Beets "Egyptian flat", 2 g

A popular mid -season variety. The root crops are flat, smooth aligned, weighing up to 520 g, dark and black-red. The pulp is juicy: delicate, dark red color, with a purple tint. Ideally suitable for long-term storage and consumption in the autumn-winter period. The variety is resistant to flowering. Beets are widely used in cooking, since due to a pleasant taste, this fruit perfectly complements a large number of different dishes.

Sowing with seeds in the ground in late April-early May (T soil 6-8'C), to a depth of 2-4 cm in rows with a row of 25-30 cm and the distance between seeds 7-10 cm. Sowing on non-led areas. Beetroot is responsive to the application of potassium fertilizers, ash. Prefers rich, fertile soils. On heavy soils, it must be grown on the ridges. The best predecessors are potatoes, onions. Cucumber, pumpkin, zucchini. You can also produce subzyniki sowing - in late October - early November. Seals must be thinned out. The first time this is done when the first two pairs of real leaflets were fully formed in the plant. The second - when the root crops reached in a diameter of 2-3 cm. It is also necessary for regular top dressing and watering. In addition, constant loosening of the soil will be useful. Harvesting begins in early September.