Mega Beet Root Henry- Guess his weight & Knife Giveaway
Meet our mega beet root from the garden. We decided to name him Henry because we know of a cute, huge dog named by that moniker, and when we think of huge, we think of Henry. So, Henry is pleased to meet you all and wants all of you to guess his weight!
We tossed down some beet seeds back in the spring and couldn’t keep up with all the leaves that continually sprouted and swelled their roots. Normally, we’ll harvest beet greens for our salads and then eat the roots when we’ve got cravings for anything beets. But there were a few beets that we forgot about at the base of our oro blanco tree and were completely ignored for a few months.
When we decided to finally pull those beets from the ground, we were shocked to find one particular beet root exploded in size!
Henry has got to be the biggest beet root we’ve ever grown and honestly, the biggest one we’ve ever seen. Henry still had plenty of wonderful tender leaves on him that we are still trying to eat. There’s just so much of Henry.
We tried to figure out how much Henry weighed and thought it would be fun to have you, all dear readers, guess Henry’s weight.
“Henry is bigger than both our heads!”
Henry is a special beet root who has hiding under the scraggly embrace of our oro blanco tree (story later) and fed off all the organic soil that he was living in.
Henry’s Contest: Guess Henry’s weight in grams (grams folks! 455g = 1 lb) and the person guestimating closest to his real weight will win a beautiful red Petty utility knifefrom New West Knife Works! New West Knifeworks knives are beautiful works of art and thank you to New West Knifeworks for providing us with the knife for this giveaway.
Rules: Guess his weight in grams (guess in 5g increments, ex 615 g, 340g, etc.) in the comments section. Person guessing the closest to his actual weight wins. If multiple people guess the same weight, the first to comment that weight will be the winner. Contest will be closed Sunday September 26, midnight PST. Winner will be announced Friday, Oct. 1, 2010.
Bonus entry to guess his weight: Just twitter the contest or mention it on facebook and leave your link below. Then guess his weight again for the extra entry. Our Twitter : @WhiteOnRice , Our Facebook Page White On Rice Couple
Good Luck everyone!
After Henry got a hair cut, we weighed him in at…??? You Guess!
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This is cool! I’m going to share it on my blog!
hey that’s a huge beet.my guess is it weighs around 3195g.
happy eating
OMG, your beet root totally beats my beet root! Well played WORC!
OMG! I have never seen anything quite like this 🙂 Voluptuous!
2184 grams! Lovely greens.
can you tell us henry’s weight? i’m sure everybody is curious! at least, i am!
SO, how much did Henry weigh?
3190
2815g and congratulations, guys, he’s a keeper!
Whoa Henry! 6,825 grams.
My guess is 4231.5 grams! He’s a humdinger of a beet!!
3425.5 grams. I love beets!!!
3870 grams
6025 grams. Henry is a monster!!!
I think Henry weighs 6,370g. =)
i am going to venture…. 2,755 g.
Alrighty, it’s my birthday today!! So I’m going to guess it weighs 4,567.26 grams. And I hope I win that really groovy knife….cuz I like a groovy knife 🙂
2,275 grams.
4785 grams
3822 grams!
3245 grams
so, i’ve called my mother yesterday and asked her: “how much do you think it weights a root beet bigger than a man’s head?” “there is no such thing, dear!” she replied. like when i was little and afraid of monsters. “”no, but there is! i’ve seen it! and if i’m right i could win something!” :))
so she finally give the verdict : 2835g
my guess? mom’s always right!
I am going to guess 6805 grams! Too bad I hate beets 🙁
I’ll guess 4747 g.
Wow, huge beet for huge pot of Borscht!
5555 gr is my guess!
🙂
wow! let’s go with 1895g
Holy moly – that is one huge beet root!! Wow. Henry is pretty special!
1390 grams 🙂
5551 grams.
3,210 grams!
6991 Grams
3,310 g~ Pickle Henry, mmmmmm……
5,915 grams!
My guess 1,922g
3526 grams!
