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Western NY

I'm looking for mangel seeds for my dad, at least a pound of them.

I found this place: http://www.mainstreetseedandsupply.com/vsbeet.htm

but if anyone knows of a better source, let me know. Looks like there aren't many places out there that carry them.

12/3/2007 2:13:40 PM

Ohio

what are mangels andy. give Bryan an e-mail, his dad maybe able to get them or know where to Danny Reeb

12/3/2007 6:24:50 PM

Minnesota

You mean mango's

12/3/2007 7:44:12 PM

Eddyz@efirehose.net

Mangel's are a type of beet

12/3/2007 8:27:59 PM

Western NY

yep, some strain of beet. apparently some guys are planting them for deer, so he wants to give them a try.

12/3/2007 8:40:20 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Jung's has them Andy...

12/3/2007 9:10:44 PM

Long Island,New York

Isnt that an all girls rock band from the 80's?

12/3/2007 9:26:14 PM

Ohio

G, wasnt you the drummer in that band?

12/4/2007 6:18:11 AM

Carrollton, Ga.

Do they eat the beet or the leaves, or both?

Doug
Jn 3:16

12/4/2007 9:07:15 AM

Netherlands

My dad and I used to grow mangels in the 80s when I still lived in Canada. They are related to sugar beets. We fed them to the goats and cows. I won first place at a fair for largest red beet with one of those (~20 lbs). The next year they changed the category to "red table beets". I think he got the seed from Stokes Seeds in St. Catharines, Ontario.

12/4/2007 9:10:01 AM

Western NY

I think they eat the whole thing Doug. He planted purple top turnips this year, and they seem to love those things.

12/4/2007 10:47:46 AM

West Amwell, NJ

They are called Mangelwurzels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangelwurzel

Here is one of my plants from last year.
http://my.gardenguides.com/photos/sunflower_info/photo/5655/12

I went to buy a bulk packge of the "Mammoth Red Mangel" but most of the online shops were out of stock. That suggest to me that they get them from the same seed source. Anyways, one place that carries them is R.H. Shumway. They also carry Golden Eckendorf Mangel, which I'm growing right now.
https://www.rhshumway.com/shumsite/shumsitebrowse.aspx?action=search&searchtext=mangel

Rare seeds
http://rareseeds.com/seeds/Beetroot

12/4/2007 11:42:52 AM