Autumn - a time to sow beets before winter. We get an early harvest!

As a rule, people sow beets in the spring, and it does not cause them any problems. But as for the winter crops, the people here are just lost, and many people simply do not do it. And this despite the fact that the planting beets in the winter has a lot of advantages than the spring.

winter planting beet list of benefits:

• Winter beet is able to better resist diseases, cold and lack of moisture due to its "hardening».
• The harvest can be gathered much faster due to the fact that she used to ascend.
• Beets, which planted before winter, developed independently of the weather conditions. After all, the most difficult thing she had experienced :)
• Winter planting will release the spring time

If you live in a region where short summers, the cage-winter beet has the best option for you, because if in such circumstances to put the beets in the spring or summer, it will not have time to mature before frost and harvest will be lost.

before planting

To beet seeds were able to withstand the low temperatures during the fall, the gardener must choose suitable for this variety. It is best to choose varieties with high resistance to cold and those that do not tend to form an "arrow".

Best cold-resistant varieties of beet:

• "Red Ice";
• "Matrona";
• "Siberian flat".

For planting beets before winter it is recommended to select them.

soil preparation

It is important to pay close attention to the area where the bed is located. It must be sufficiently lighted. It is impossible that the soil contains a lot of clay or had a high acidity. If at this point before growing tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, cucumbers or onions, it will be a favorable environment for beet. But it is not recommended to plant beets after the carrots, cabbage and other beet, otherwise it will lead to the accumulation of disease in the world.

How to prepare the ground for sowing:

• Remove weeds from the ground roots.
• Dig the ground at the selected area to a depth of 25 centimeters and to make fertilizer from phosphorus and potassium, and with them the ash. Do not be amiss to add humus.
• The beds need to rake leveled to form a flat surface with borders.

• Cut grooves at a distance of 20 centimeters from each other to a depth of 3 cm. No need to make furrows too close to the edge.
• Prepare a loose soil, which should consist of sand, garden soil and rotted compost. This soil will need to fill the seed during planting. Up to this point it should be stored in a place that is isolated from the water.
• Score enough peat mulch beds.

Can start sowing in mid-October and early November (for the middle band). It is important that the warm weather has been ruled out - otherwise the seeds will germinate, and beets will die from frost.

planting process

It is important here that the dry seeds were placed in a dry bed. If it so happened that the appointed time bed already covered with snow, it is necessary to sweep away with a broom. Thereafter, the seeds must be placed in the previously prepared with grooves 10 tisantimetrovym interval. On top they need to sprinkle a nutrient mixture and zamulchirovat peat on 3 centimeters. Watering beets do not need.

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If the winter to be cold, it is possible to provide additional protection beet due to fallen leaves or sawdust if they sprinkle flower bed, and on top add the snow.

And then what?

As soon as the snow melts, the shelter of leaves or sawdust need to clean up, otherwise it will be difficult to rise sprouts. The upper layer of the soil to be loosened, to introduce fertilizer of nitrogen and cover film. Thus it is achieved accelerated maturation of beet. Film must be removed, as soon as the shoots.

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One week after germination they need to be thinned out. It is important to timely watering the beets to the roots is not cracked from dryness. In addition, you should regularly weed the flower bed, so that weeds do not interfere with cultivated plants to germinate.

Determine readiness for beet collection can be on yellowed tops and increase in the amount of root crops. Beet, which was planted in the fall, is not intended for long-term storage. All desirable to use during the summer. If you like beets and interesting article, please put "Thumbs up!" Read more: What is a flower garden is suitable for the Zodiac? Starry bed for all signs⭐