For beets to be large and sweet, you need to follow only a couple of rules.

How do you grow beets? Almost any gardener is sure that there is nothing complicated. However, although beets are considered a picky plant, but to get a good harvest, you need to know and follow some rules. Otherwise, sweet and tasty homemade beets frivolous owner to treat his family will not be able.



For beets, the best fit is loose and nutritious soil. And you need to take into account that this root vegetable loves heat very much, so it is necessary to plant it in well-heated soil. If beets are formed in the cold and at a temperature below 12 ° C, it will eventually become woody and not suitable for consumption.



For planting beets, you need to choose open areas. The fact is that the root crop needs heat, as well as bright and saturated sunlight. In the shade, it will be much more difficult to grow delicious beets, even if all other necessary conditions are met.

It should also be noted that the soil should be moderately acidic. You can check the acidity, for example, with a litmus test, which is easy to buy in any garden store. If the soil needs to be deoxidized, this can be done with ash, chalk, lime or dolomite flour. In sour soil, beets will grow poorly.



An important point is considered a sufficient amount of moisture. You have to find a balance here. After all, because of poor watering, the flesh of the beets becomes coarse, which adversely affects its taste. And the abundance of water will make the root crop vulnerable to pests, and such beets will be less preserved.

Make a mistake and those gardeners who every year plant beets in the same place. And then these people are surprised that they received an expressionless product both in appearance and taste.

The fact is that it is better to plant beets where beans, peas, watermelons, pumpkin, potatoes or tomatoes grew a year ago. And if cabbage, carrots or spinach were grown in some areas, then it is better not to plant beets here for the next five years.



When in the middle of summer the root vegetable begins to grow actively, you can make an infusion of nettles. By the way, this home fertilizer is great for almost any garden crop except legumes, onions or garlic (these plants it suppresses).



Fertilizing is not difficult. Simply grind the branches and leaves of young nettles, pour them into a plastic or wooden container (metal is better not to take) and pour warm water. Stir daily, and in two weeks an excellent fertilizer for the garden will be ready.

After fertilizer nettle after 2-4 weeks, gardeners make another fertilizer. It needs only 2 cups of wood ash, a tablespoon of sea or rock salt and 10 liters of water. This mixture is simply watered beets under the root.



We hope that these simple tips will help to harvest an excellent harvest of large and sweet beets. And from such a root crop is not a problem to prepare a lot of delicious dishes. Of course, you can believe that the beets are very unpretentious, that it is enough just to plant and dig ... But is it worth seriously hoping for a good harvest?