Beetroot
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stargrrlclaire
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mine have it,but they're only interested when it's in morrison's ruby salad! lol. i think you'd have to finely chop/shred it x
Angeladeedah
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I've always wanted to try mine on it but I've never managed to find uncooked beetroot - it's always the cooked stuff wrapped in packaging.
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Pigglywink's Rachel
Might be a silly question, but is beetroot something different than beets? Because we have beets all the time over here in Canada... kind of like carrots and parsnips, the grocery stores always have them. I'm just concerned because I was told that beet greens was fine to feed guinea pigs, but then read a different thread saying that beetroot greens were poisonous.
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mine eat beetroot in the salad bags from morrisons and have always been fine its like shredded up with various lettuce leaves (not iceburg) mine is split betwen 4 pigs so they dont get that much beetroot when the have it.
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yeah,that's the ruby salad! i split two bags between five. They love it! I think it's good,like you say there's a variety of lettuces in it, but NOT iceberg. x
daftscotslass
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Yeah don't be alarmed if your pigs have pink tinged poo though 
Niki
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Just to add the beetroot should be peeled before giving it to your piggies. How you cut it is up to you, mine have it in strips but i have fed chunks before
Mine love beetroot, they have slices of raw beetroot every now and then, but the leaves are poisonous, so just the tuber... it does make their poo go a burgundy colour
Goldie
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Mine love beetroot. I usually buy it from my local green-grocers. I peel it and slice it.
I never feed the leaves if I buy it on a bunch.
Yeap, not be alarmed by red stained wees, poos and pink-tinged hair around their mouths.
Very high in Vit C and a change from green stuff in the winter.
I never feed the leaves if I buy it on a bunch.
Yeap, not be alarmed by red stained wees, poos and pink-tinged hair around their mouths.
Very high in Vit C and a change from green stuff in the winter.
I didnt know gps could eat this - i might have a go and see if they like it.
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I can never find raw beetroot!
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woolie
just noticed this thread and thought i'd let you know that asda has raw beetroot in at the moment! just been to pick up some spinach & celery, didnt know they could have beetroot, would have got some! never mind.....i know for next time.
Niki
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If you have an asian food market or greengrocers nearby you should find it there & cheaper than the supermarkets.
My OH got me a HUGE bunch of flat leaf parsley for £1.20 - the stalks must've been over 12" long, i have previously been buying the small supermarket packets of herbs priced between 68p - £1.19
Angeladeedah
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Yippee - finally found some raw beetroot today. So I've gave a little bit to the girls to see what they think. The downside of it is though is that it is very messy to try and peel/cut up.
Naa I am doing a veggie patch and beetroot is easy to grow so, I may have found a market lol
You're right, beetroot is so easy to grow - and if any of you live near Lidl I'd reccommend buying their seeds as they are really cheap and have a lot more in than other brands.
Beetroot (like carrots) is not too fussy about where it grows so if you haven't got much space consider planting some seeds amongst your flower bed or in a patio tub.
I've been growing veggies for the last six years and it never fails to amaze me how little effort I have to put in to get so much produce for my family (and my pigs of course!)
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