If your plans include planting beets in the winter, it would be a good idea to find out which varieties of this crop can be used for this purpose.
According to the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , they must have such a quality as cold resistance and not go into bolting.
The easiest way to find out if the variety you have chosen is suitable is to carefully read the information on the seed packet.
As a rule, the manufacturer writes here that the variety can be used for winter sowing.
We will simplify the task and provide a list of the most popular varieties, the seeds of which can be placed in the soil in the fall.
It included:
- "Cold-resistant 19";
- "Podzimnyaya" (a telling name, isn't it?);
- "Siberian flat";
- "Detroit";
- "General's";
- "Red Ball" and others.
Please note: in order to germinate, the seeds require a temperature of +5 degrees or higher.
This means that you need to start sowing in late autumn, when steady frosts fall on the ground.
Now you can take note of the beet varieties suitable for winter sowing and start preparing the beds.
