Signs of readiness for harvest beet: science and lunar calendar

Go out into the garden and see: symmetrical rows of beets are gaining (and who has already scored) juicy power. Ogo is important to know when the time to clean up the roots grown with care.

Timely cleaning beet - the key to long-term storage without loss, a maximum of goodies and usefulness! In this article I will describe how to select the "Day X" by the canons of agricultural technology, and for those who are trying to pay attention to the lunar calendar - will show adverse and favorable date!

What is written on the bag in the seed?

Well, if known planting date and variety: on the bag or on the Internet can be viewed ripening:

• Early-maturing varieties are ready for harvesting in record terms for beets - 50-80 days after planting in the beds. Usually they are selected growers from regions with a short warm summers to root could gain the necessary weight in a short period.

• The mid varieties mature in 80-100 days. In central Russia this beet is usually harvested in late August and early September.
• late-ripening grade grower forced to wait longer than the others: 100-140 days after sowing. It is easy to calculate that the harvest will be delayed until September or October. But "later" root vegetables are stored for longer and gain maximum mass culture.

I stress that the maturation time and the timing of digging very conditional. The time frame narrows the weather is good and diligent care. Overcast summer and the lack of attention to the grower, by contrast, pulls beet collection.

Weather makes adjustments

But focus on the weather:

• Looking at the weather forecast and saw in front of a long period of cold weather, combined with precipitation, should hurry. humidity and low temperature still will not give beets gain a substantial addition to the weight. A cause root rot and crack - completely. Ignoring the danger dank weather, grower risks to remain without a harvest ready for long term storage.
• A popular joke that "winter in Russia always comes suddenly," - another reason every day to look at the weather forecast. It is important to have time to clean the beets until the first frost. Even very small at night! Clutching frost blackens beets and, again, rot.

If weather forecasts are optimistic - in front of a warm and sunny days - still not worth perederzhivat root in the ground longer due. Proc from this still will not, and regrowth threatens the loss of taste and nutrient. It is therefore important to know about the physical appearance of beet ready for harvest.

Beet tell myself, when ready to go to the storage

Signs that the root has reached the desired condition:

• Big size. Beetroot "jumps" out of the beds, and its dimensions reached indicated in the description of the variety.
• On top of the beets, sticking out of the ground began to appear growths. Just a little bit - and the root "grow".
• Plant starts to massively turn yellow.

Astrologers do not recommend to clean the beets August 30, 14 and 18 September. It is better to select 23, 24, 25, 26 August 1, 8, 9, 10, 18 to 22 September number. A favorable in October for collecting days later beet named: 5, 6, 7, 15 and 19.

To verify the size, pull a couple of pieces from different sides of the beds. I wish you all good harvests - not only the beet!