Mangel Wurzels, The Feed That Monsanto Hasn't Messed With

Attention small farmers --- Looking for a fantastic low cost Non GMO feed for your chickens, pigs, or cattle. These Mangel Wurzels can reach weights of 15 plus pounds and are very high in energy (typically up to 13% sugar). Oldtimers know all about these and they were grown on most Ontario farms prior to corn silage becoming vogue. Typical yields are 40 plus tonnes per acre (not that your going to grow an acre) but even a small plot yield a huge pile. Very easy to grow - we grow these, the pigs and chickens loved them.

For 2021 Wallace Springs Eco Centre has both the Giant Yellow Eckendorf, the Mammoth Red, and a mix of Red and Yellow. - if you want some it's $10.00 for 1/8th of a lb. (shipping is $2.00 for 1/8th lb. and $3.50 for 1/4 lb.)  (approx. 3300 seeds/1/8th lb.) (should yield over 6000lb of mangels). Plant these seeds in loose fertile well drained soil after last frost at 4 inch spacing in 34 inch rows - thin to 1 plant every 8 inches (more or less). Mangels must be harvested prior to first hard frost ( -5 degrees C)

 

Prices are + HST

For those who want to read up on growing and feeding mangel wurzels profitably
The Farmer's Magazine- Vol. 15, Jan to June, MDCCCXLVII  page 345 -

and Vegetable Fodder & Forage Crops for Livestock Production: Fodder Beets Washington State University

Contact me and I can ship the seed to you. We do accept Paypal  and etransfer payment. Thanx.

Seed available now for 2023

Many questions answered and a lot of good growing/feeding info in this from Washington State University http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/FS053E/FS053E.pdf

A Farmstead Sugar Project for those interested in this area 

http://www.goodcompanionbakery.com/farmsteadsugar.html

Mangel Wurzel Beet Wine Anyone?

http://thegoodlifeinpractice.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/mangel-wurzel-beet-wine/