Errors in growing beets

  • Dec 24, 2019
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Every gardener tends to the end of the summer season to get the sweet, strong and big beet. Caring for vegetable crops, it can prevent errors that lead to bad harvests. A brief overview will help you understand the typical mistakes when growing beet and how to resolve them.

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Growing beets. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

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Errors reduce beet harvest

Typical mistakes farmers for growing beet:

  • Incorrectly selected landing place.
  • The absence of quality care.
  • Incorrectly calculated landing time.
  • Delayed treatment of plants from diseases and pests.

landing

For planting seeds in the open ground is selected a well-lit area with a qualitative drainage. If the soil is poorly drained, the water stagnates, the root system is rotting. In a well-drained soil culture grow up healthy and get sick less.

When the location of the beds in the valley or shaded place root develops poorly, it can be increased green mass. Suitable for growing vegetables high beds.

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Soil acidity also affects the development of the vegetable plants. Beets do not like to soil acidity. To neutralize the make dolomite flour or lime.

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Planting beet seedlings. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

The quality of crops affected by the location of the plant in relation to other cultures. We do not recommend planting seeds near vegetables, such as:

  • potatoes;
  • spinach;
  • corn;
  • carrot.

Good compatibility:

  • cabbage;
  • zucchini;
  • cucumbers;
  • garlic;
  • legumes.

For growing beet selected areas where previously grown green manure.

quality care

Care beet is as follows:

  • Seed pre-treatment.
  • Regular watering.
  • loosening the soil.
  • Adding fertilizer.

Some gardeners make the mistake - before planting material is not treated with the purchase. To improve germination recommend soak seeds in warm water with potassium permanganate or growth stimulant.

Caring for beets. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Caring for beets. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

In the process of growing pay special attention to watering. For 1 m² beet beds water flow rate should be not less than 20 liters. Young plants are watered regularly, especially in dry weather. After irrigation the soil need proryhlit. At the end of the season for 1 month before harvest watering stop.

For large roots is necessary to make fertilizer. Beets need nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Micronutrient deficiencies lead to poor root development.

planting time

A typical mistake gardeners is incorrectly calculated time for planting vegetables. Often the seeds are planted too early. In such cases, there is a risk of frost, only hatched the germs can be killed. Optimal timing for planting can be found in the lunar calendar or calendars gardeners.

Watering beet. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Watering beet. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

Diseases and pests

Beets affect different fungal and infectious diseases. Among them are Gangrene Gangrène - putrid damage the root system. If the gardener does not carry out crop rotation, disease can not be avoided.

Beet flea beetles, flies and aphids feed on young leaves, which leads to the death of beet. During periodic spraying of land part of different insecticides or folk compositions pests disappear the plant grows well.

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