Many people are used to relying on timing when determining the harvest date, but this may not always be the right decision.
Sometimes beets may ripen earlier or later than the expected date.
Therefore, it is worth paying attention to other signs that the beets are ready for harvesting.
What do they consist of?
"Looking Out"
You just need to visually assess the bed: if you notice that the beet is "peeping out" from the soil, then it's time to harvest. As a rule, the vegetable shows up a few centimeters.
Tops
This is perhaps one of the main guidelines for a summer resident. As soon as you notice that the tops have started to look dry, you need to start analyzing other signs.
"Control" digging
To make sure you made the right decision, you should dig up a couple of them. As a rule, beets with a diameter of about four centimeters are considered ideal.
Beets that are too large are considered overripe and do not have such impressive taste qualities.
This means that the crop is definitely ready to be harvested.
