It is difficult to meet the gardener who at least once did not plant on his land a useful vegetable. Apart from the fact that the beets is simply indispensable for cooking borsch, as well as a variety of delicious salads, she still has a lot of useful features.
The secrets of growing beets tasty and useful:
1. Site preparation for the beet
Few of the farmers reflects what type of soil is needed for beets, but it is very reckless. Beets need a light soil with plenty of organic matter, such as loamy and sandy soils.
Place for a bed must be chosen so that there would not stagnate water. An important role in choosing a site for beet plays what she loves the warmth and light. The acidity of the soil should be from 5.5 to 7,5 pH. Plant for several years beet on the same site can not. Ideal precursors for beets - it is a bed out of onions or garlic, as well as tomatoes, carrots and potatoes.
An excellent embodiment will land on the edge of a bed beets for instance from potatoes, carrots or cucumbers, certainly if not planned landing entire plantation. In any case it is impossible to plant beets after any cabbage. It is very important for beets frequent watering, but it is important not to overdo it, because excess moisture can cause rotting of roots.
2. Preparation of seeds and planting
Before planting beet seeds must be checked for germination, the seeds for that poured salt water, and the seeds that have surfaced to delete. It is also important to disinfect planting material, filled with seeds for this pale - pink solution of potassium permanganate and remain there for 13-15 hours. Further preparing ridge having a width which varies from 50 to 120 centimeters, the length is at its own discretion.
The soil dug up and simultaneously making fertilizers, compost or rotted manure. Planting seeds begin as soon as the earth warmed up to 6-7 degrees, otherwise the seeds frostbitten. For planting in the beds to make grooves spaced at least 25 centimeters depth grooves should be 2 - 2.5 cm. Then throw the soil well, laid the seeds at a distance of 6-7 cm apart and covered with earth.
Beet is undemanding and cold-resistant culture, so many novice gardeners believe that it is possible to grow without much effort. Of course you can not, but what are the roots no one knows.