3175 gms
cool contest! my guess? 4965 g
9 1/2 pounds
2250 g
This seems impossibly high but I’m going to go with 6835 g.
5245
3835 g
2695 grams — it’s twice as big as my big boy beet so I’m doubling up! As Charlotte would say, “What a beet!”
My guess is 9075 grams!!!
3915!
4,550 g
4095g
with greens still on easily 10 lbs
So make that 4500 grams for my entry
Holy Beetman! 3172 grams. Definitely not a Central Oregon variety!
I DON’T KNOW IF I’M DOING THIS RIGHT, AND I SEE SOMEONE GUESSED THE SAME AS ME. MY GUESS IS 6,825 GRAMS. BIGGEST BEET I’VE EVER SEEN. THAT WOULD FEED OUR WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I GUESS THE WEIGHT OF THE BEET IS 6,825 GRAMS
10465g !! 😀
3185 grams!
Maybe 4777.5 ? Very interesting article and fun to try and guess 🙂
how about 5925?
2310g
Henry is 3815 grams.
My guess is 1669.75 grams.
my bonus guess: 4,355 grams
4,185 grams
Have you submitted a pic to the World Record about Henry??
I guess the beet weighs 8300 grams.
I’m going with 6,803 grams.
I guess 10,390 grams.
5460 g
I say 6835.
7735 grams.
I guess 995 gram
I love that you anthropomorphized a beet.
4001?
LL
4502 grams is my guess!
My guess is 4185g.
i guess 2805 grams!
4315. I think it’s actually 4320, but someone already guessed that.
I’ll guess at 2105. I’d love to see some recipes for that beet. I love beets, but don’t have any great ways to use them…
6005g
1701 grams
5,460 g
We are guessing 2505g. What a fun contest!
2345 g
Wow! That’s huge! I’ll guess 1945. Fun contest 🙂
3845g
4354 grams
3900 grams for that happy fellow – sexy shower pic btw 😉
2410 grams.
That’s one awesome beet!
4,094
hmm, 4,094
about 5225 g…I had to use a converter for that one. Had my guess in lbs. Thanks
3985 gr
That is the biggest beet I have ever seen!!!
3,492 grams.
I will guess Henry is about 4320 grams.
Here’s my twitter link for the bonus entry…hm…this is so much fun! LOL
http://twitter.com/uTry_it
4985grams sound right! ^^
Wow, that thing is for sure bigger than my head! LOL I guess it’s 3385 grams! 🙂
2635 grams?
I’m guessing Henry’s 4750gms
My guess is 6276 grams I love beets
My guess is 3540 grams
3,655 grams
5690g?
10,250 grams!
I wonder how many beet dished you can make with that!
You may even have to pickle some.
4200 even. That is a thing of beauty (or alternatively, horror).
2730 grams!
I tweeted about it @Barbiecrafts
I wrote an article about it on the Knoxville Examiner: http://exm.nr/cCDL1D
My second guess, after consulting my husband, is 1365 grams.
3640g
Henry? 5,245 grams
5200 grams
5765!
2955 grams. GREAT blog and fun contest! Thanks for the opportunity!
4550g
Holy crap. That’s a heck of a beet! Lets say…2575 g!
I shared a link on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/megan.pires
3867 grams!
2765 honkin grams!
what a fun time! 3,175.15 grams
Wow! 4,310 grams…
6825 grams
wow-3765
Reminds me of the year I had golden zucchini “baseball bats”! Possibly 3400?
3245 grams What a whopper
3165 grams
3071.25 Grams
7.4 lbs
5455 grams
2730 grams
I guess Henry weighs 6624.7 😀
5680 – He’s a beauty!
oh wow…I think 4885g – never seen anything like it!
I guess 2275 gms
That massive thing looks like a phalange from the incredible hulk.
My guess is 4783 grams.
I think its 3,412.50, Can you eat that or will it be really tough?
That is very cool! Mr. Bunkycooks guesses 8300 grams!
