How to clean the beets and carrots, all well kept in the winter. full guide
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Collection of root crops - a pleasant experience, because the summer visitor sees the results of work and enjoys it. But to harvest is preserved as long as possible, you need to right away carrots and beets. And yet - to make a simple processingWhich will increase the chances of safety until the spring.
Carrots and beets in storage terms have more in common than differences. Therefore, recommendations for autumn work with both root crops are identical. Read on to the end of a fad 📝
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Root collected ahead of time, do not meet the expectations of the discerning owner. "Bustler" do not gain weight as possible, sugars and nutrients. Overripe carrots and beets becomes rigid, loses in flavor qualities and generally can be ruined due to cold and autumn insidious moisture.
Therefore, it is important to find a middle ground.
You can focus on the timing of ripening varieties. This certain number of days passing since the emergence of root crops to maturity. But I do not advise to take a period of maturation was released as a direct guide to action. Adjustments are growing region, the weather in a particular year, the conditions and care.
Much safer to rely on external signs of readiness:
- Plant begins to turn yellow and / or dry up.
- Root "jump" out of the ground.
- On beet growths started appearing.
- Remove from the ground 3-4 pieces per sample. Assess whether the size and weight of root crops standard figures of that class.
A curious note: it is important to remove the beets until the first frost, but the carrots are often removed immediately after them.
Choose to work on sunny days. I hope that the upcoming autumn will give them to us in sufficient numbers. In clear weather, there is a practical advantage - the roots do not get wet and do not have to be tedious to dry. And clean up the beds in the pouring rain - it is still "fun".
💡 How to work with beets and carrots to collect correctly
The main enemy of storage beet carrot crop - rot in wet environments primarily attacking specimens with mechanical damages. The risk of rot is much higher than in healthy root vegetable with a solid surface.
Why is this so important, and I write about the factors of occurrence of rot in detail:
Imagine you put a carrot got wet with a crack in a box and sent to the cellar. The cuts begin to develop active root pathogens, loving moisture - fungi, destroying the fiber. Colony of fungus starts its march across the supplies gardener, first affects neighboring the damaged carrots, and then, having reached its peak of power, attacks healthy roots
And no crops to stay long. Terrible prospect, is not it? Therefore, everything that we do - to minimize all risk of rot. Namely:
🌀 Take the roots of the beds. The most accurate work is, to use his hands. Yes, it's hard, but if you hook the beets and carrots are fork will be damaged.
🌀 Trim tops, leaving a tail of 1-2 cm.
🌀 air dry heat on a sunny day. It started to rain? You can continue drying in a room with good ventilation.
🌀 shake the roots of the earth. I know that very scrupulous in matters of cleanliness gardeners generally prefer to wash them. This is fine if done before the drying. It will be necessary to make sure that the carrots and beets, are sent for storage, not wet.
At this stage, damage to the grower see previously hidden under the soil
🌀 Sort harvest: damaged roots eaten in the first place, but whole and healthy approach for long-term storage.
Importance of keeping
The optimum temperature for storage - about 0-5 ° C. The higher the climb the thermometer, the lower the "shelf life" of the crop. Good ventilation is needed not less than the appropriate temperature.
Well, if the roots are not in contact with each other. The risk of rot falls at times! Therefore, beets and carrots pour sand. The alternative for small amounts of crop - wrapping in plastic foil. Waiting for the beet harvest and carrots? Click "Thumbs up" if it was interesting, and subscribe to the channel.