The beetroot season in Poland lasts until the end of October/ first half of November. Of course, there are different varieties, and weather conditions also affect the taste and condition of vegetables. If you have the impression that your beets after gathering instead of a sweet note have a bitter aftertaste, you probably didn’t take care of them properly
The very way of growing beets and caring for them (also when the vegetation ends) have a huge impact on the quality of the final taste of vegetables. To collect better crops in the future, remember a few rules and put them into force. Thanks to this, your vegetables will be unrivaled next season.
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As for beets intended for autumn and winter (for storage), The harvest of their roots usually start in the second half of September and ends at the latest in the first half of November (before frost).
Not only the date, but also the technique of beetroot harvesting is important. Always dig them on a cheerful, dry day. When you collect them from a vegetable garden, also remember not to mutilate the roots by pulling them out. Then they can lose valuable juice and will be bad. Do it carefully, and after harvest tub the leaves.
Remember to provide beets with the right conditions. They feel best in light, permeable soil and neutral pH. It should be well loosen and enriched with compost. The position must be well sunny and protected from the wind.
If you want to have sweet crops, don’t forget to fertilize beets, but without exaggeration. Avoid excessive nitrogen through which beets can begin to develop excessively leaves, not their valuable root.
If you want the beets to be sweet and tasty, You can give them some potassium products (crucial for transporting sugars in the plant) as well as boron (affects the synthesis of sugars) and magnesium (also improves yield).
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Do you know that it is alone The place you choose to plant beets affects their taste? They will feel best next to cucumbers, peas and strawberries, as well as next to radishes.
Do not place them next to carrots or tomatoes with whom they will compete for nutrients. It’s best to sit in place after lettuce and radishnot where root vegetables or spinach grew before.