5105 grams
I think I have some beets I forgot about, too – but we’ve been almost having a drought here, so I’m expecting it to be much smaller and probably fibrous. We’ll see.
6,930 grams
I’m guessing 8190g.
7965 g, it looks like its bigger than a football! That’s alot of beet salad. Are you going to take advantage of the unusual size to to cook it differently from normal?
3263 g
3880g
Followed directions badly last time (posted 4111). My properly rounded guesstimate is 4110.
3225 grams!
my estimate is 5448 gms. What a HUGE beet it is! It would make lots of Borscht.
2265
2448 🙂
4111 grams.
My guess is 7500 grams.
Congratulations on the baby boy! I’m just glad I didn’t have to birth it. Well, I’m guessing 8850grams. and Henry is a fine name for a beet root that size.
I would have to guess 6800g. That beet is enormous!
6825 g!
3640 Grams of deliciousness!
bloody hell! that thing is huge. Easily the biggest beetroot I have ever seen! 2267g is my guess!
2875 grams *crosses fingers*
Yikes! 4225.
I guess 6595 grams
Holy buckets that Henry is a big boy. I’m going to go with 2,820 grams.
3,765gr
I’m going to go on the high side of some of these guesses and say 4800 grams.
5015, wow BIG!
3095?!
2400 grams.
That is crazy!!! 5685!
I’m sorry I didn’t read the directions well enough for my earlier guess. My corrected guess is 2960.
2948 grams
3,655?
Sweet Fancy Moses, Hank’s one super tuber!!! I’m gonna guess 5,915 grams (you’re going to need lots of chevre to go on THAT beet salad).
enormous! I’m guessing 5,555g. I had a 17 lb cabbage a few years ago that was slightly larger, but I’m guessing less dense.
3890 grams
3276 grams
5445g. So how does it taste? I’ve dealt with a sweet potato about that size–made quite a few meals!
i’m guessing 396g. he’s so beautiful! how will you eat him?
6,825 grams!
2313 grams.
OMG That thing is a MONSTER!!!!! Aaaah!!! Hahahaa
I’m guessing 2575!
I guess 7,110 grams
I say 5,464 grams. That’s the biggest beet I have ever seen. Congrats!
That is one massive beet root! I’m going with 2755 grams for Henry.
I tweeted about your enormous beet and giveaway 🙂
http://twitter.com/Stylish1z/statuses/25037970273
11,375g
I’m not sure my first post was sent, so if this doubles up o.k. I’m submitting my best guestimate: 7109.375
Henry looks like a BIG GUY!
Dang, you have giant beets! I’m going with Henry weighing in at 5470 grams.
That is the BIGGEST beet I’ve ever seen! I’d guess maybe 3,412.5 g!
What a beauty – my guess is 3855.535 g
He’s a BIG GUY1 So, here is my guestimate: 7109.375
That is the largest beet room I’ve ever seen! I didn’t even know they could grow that large, but I guess it makes sense. My guess for the weight is about 2275 g.
Wowzer.. that’s a root indeed!!!
I say 9,145 grams
holy cannoli, my guess is 3400 grams
5454
my guess hm.. is 6755 grams.. woo!
Holy Beet Root! That’s huge. 4,455 grams
You know, we’re in the minority here in the 9-10 lb range. I’m guessing 4110 grams. My comments are not posting though so maybe I’m doing it wrong.
7550 grams!
And I tweeted about your big beet: http://twitter.com/cwkessle/statuses/25034956327
Let’s go with 5,690 grams. That’s one big beet.
HOLY CRAP! Hmm.. Let’s go with 3995 grams
9,100 grams =D
3636 grams. That’s a big boy you got there :).
2380 grams
WOW!!! How about 5967 grams!!
i guess 3870.
awesome! i guess 3450 grams.
Oooooh look at Henry! Off the top of my head 3800gms. I love guessing games but never win! This is fun!!
3,725 grams
7750?
Holy cow, that thing is huge!
2882 grams.
