Where to plant beets to make them grow sweet: a note for summer residents
The ideal result of growing beets is obtaining large and sweet root crops.
How to make the vegetable acquire a bright taste? It is clear that it is necessary to increase the sugar content of beets.
Contrary to popular belief, the desired result is achieved not only by applying certain fertilizers.
The planting location is also important. It is enough to plant beets "in the wrong place" - and the root crops will be tasteless: no amount of fertilizing will improve the situation.
The perfect place for beets
An expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh emphasizes: the place chosen for planting the above-mentioned garden crop must meet three important requirements.
First: the area should be well lit. Lack of light will obviously slow down the growth of the vegetable and will not allow it to become "sugary". But if direct sunlight often hits the beet bed, the root crops will most likely acquire sweetness.
The second requirement: the soil must be neutral. It is unlikely that you will be able to grow sweet beets on a plot with acidic soil.
Third condition: it is good if potatoes, tomatoes or peas were grown in the chosen place in the previous summer cottage season. Beetroot is an ideal "successor" for any of these garden crops.
Earlier, summer residents were told 4 cases when it is impossible to feed seedlings.
