Beetroot Khavskaya, seeds Aelita white package 3g

High-yielding (7-10 kg / m2), mid-season variety. From germination to harvesting 110-120 days. Root crops O 5-7 cm, weighing 250-600 g. The pulp is dark red, of high taste. The variety has a high marketability of products. Recommended for winter storage and canning. Sowing seeds in open ground to a depth of 2 cm. Seedlings are usually thinned out in two steps. The first time – with the development of the first two pairs of true leaves. The second thinning is carried out when the roots reach a diameter of 2-3 cm. Plants need regular watering, weeding, loosening and feeding. HOW TO PLANT: The variety is perfect for most regions of Russia. Poorly tolerates recent fertilization, especially manure. Excess nitrogen can lead to cracking. The best option for organic application is 2 or 3 years before sowing beets. The best predecessors are onions, tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers. The optimal composition of the soil is loam, peat bogs, black soil. Does not tolerate acidic soils. Only neutral and slightly alkaline. Delivers frosts up to -2 on soil. The optimum temperature is from 14 to 16 degrees. Before planting, the soil should be loosened to a depth of 5 cm. It is planted to a depth of 2 cm, between the seeds about 3 cm, between the rows – 20 – 25 cm. Seedlings appear in a week. GROWING: The main care is timely watering, weeding and loosening. Watering should be frequent, but not plentiful. It is worth watering as soon as the soil crust dries. It is good to use wood ash as bait. The variety is distinguished by single-seededness, it is easily thinned out. When watering, table salt can be added to the water, which increases disease resistance and sugar content. HARVESTING (FLOWERING): Mass harvest is best done before freezing. If you overexpose the root crop in the garden, the keeping quality of the fruit sharply deteriorates. Khavskaya beets easily come out of the ground. Suitable for raw consumption and for any processing.