It's almost August. During this period, the above-ground part of the beet stops growing.
The phase of active growth of root crops begins.
Therefore, at the end of summer, the garden crop does not need nitrogen: because of this element, the formation of leaf blades will begin again, and this must be avoided.
In August, the plant needs a potassium component. Phosphorus will also do no harm.
Do you want your root vegetables to be very large and strong by the time you harvest?
Want them to be very sweet and long-lasting? Then replenish the deficiency of potassium and phosphorus in the soil!
Crucial fertilizer for beets
In the final third of summer, the plant can be fed with superphosphate and potassium sulfate.
For a bucket of water there should be three tablespoons of the first product and one tablespoon of the second.
This will make an excellent fertilizer, but it is still better to use a natural product.
The ideal option is wood ash. It contains both potassium and phosphorus. But nitrogen is practically absent.
Pour two glasses of unburned wood waste into a large container, pour a bucket of plain water there, wait 24 hours, pass the liquid through the filter surface. And then simply water the beet bed with the resulting infusion.
