How to feed beets for a good harvest: recipes for large and sweet root crops
You shouldn’t think that in order to get a decent beet harvest, you will have to spend a lot of time, money and effort.
On the contrary, experienced gardeners are sure that in order for the crop to please both in quality and quantity, beets should be fed directly during sowing.
By providing root crops with ideal conditions “at the start”, you can already count on a good harvest.
Preparing the plot for planting beets should begin in the fall. The work consists of digging the soil to the depth of a shovel blade and adding humus or compost.
For one square meter you need about half a bucket of organic matter.
In the spring, before planting the seeds in the soil, it is worth preparing furrows that need to be fertilized with wood ash.
There are no specific requirements for the amount of wood burning residue that should end up in the beds.
It is enough to scatter the ash along the bottom of the furrow in a layer about 1.5 cm thick. All that remains is to sprinkle the ash with soil, water it and wait until the water is absorbed into the soil, after which you can begin sowing.
