Due to the simple cultivation technique and the possibility of long-term storage, beets are among the five popular vegetables that any gardener grows on their site. In addition, this vegetable not only has a unique color and taste, but is also very healthy. The root vegetable contains vitamins B, B2, C, P, PP, mineral salts, sugar and organic acids. Sowing and growing beets is not difficult, but there are some nuances that will be useful to both a beginner and an experienced gardener.
Beets are so widely used in preparations and in the manufacture of culinary dishes that they have received truly popular recognition. In the south of Russia, as well as in Ukraine, it has another name - beetle. In addition to the table varieties common among gardeners, there are also varieties such as sugar and fodder beets.
Root crops of fodder beets can grow to huge sizes, weighing 2-3 kg each, and it is beneficial to sow it for those gardeners who keep pets in the plots. Fodder beets are an excellent addition to the diet of goats, cows, horses, as well as chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.
Sugar beet is known as a raw material for the production of sugar on an industrial scale. But some amateur gardeners are happy to sow it in the plots.
The most popular and productive varieties beetroot with delicious pulp are:
For conservation, varieties are better suited:
Beet seeds appear large, but this is a misleading impression. The fact is that they are interconnected in small lumps of several pieces and covered with a dry hard shell. Therefore, if you sow them, then several plants sprout from the lump. That is why thinning is a necessary procedure when caring for a crop.
However, to make life easier for gardeners, special varieties have long appeared, which were created specifically so as not to thin out the seedlings. An example is the varieties - Single-sprout, Bordeaux single-seeded.
Beet seeds are poorly viable and germinate rather slowly. To speed up this process, before sowing, it is recommended to soak them for a day in warm water with any growth stimulant: Zircon, Epin, HB-101, Energen. If there are no growth stimulants at hand, you can simply dilute a tablespoon of wood ash in a liter of warm water and use the prepared solution to soak the seeds.
It is also good to pour in the seeds in moderation. hot water temperature +50 - + 55 ° С and leave for half an hour to cool. This procedure will help the seeds to awaken faster, and at the same time disinfect and free from infections. Also, disinfection is carried out using a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
After soaking, you can wrap the seeds in a damp cloth soaked in nutrient solution and leave them in a plastic bag in a damp, warm place for three days until they swell completely.
In the northern regions of Russia, it is often used to obtain early harvests. seedling method growing and protecting young plants from possible frost using a covering material.
Beets are cold-resistant vegetables and seed germination is possible even at a temperature of +5 degrees. But still more demanding on heat than, for example, carrots or cabbage. If sown at these temperatures, the first shoots can take up to three weeks to appear.
If you sow seeds in too cold soil, then instead of root crops, you can get a large percentage of flower stalks in the first year of growing. Therefore, before sowing beets, make sure that the minimum temperature for warming up the ground at a depth of 10 cm is +8 - + 10 ° C. Optimal conditions for growth are temperatures of +10 - + 15 ° C.
In such conditions, the waiting time for seedlings is reduced to 5-6 days. But keep in mind that the higher the air and soil temperature, the more important it is to provide the seeds with sufficient moisture for germination.
By folk signs sowing this crop can begin with the flowering of daffodils or muscari. In general, the timing of sowing beet seeds in open ground strongly depend on weather conditions specific region and can range from mid-April (for southern regions) to mid-late May (for mid and northern latitudes).
Traditionally, beets are sown outdoors when warm weather is established about one to two weeks after sowing carrots.
In addition, it is important to understand for what purpose you want to use the planted beets. If you want to cook various dishes from it during the summer and early autumn, then the seeds are sown in the spring, at the very early dates as weather permits. To make preparations for the winter and use root crops for storage, it is better to sow it closer to summer or even throughout June, but preferably no later than July. Because, vegetables may not have time to fully ripen before the onset of frost.
Not every place is suitable to plant and successfully cultivate this crop. All varieties of beets love sunlight and cannot tolerate shade. As a last resort, you can sow in the beds, where there is partial shade in the afternoon, but half of the day the sowing site should be illuminated by the sun.
Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, onions, and legumes are good precursors for beets. You should not sow seeds in the same beds as last year, as well as where carrots, cabbage and radishes grew last season, since these crops have common diseases and pests, and instead of fighting them, it is better to use crop rotation.
The very soil for sowing must be breathable, fertile, have a neutral or slightly alkaline reaction. Usually, the beds for sowing this vegetable have been prepared since autumn. For 1 sq. m of soil is brought in:
If the soil does not seem fertile enough, then in the spring, add 2-3 kg of humus or compost in addition. But it is strictly forbidden to use fresh manure when planting beets. He needs to lie down for at least 3 years in order to be used for feeding.
With increased acidity, fluff lime is used, which is introduced at the rate of about 0.5 kg per square meter of land. In the spring, a week before sowing, the soil is additionally loosened to a depth of 5-8 cm, at the same time destroying weeds that have had time to sprout.
To sow beet seeds correctly, you need to mark grooves on the future bed, 3-4 cm deep, spaced from each other at a distance of 20 - 35 cm.The grooves are spilled with water, seeds are placed in them every 6-8 cm.On top of the seeds in the grooves are poured a light earthy mixture, spilled again with water.
After the emergence of seedlings, if necessary, they are thinned out, leaving seedlings after 3-4 cm. The removed sprouts can be transplanted to another bed, thus, use them to increase the yield. The second time, the plantings are thinned out when the leaves are closed. This time, the removed roots are already so large that they can be used for food.
In addition to thinning, the main points of planting care are watering and feeding. Water the beds with beets as the soil dries up. Waterlogging of the soil is not recommended, as this can impair the taste and cause diseases of the plant.
The first plant feeding is applied after the first thinning - mainly nitrogen-containing organic fertilizers are used. The second feeding with potash fertilizers (possibly wood ash) is carried out at the moment of closing the leaves during the formation of root crops.
Thinning is best done after the next watering, at the same time loosening the soil and removing weeds.
Beet harvesting begins without waiting for the first frost. In favorable cool conditions, root crops can be stored until spring.
Beetroot was brought to Russia from Byzantium in the 10th century. In ancient times, this plant was highly prized for its healing properties, for example, Hippocrates used it to treat infectious and skin diseases. Nowadays, beets are firmly included in our diet, in addition, there are many recipes. traditional medicine, in which this useful root vegetable has found application.
It is difficult to find a summer resident who does not grow beets on his plot, and there is a simple explanation for this. Not only is it a very healthy vegetable, as mentioned above, but, among other things, it is easy to grow, because it is extremely unpretentious plant... But, despite this, in order to get an excellent harvest, you must follow some rules. Let's figure out how to plant beets (sowing, seedlings, features, care), we will try to tell about all this in this article.
First, let's decide when to sow beets outdoors. This healthy vegetable can be sown in spring, or before winter.
To receive early harvest sowing is carried out in the fall, at the beginning of November, or under the film at the end of April, and those beets that are intended for long-term storage are sown in May, after the 10th, but no later than May 20. If the seeds are sown too early in cold soil, the roots may not grow, and instead flower stalks will form. After the first shoots appear, the film can be removed (beet shoots tolerate frosts down to -2 ° C).
It is best to prepare a bed for planting in the fall. First of all, it should be dug onto the bayonet of a shovel and loosened well. It is advisable to add half a bucket per m2 of rotted compost or humus to the soil (fresh manure is not recommended). If it is large, it is recommended to add lime or chalk when digging at the rate of 1 glass per m 2 (you cannot add it in the spring, this can cause a root disease such as scab). Before sowing, the soil should be fertilized, the following mixture is suitable: 10-12 teaspoons of boric acid, 1 teaspoon of magnesium sulfate, about 2 glasses of ash and a tablet of trace elements (all per m2). Chlorine-containing fertilizers should not be applied for planting, but magnesium is very fond of. Growing beets in the open field on sandy soil requires the introduction of peat, sod land and humus on the site (1 bucket per m 2). A full bucket of peat and coarse river sand is added to the clay soil with the addition of two liters of stale sawdust, which should be treated with a urea solution beforehand.
How to plant beets with seeds in open ground, you ask? So, before sowing, the seeds should be pre-prepared for planting. To do this, it is advisable to soak them in a solution. baking soda or ash (half a teaspoon per 0.5 liter of water) for a day, then rinse, wrap in a damp cloth and keep in this form at a temperature not lower than 25 0 С for two days. This technique allows you to get friendly shoots a week after sowing.
How and when to plant beets? Planting is carried out, as mentioned above, in the spring or in the fall. So, if you plant beets in the fall, then the seeding rate will be 3g per m2, the seeds are laid to a depth of about 4 cm, and mulch is poured on top of them.
How to plant beets with seeds in the ground and seedlings in the spring? The seeds are sown in rows at a distance of 30-40 cm from each other, into the grooves to a depth of 2.5-3 cm.The prepared grooves are spilled with hot water, the seeds are laid in them at a distance of 2-3 cm from one another, then they are slightly pressed into ground and mulch. Most beet seeds are multi-sprouted, that is, 2-4 sprouts appear from one seed, therefore, 5-6 days after the shoots have appeared, the first thinning is carried out, in which the plants are left at a distance of 3-4 cm from one another. The second thinning is done after the formation of 5-6 leaves, leaving a distance between the roots of 8-10 cm.
We looked at how to plant beets with seeds in open ground, but in the spring some gardeners prefer to plant this vegetable with seedlings, so let's talk about how to do it correctly.
A month before planting the beets in a permanent place, seedlings are sown in a specially prepared substrate according to a 4 x 4 cm scheme. This method of growing allows you to get a crop 3 weeks earlier than usual. It is not necessary to dive the seedlings before planting in the ground. The required temperature for growing is 15-20 o C. It is best to grow beets with oval root crops. Transplanting it to a permanent place begins when the plant forms 3-4 leaves. Before this, the container with the seedlings is properly spilled with water, after which the plant is dug out with a special spatula. In order for the beets to take root better, the root of the sprout is shortened by about 1/4 part before planting. After that, the seedlings are well watered. Plants are planted at a distance of 8-10 cm from one another.
Further care for beets is timely loosening, weeding, fertilization and watering.
So, when sowing beets in open ground, we figured it out, now let's talk about how to care for it.
Beet seeds, as mentioned above, sprout slowly, therefore, approximately 3-4 days after sowing, it is recommended to slightly loosen the soil on the ridge with a spring rake, this will ensure friendly shoots. Real deep loosening for the first time is carried out 4 days after friendly shoots have appeared. In general, beets are very responsive to loosening, so do not forget to loosen the soil after rain or watering, but after the leaves have closed, loosening should be stopped.
This vegetable does not like darkening, so do not forget to weed the weeds in time, this is especially true in the phase of tying roots. By the way, in August, the beets require one more thinning, when weeding, remove excess roots, the distance between the plants should be 15-20 cm. After weeding and thinning, be sure to spud the plants and mulch the soil.
Many summer residents pick leaves from beets to make summer soups and salads. Doing this is strictly prohibited, the yield will be much lower. Do not forget to water the beets in a timely manner, with a lack of moisture, the roots become woody. For better ripening, watering is stopped 4-5 weeks before
An excess of nitrogen in the soil can lead to the formation of voids inside the root crops; with a lack of boron, core rot can develop. The appearance of yellow spots on the leaves indicates a lack of potassium, the reddening of the tops indicates a lack of sodium and an increased acidity of the soil.
Beetroot is affected by diseases such as false rust, phomosis, leaf spot. The pests of this root crop are root eater, beet aphid, nematode, flea, fly, root aphid, smooth dead eater. With these diseases and pests, folk remedies, proven for centuries, will help to cope.
Beet harvesting begins before the onset of frost, that is, no later than mid-September, in general, the growing season of the root crop (depending on the variety) ranges from 50 to 80 days. Before storage, you should cut the leaves at a distance of about 3 cm from the root crop. Store beets in boxes, sprinkled with sand, at a temperature of 1-3 0 C.
Bordeaux 237, Pablo, Podzimnyaya A-474, Cold-resistant, Renova, Griboyedovskaya flat A-473, Egyptian flat, Pushkin flat K-18, Incomparable A-46 "," One-sprout ".
Well, that's all, you now know when to sow beets in open ground, which seeds to prefer, how to care for them and how to store them.
Good harvests to you!
Beets are planted where cucumbers, cabbage, potatoes and tomatoes were planted in previous years. In subsequent years, the site is changed, planting can be resumed after 3-4 seasons. Beets do not like swampy, acidic soil, but they will grow well on loam.
The soil requires processing, you need to remove weeds. Before planting, the site should be dug up, fertilized with superphosphate, saltpeter, potassium chloride, compost, if necessary - lime.
Beet growing methods:
In the first method, one-line sowing (between rows 45 cm) or two-line sowing - between rows 25 cm and 50 cm between ribbons. They are planted 3-4 cm deep, mulching is carried out between the rows.
You can sow beets both in spring and before winter (late October - early November). In the spring, the ground should warm up well (8-10 ° C to a depth of 10 cm).
The advantage of autumn crops is an earlier harvest at the end of June. In order for the seeds to germinate better and faster, they are pre-soaked in water a few days before sowing.
The timing of planting beets for seedlings is 10 days earlier than on a ridge in the open field.
Planting beet seedlings
This method is suitable if you do not want to do thinning. For those who do not understand the question of how to plant beets with seeds, you can grow them with seedlings in a greenhouse.
To obtain an earlier harvest, sowing on seedlings is possible, followed by planting seedlings in the ground. Seeds must be prepared for sowing by preliminary soaking, as well as for planting in open ground. In case of temporary cold snaps, it is recommended to cover the ridges with seedlings with plastic wrap. Growing beets through seedlings is considered the most reliable way to harvest 2-3 weeks earlier than usual.
The distance between the grooves is made equal to 5-6 cm, and the seeds are sown 3 cm apart. Planting of seedlings is carried out 1 month before it is planned to move to a permanent place. When 4 leaves appear on the plant, this serves as a signal that it can be transplanted.
This means that the sprouts need to be hardened by arranging the airing of the greenhouse. Before planting in open ground, it is well watered. I sink each sprout into clay mortar... And they are seated according to the scheme on the site.
When to plant beets
Beets can be planted 2 times a season: in spring, when the soil warms up well at a depth of 10 cm, in terms of time it is around the beginning of May; in autumn, before winter in late October - early November.
Plus, planting beets in winter in getting an earlier harvest, they can ripen at the end of July. What can be planted after beets and what can be combined with planting beets Based on their plant compatibility, you can find out what to plant after beets.
For example, you can choose color or white cabbage... Also, the answer to the question of what to plant after the beets will be a list in which there are: cucumbers and peppers; tomatoes and eggplant; potato. In addition, it is possible to create a mixed bed, where beets will grow from the edge, and cauliflower inside.
It is important not only to plant the beets correctly, but also to correctly carry out care measures: feeding, watering, thinning, weeding, and others.
Top dressing is carried out immediately after rooting of the seedlings, and after 4 weeks - the second. The fertilizer should be dominated by potassium and nitrogen.
The first time is watered when young, well-developed seedlings appear. The latter is 15-20 days before harvest. Moreover, it is necessary to water so that the water falls to a depth of 20 cm. Then the soil is loosened.
For beets, thickened seedlings are characteristic, since each seed is a seed from several seeds. Therefore, it is very important to carry out thinning in order to avoid stretching the plants and deforming the root crops. It should be done as early as possible.
Fertilizers are applied immediately after the seedlings have taken root, a month later the feeding must be repeated. Fertilizers should contain nitrogen and potassium.
Watering is carried out for the first time after young strong shoots have appeared, and the last one - before harvesting (2-3 weeks). Irrigate in such a way that moisture penetrates into the depth of the soil by 20 cm, after which the soil must be loosened.
Beet seedlings grow densely, since each seed is a group of accrete seeds. To do this, the seedlings should be thinned so that there is no stretching of the shoots, and the roots are not deformed. Thinning should be done very early.
The first time it is required to thin out when a pair of leaves appears, there should be a distance of 2-3 cm between the plants, the subsequent thinning is done after the appearance of 4-5 leaves, the distance is left at 6-7 cm.
The first is carried out in the phase of two true leaves, leaving 2-3 cm between the plants, the second - the beet has 4-5 leaves, the distance is 6-7 cm.
It is also important to carry out weeding and loosening, and it is impossible to delay with these works.
Before the onset of frost, the beets are harvested, carefully digging into them, cleared of the ground, the tops are cut off, while leaving a petiole of no more than 1 cm.It is better to choose specimens of 7-10 cm in diameter for storage.
First, the root crops are sorted, dried and placed in boxes, poured with bulk material (sand, dry peat, sawdust). It is better to store in a cellar, in a cool room with good ventilation.
In 2017 auspicious days for planting beets on lunar calendar the following:
Tips for growing beets
Seedlings of beets, quite firmly, tolerate picking. I plant beet seedlings in cotyledon leaves, in a bed with well-fertilized air-permeable soil in a checkerboard pattern of 25 by 25 centimeters, so that the beets grow freely. In the future, it is not necessary to spud the beets. Soil temperature should be 10-15 degrees.
If you plant beets with seeds, then the depth of planting the seed is 3-4 times the thickness of the seed. At this depth, the soil will warm up earlier, that is, you can start planting earlier. Before planting seeds, you need to check them for germination. Under normal storage, beet seeds retain their properties for up to 4 years.
But it is difficult to grow good beets from old seeds, there are a lot of shooting plants. Therefore, it is better to plant it with your own, fresh seeds. Beets prefer fertile sandy loam soils. You won't get a good harvest on acidic, peaty soils. Such soil should be deoxidized with lime, and preferably with dolomite flour. Dolomite flour enriches peat soils essential trace elements. This is usually done in the fall, after harvest.
The root crop is beets. So that she would give good harvest in the spring it must be sown, taking into account certain conditions.
For the important points of growing beets in your country house, see the infographic below ⇓.
Video answers to questions: Timing of planting beets. How to plant beets. How to grow beets. Beets are sown next to carrots in mid-May. Grow beets beautiful, healthy and tasty, not overgrown and well stored in winter.
This stage begins in the fall. At this time, all parts of any plants must be removed from the beds. Add organic matter to the soil. Then dig it to a depth equal to the height of the shovel. If the soil is depleted, then it is worth adding mineral fertilizers... If the soil is highly acidic, add lime.
It is good if beets are planted in the spring where potatoes, peas or cucumbers were grown last year.
The beet bed should not be shaded. Otherwise, the root crops will not have an intense shade. Because it only forms in bright sunlight.
Before planting beets in spring, the soil must be loosened with a rake. Then you can add dolomite flour.
Now the land is ready and you can wait for the moment when to plant beets in the spring. It is necessary to let the soil warm up to 5 ° C. If this is not done, then the seeds will go to the arrow and root crops will not form.
There are two ways to grow beets. The first is planting beet seeds. In order for the seedlings to appear faster, they need to be soaked. This is done in a solution of a growth stimulant or ordinary ash for a day. Then the seeds need to be washed in warm water and wrapped in a dry cloth.
Before planting beets, the soil must be moistened. To do this, draw lines about 4 cm deep on the garden bed. The distance between them is supposed to be about 20 cm. Then the grooves. After the water has been absorbed, it is possible to plant beets in open ground. Since its seeds are large, they can be put in the ground one by one. There is no need to be afraid that there will be no shoots. Several plants always grow from one such seed. Therefore, the seedlings will still have to be thinned out. Therefore, it is better to plant beets with seeds at once less often, so that later there will be room for it to grow. Thinned shoots can be used to compact other beds. And then the dacha will bring maximum benefit. We can say that when beets are planted, the planting scheme looks like a lattice, at the intersection of which future plants are located.
If you immediately plant beets in open ground, then the planting pattern can also be:
The time for sowing seeds should be chosen so that the soil still retains moisture from the winter snow. Usually, the planting dates for beets are in the first ten days of May. If spring is late, then this time is shifted by a week.
Caring for them consists in weeding and occasional loosening. During its growth, it is supposed to perform a couple of dressings. At first organic fertilizer, just a little. And then ashes or mineral mixtures no nitrates.
This method is suitable if you do not want to do thinning. For those who do not understand the question of how to plant beets with seeds, you can grow them with seedlings in a greenhouse. The distance between the grooves is made equal to 5-6 cm, and the seeds are sown 3 cm apart. Planting of seedlings is carried out 1 month before it is planned to move to a permanent place.
When 4 leaves appear on the plant, this serves as a signal that it can be transplanted. This means that the sprouts need to be hardened by arranging the airing of the greenhouse.
Before planting in open ground, it is well watered. I put each sprout in a clay solution with its roots. And they are seated according to the scheme on the site.
Beets can be planted 2 times a season:
Plus, planting beets in winter in getting an earlier harvest, they can ripen at the end of July.
Based on their plant compatibility, you can figure out what to plant after the beets. For example, you can choose cauliflower or cabbage. Also, the answer to the question of what to plant after beets will be a list that contains:
In addition, it is possible to create a mixed bed, where beets will grow from the edge, and cauliflower inside.
You can choose one of the following types:
Fodder beet
Sugar beet
Table beet
The choice of the type depends on the purpose of its use.
If the dacha is equipped with a room in which livestock is kept, then planting of fodder beets will be required. For her, you need to prepare the ground in advance. Add mineral fertilizers and compost to it. Then dig it up. The seeds need to be sorted out and pickled. If you wish, you can soak it in a stimulant solution. But it is permissible to sow without preliminary seed preparation. The pattern in which it is sown differs from the one described above. Because the roots grow very large. The distance between the grooves should be more than 50 cm. Neighboring shoots in the same row should be placed every 25 cm.
Those who only need it for food will need to plant canteen beets. This variety is especially sensitive to lack of light. Therefore, it is not advisable to place a garden bed with it in the garden so that it is not shaded by trees. This also explains the increased demand for weeding and thinning.
For lovers, it is possible to plant sugar beets. However, it requires a special soil structure: it is desirable that the site is not peaty and sandy. It is advisable to fertilize this type of beet from sowing to the formation of a root crop. During intensive growth of tops, sugar beets are fed with nitrogen-containing fertilizer. When the time comes for the development of the fetus, she needs potassium chloride and superphosphate.
Healthy and easy to grow vegetable. Depending on the climate of the region, 3 sowing methods are practiced: for seedlings (end of April), in spring in open ground (May) or before winter (november)... We will show you how to grow beets outdoors in any of the ways.
Despite the ease of maintenance, a good harvest of beets pleases the gardener only if certain planting and growing rules are followed.
The selected area begins to be prepared in the fall. With increased acidity in the soil for each square meter add a glass of lime, chalk or dolomite flour and dig up. It is not recommended to neutralize the acidity of the soil in the spring, as as a result, scab may appear on the root crops.
Before planting the beets in the ground, the soil is dug again to the depth of the shovel bayonet. It is important to break up large clods. The land must be well loosened. At the same time, half a bucket of compost or humus is applied to each square of the area. Fresh manure application is not recommended. On soils poor in microelements (and these include exclusively new, undeveloped areas), you can additionally add a mixture of 10 teaspoons of boric acid and one teaspoon of magnesium per square meter. ON THE PICTURE: It is convenient to loosen the soil for planting beets with a pitchfork.
How to grow beets outdoors if this soil is not suitable for this root crop? It can be considered a site depleted in microelements where root crops were previously grown: beets, turnips, carrots, etc. Conversely, beets grow well after early potatoes, cabbage, or cucumbers. Observe the correct crop rotation and there will be no problems with growing beets in the open field.
Seeds are difficult to germinate, so they need to be soaked in a germinating solution. A solution of baking soda (a teaspoon per liter of water) is often used. Wood ash can be diluted in the same proportion. A solution of boric acid and nitroammophoska / nitrophoska is popular (a quarter spoon of acid and half a spoonful of nitrophoska per liter of warm water). Soaking period is 24 hours.
Then the seeds are washed, wrapped in a damp cloth and kept at + 25 ° C for two more days. After treatment, the seeds sprout together one week after sowing.
Beets, the seeds of which were stored at low temperatures, has a tendency to throw flower arrows.
In spring, seeds are planted when the soil temperature at a depth of ten centimeters warms up to a temperature of + 8 ° C to + 10 ° C. The approximate consumption of sowing material is 1.5–2 g per "square" of beds. Before planting beets in open ground, the ground is leveled, formed grooves with a distance of 45 cm between the rows. There is another landing option - two-line band sowing. In this case, the ribbons are separated from each other by 25 cm, and the rows - 50 cm. 
ON THE PICTURE: A long, straight plank can be used to press through the grooves for planting beets.
The seeds are buried 3-4 cm and mulched with peat or humus. Seedlings appear with eighth on twelfth day from the moment of sowing.
Thinning is necessary for most varieties. Usually each seed produces up to three sprouts. For the first time, the cultivation of weak plants is done in the phase of a pair of leaves and two or three centimeters are left between the plants.
After the appearance of four to five developed leaves, the beets are thinned a second time, increasing the distance between the plants to four to six centimeters. 
ON THE PICTURE: Removing weak shoots is a mandatory procedure when growing beets with seeds.
In the first half of August, the plantings are completely thinned out. It is recommended to leave distances of at least six to eight centimeters.
Try to work after rain or watering. In this case, the root system will receive less damage.
It is preferable to grow early varieties of beets in the Moscow region and other regions with a similar climate through seedlings. Especially relevant seedling method in the Urals and Siberia. It allows you to eliminate the tedious procedure of thinning seedlings and more economically use planting material.
After the snow melts, the bed prepared in the fall for planting beets is processed in several stages:
A week later, before planting the beet seeds in the ground, grooves are formed on the soil. Their depth should be 3 cm, and the row spacing should be 10 cm. The bottom of the grooves is slightly pressed and the seeds are evenly distributed over it. Sprinkle on top with earth, watered abundantly and covered with a film. When sprouts appear, the film is removed to prevent fading. The seedlings are able to survive the temperature drop down to –2 ° С at night.
Seedlings are planted on the garden bed in the phase of three to four well-developed leaves. A distance of 3 to 6 cm is left between the plants. As the beets reach the stage of bunch maturity, young roots should be gradually pulled out through one and used for cooking. Otherwise, the beets will not have enough room to develop and will not reach their normal size. 
ON THE PICTURE: Thickened plantings must be periodically thinned out, otherwise the root crops will not have enough space for development and they will remain small.
How to properly plant beet seedlings in the ground:
In autumn, only cold-resistant varieties can be planted, for example, "Podzimnyaya A-474" and "Cold-resistant-19". This growing method has many advantages. In particular:
ON THE PICTURE: Not every variety of beets is suitable for planting in the fall. Feature Information winter sowing usually found on seed packaging.
The choice of the period of winter sowing of beets
It is important to choose the right time for planting seeds. The temperature on the soil surface should not exceed –3 ° С. The onset of thaws can provoke the germination of beet seeds and freezing of sprouts after the onset of a stable winter temperature. Beets are planted in the suburbs before winter early or mid November.
It is convenient to use the sign of gardeners: thaws are unlikely if the last leaf has fallen from the cherry bushes.
How to plant beets outdoors in autumn?
Sowing technology is somewhat different from the spring one. At the same time, they adhere to the following order of work:
Spring care for sub-winter plantings
In the spring, after the snow has completely melted, the insulating layer is cleaned from the soil surface. Covering with a film helps to speed up the emergence of seedlings. When the first green shoots appear, the film is removed.
Seven days later, the seedlings are thinned out, removing weak shoots. Further care of the beds is the same as for spring sowing.
