Why Plant Beets in Flower Pots: An Easy Way to Get Healthy Greens

06.12.2023 14:52

Did you know that young beet leaves not only can, but should be added to salads or used as a fresh snack?

An expert of the online publication BelNovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh shared a method for obtaining fresh beet tops.

To do this, you will need flower pots that will be filled with soil.

Now you can work on the beets: for forcing, select small vegetables weighing approximately 30-80 g.

Cut the roots off the root vegetables and plant them in pots - you can plant several in one.

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There is no need to bury the beets completely: about 2-3 cm should remain on the soil surface.

Water the "plantings" and place them under a phytolamp. The leaves will grow larger under additional lighting.

The first leaves will grow in about 10 days, and after the same amount of time, that is, about 20-28 days, you will already be able to cut off juicy, aromatic and, of course, full of benefits beet tops.

Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti