How do I keep the beets: my 4 Tricks

All happy to see. Ever wondered what my grandmother beets, even at the end of winter, it looks like yesterday dug. But it turned out that the shelf life depends on many factors - when dug up when the cut off the tops, at what temperature and humidity stored, and even then with some vegetables will be next.

Let us consider each condition in greater detail.

When to harvest

As soon as the lower leaves turn yellow, wither and dry out - it is time to dig beets. By the way, at the same time on an elevated part of the vegetable will ring.

If you collect before, then it will be immature and watery, this will not be stored. If you tighten with the harvest - beet will be tough and fibrous. And yet the roots dug in the rainy season, kept a lot worse.

Cut the tops and roots

Plant cut off quickly after harvest should pass no more than 2 hours. Why do I need to hurry? Plant will fade very quickly, before our eyes, and after it will wither and the fruit itself. Trim carefully, without touching the peel, leaving the tops of no more than 1 centimeter.

Unless you have been planted variety is not for long-term storage (there are), then you can leave the foliage a little more specific role in this case it will not play.

The main root (the saying tail) is not cut off. You can remove the lateral roots, but only after drying.

Storage temperature and humidity

The optimum storage temperature root vegetables ranges from 0 to 3, at a higher temperature happens wilting and subsequent sprouting.
Keep necessary in a dark place, the light will give an impetus to wilt and germination.

The moisture level of 80% before 90%It is an ideal humidity for storage of beets. Less 80% - wither and will dry more 95% it is damp - just rot.

In general, beet hard time tolerating temperature swings, dry air and condensate.

What can not be stored?

Pumpkin, apples, pears - very bad neighbors for beet, so store in different corners.

Or wash?

Not! In our region, it is better not to wash, to be stored and worse may even begin to rot. Even if carefully you will wash and then dry well.

The most optimal effect - shake off the ground and dry.

However, there is another view that wash beets and carrots and it is necessary to store it is not reflected. Maybe, but again for our region is unacceptable.

And how do you keep your beets?

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