It's high time to buy vegetable seeds for sowing in the new 2025 summer cottage season.
You need to think not only about tomatoes and cucumbers, but also about the vegetables of the so-called borscht set. And what is borscht without beets?
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", a scientist agronomist and landscape designer, named the best beet varieties and hybrids.
Bordeaux 237
One of the oldest varietal crops. The harvest ripens within 120 days.
Beets grow round, large, juicy and sweet in taste.
The weight of the fruit can vary from 250 to 480 grams.
The flesh is a rich burgundy color, without rings.
The harvest is well stored, does not wither or dry out during the winter.
Gives a yield of up to 8 kilograms per square meter.
Cylinder
As the name suggests, the fruits grow cylindrical in shape and mature in 120-130 days.
The beetroot is sweet, the flesh is ringless, it can reach 16 cm in length, 6-10 cm in diameter, and weigh 180-250 g.
The variety is resistant to diseases, drought and frost. The harvest is well stored all winter.
Pablo F1
Refers to early ripening. Ripening period is 105-110 days.
The root crops grow round, without rings, with a diameter of 12-15 cm and a weight of 180-200 g.
Beets are stored well in winter and are also popular with housewives for their ease of cooking.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
