How to remove and lay on storing beets, carrots and radish

Fall root vegetables beets, carrots, radishes cleaned and it is stored. It's not that difficult, the main thing – to do everything correctly and on time. A few tips that will help you to cope with this problem.

It would seem that it may be easier harvesting of root crops, one arm pulled, the other hand ripped off the tops. But harvesting was a lot of effort spent and a shame to ruin it because of ignorance or negligence.

The optimal time for harvesting of beets – the second decade of September.





Carrot and radish dug in the third week of September – early October.

But and tighten with the cleaning should not, because there is a big risk to fall under freezing. However, carrots and radishes European (or, as people call it, winter) is not a terrible first frost; nevirapine plants can move the negative temperature 4-6 °C. But table beets are very sensitive to low temperatures, as acting on the surface portion of the root is completely exposed when the frost.

Cleaning is best done in dry weather.

Beetroot with rounded roots (Bordeaux 237, Lark, Mulatto, red Kula) and radish the same shape (night, Winter, round black, Chernavka) easily pulled from the ground. But the long, deeply buried in the soil the carrots and cylindrical beets with radish best to remove the forks with flat teeth to avoid the cliff tops.

Adhering clumps of soil gently shake hands. So as not to damage delicate skin, in any case, don't hit the roots with each other or the ground.

Should not permanently leave the tops on the plants – the leaves evaporate much water and roots will wither on the eyes. The beet and radish tops cut off, leaving stumps of petioles 1-1. 5 cm long, of the carrots it is removed "under a zero". Some gardeners cut the carrots head of root 0,5 cm – this technique prevents the regrowth of the leaves during storage.

Next, the roots must be dried. But if the radish and beets can be left in the garden for a few hours, the carrot is better to place it away from direct sunlight, under which "the girl from prison," quickly fades and becomes unsuitable for storage.





The best option is to use beets, radishes and carrots under cover for 1-2 days, to have healed all wounds.

Then roots are sorted. Deformed, damaged and small delay for processing or immediate consumption.

 

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If you need to quickly procure the rejected carrots for the winter, it is convenient to RUB on a grater, put in a baggie into portions and freeze.published

 



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