Can you imagine a good garden without beets? This vegetable must certainly be present in every garden.
And not only because of its unpretentiousness and pleasant sweet taste, but also because of the incredible benefits hidden in this root crop. Interestingly, initially only beet tops were eaten, and the roots were used for medicinal purposes. Wise ancestors already then knew that the tops are many times superior in their useful properties to the roots. Despite this, Europeans liked root vegetables more than greens, and now many dishes cannot do without this vegetable.
But back to our garden. Why not talk about how beets grow,
planting and care of which are distinguished by their simplicity, unlike other vegetables, such as cabbage. Let's start with the main one. Planting carrots and beets with othersvegetable crops begins in early spring. As soon as the earth warms up a little, you can begin to prepare the bed. Planting beet seedlings does not make sense - the sprouts take root very poorly and get sick for a long time, although they subsequently catch up with the seed plants. However, it is worth noting that many gardeners initially densely plant beet seeds, and subsequently remove the sprouted sprouts too often. They will just play the role of seedlings.
Some root crops can be planted before winter. These include beets, planting and caring for which at this time is even easier. The main thing is to plant it in time before frost and mulch it with a thick layer of straw, sawdust or grass.
Before sowing seeds, they are usually soaked in warm water, wrapped in a cotton cloth. You need to leave them in this form for several days, and then lower them for a couple of hours in a weak solution of manganese for disinfection and better seed germination.
Beets are usually planted around the May holidays in the spring, because if you sow them too early, you run the risk that they will all go into color instead of root crops. They plant beets in the same way as radishes, at a distance of 7-10 cm. Before sowing, they make shallow grooves, put humus in them, water them if the ground is not very wet, and lower the seed to a depth of 1.5-2 cm.
Shoots appear in about a week, and further care for the beets will consist of timely weeding and watering. True, this vegetable is still very fond of loose soil, so with hard ground, the planting area needs to be processed.flat cutter. Beets will not refuse to feed with a weak solution of chicken or cow dung.
Good precursors for a red vegetable are tomato, cucumber, potato, onion. But after planting carrots, cabbage and chard, beets will not please you with a good harvest.
Most vegetable crops like sunlight and do not grow well in the shade. Beets are no exception. Planting and care in a good bright place significantly affect the size of root crops. Beets don't grow at all in the shade.
Even a novice gardener will cope with such a vegetable crop as beets. Planting and caring for this root crop is particularly simple without any tricks.
