

3. Anyone here ever grow rice? I really want to grow some rice, i have no idea why but i do. A friend of mine said that i would have to grow so much to make a meal that it was useless. Well i'm stubborn and determined so i bought a pack of some koshihikari rice seeds. I dont know how many i have exactly but i have at least 70 rice seeds planted, about 40 have sprouted and i plan on planted more on like monday (day off). So how much rice would i have to grow to get say.....10 pounds of rice?

Thnx for any help.

In regards to the garlic... Do not worry about the garlic. Garlic is similar to ginger, carrots, potatoes, and other root vegetables.

the beets will hold on for about forever. i am in denver and a few of mine overwintered and started shooting out new greens again this year. they survive on the beet itself and cannibalize themselves in absence of water and nutrients and sunshine and warmth. pretty amazing crop.

fuck the garlic. just get some more. buy 1 bulb and split it into its cloves and plant those. those also will overwinter anywhere.

don't grow rice.

UncleBuck said:

the beets will hold on for about forever. i am in denver and a few of mine overwintered and started shooting out new greens again this year. they survive on the beet itself and cannibalize themselves in absence of water and nutrients and sunshine and warmth. pretty amazing crop.

fuck the garlic. just get some more. buy 1 bulb and split it into its cloves and plant those. those also will overwinter anywhere.

don't grow rice.

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up north we plant hard neck garlic in fall, we pull it end july I love the scape's

UncleBuck said:

the beets will hold on for about forever. i am in denver and a few of mine overwintered and started shooting out new greens again this year. they survive on the beet itself and cannibalize themselves in absence of water and nutrients and sunshine and warmth. pretty amazing crop.

fuck the garlic. just get some more. buy 1 bulb and split it into its cloves and plant those. those also will overwinter anywhere.

don't grow rice.

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Cool i kind of figured if beets can survive for like 2 months out of the ground and then try to sprout they can survive in the ground for a very long time. Good to know. Yeah I'm thinking of just buying some garlic and planting it around the side of my house instead of in a pot.
In regards to the rice I'll just grow what I have planted and see what happens. Even if I don't get anything of like to see how it ends up coming out.

Yikes, rice is a doozy and a commodity crop (waste of time for most.)

Start your rice in soil blocks. Keep them there for 5ish weeks. Johnnys seeds has a high quality soil blocker. Or use peat cups but you'll be spending more in the long run that way.
Flood the soil for a week or two to kill everything (optional). Drain it and keep it extra extra moist. Time this part so that you are ready to plant right when it's drained. This way weeds don't land in there and start growing. Plant them 6-12 inches apart and expect the rice to get 2.5-6 ft high depending on the variety.

The strain will determine your fertilizer requirements and i recommend Japanese kimchi farming techniques for soil sanitation, affordability, and food quality. At a minimum use quality compost and or vermicastings in the highest proportion to anything else in the soil. Add tons of carbon too. Like biochar, peat, coco, leaf mould etc