I’m guessinf 2278 gms
Beautiful knife, beautiful beet! I’d guess 4,455 grams.
6,570 grams
3,685 grams!
I think plenty for borscht and a big beet salad.
2485 grams
3412.5 g
We had something similar one year with a sweet potato. That sucker was HUGE!
5,828 grams. That would last you all winter!
6,066 grams.
here goes nothing: 5885 grams…..
My guess is 5500g
5694 g
5500g
I am really bad at this game but let’s go with 1500
I’m going to say 2630g! That’s one huge beet!
Alright I’m placing my bet high because Henry is huge! I say he clocks in close to 9,100g. Plain old roasted beets are great and shredded in salads are good too. I love beets!
1020 grams! Cool post!
well, it looks about as big as my 12 kilo kettleble, but i’m imagining it’s way less dense. I’ll go with 2255.
6812gms & what a ginormous beet. Do tell how you plan to eat Henry 🙂
I’m guessing Henry is approximately 5,233 grams. Give or take.
I guess 3870 grams!
It’s definitely 2040g.
Is this like the Price Is Right? Closest without going over? ;-P
3045 grams
4995 g
5459 grams! 🙂
1955 grams!
That beet is huge! It’s like sputnick, like an orange on a toothpick! =)
My guess is 3070 grams.
that’s a lot of borscht! – 910 gms
I appear to be after the deadline (my RSS Feed only showed this today!) but I felt like playing for fun. I’m guess in 2945. Amazing beet!
You didn’t miss at all. We just lost track of our dates! Glad you commented anyway. Post has now been corrected with correct date.
3,415g
3995g
3479 grams
7405
holy …!! my wife just showed me this; very impressive!
um… 4205?
wow…it’s a good thing you like beets! 4325 grams is my guess.
My guess is 3470 grams.
My guess is that Henry is 2505 grams!
2958 grams.
My guess is 2925 grams. I LOVE that photo with the dog. Looks like he’s thinking the same thing I am–what the heck is that?!?!?
6600 grams
5915 grams I’ve never seen such a humongous beet!
2734 grams!
4125 grams?
Wow! might be 1750 grams
3220 grams
OMG that looks like it would make enough beet salad to satisfy one beet craving monster I know (me). My guess is 4,309.5 grams.
I hope you post what becomes of dear Henry. 🙂 I’ll put down 3 suggestions: Lithuanian cold beet soup, beet salad and beet miso.
Wow! Henry might be 1750 grams!
4793 obviously
Can I guess in pounds? I’d say 4 lbs 6 oz. 🙂
7400 grams!
Whoa hugest beet ever!! I’m going to guess 3,325 grams! 🙂
That is one big beet! I am going to guess 5500 grams
Wowza! 4231g
2,720 grams
4,322.50 grams. That is a big ole beet!
2275
5440g
wow!! thats a lot of pickled beets!! 🙂 my guess is 5280g
1820 g
It’ll make a really big beet salad! We’ll say 6825g
Wow, that’s a huge beet. My guess would be 3455 g.
2892
5905 grams.
5,690 grams!
5905 grams
My guess is 2775 grams.
That is one mighty beetroot.
3731
5005g! WOW, that is one big beet!
Going a bit lower this time–1880grams!
3900g
4500g!
5687….Love your blog!
Whoa! How about 5470 grams…
2775 gms.
Very impressive….I guess 2616 grams
3280!
4620 grams
How about 4978gram…..
Whoa…2,821 grams.
I’ll guess 4210g
I’m going to go with 2815 g.
I think it’s about 2685grams!
I’ll go with 3800g.
4440 🙂 Fat and happy (me not Henry)
5460g?
I’ll go with an even 4000 g.
5415 grams
I say 2875! What are you going to do with him?
2400 grams
3185 grams
Whoa that’s one ginormous beet! 2590 g ???
Hmm, those seem high to me. I’m going to say 2003 grams.
I guess 3285grams.
Whoa! Maybe 5460 grams?
4,785.