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The beetroot (British English) or beet (North American English) is the taproot portion of a Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris plant in the Conditiva Group. [1] The plant is a root vegetable also known as the table beet , garden beet , dinner beet , or else categorized by color: red beet or golden beet .
To cultivate beets successfully, the land must be properly prepared. Deep ploughing is the first principle of beet culture. It allows the roots to penetrate the subsoil without much obstruction, thereby preventing the beet from growing out of the ground, besides enabling it to extract considerable nourishment and moisture from the lower soil.
4: Development of harvestable vegetative plant parts Beet root 49: Beet root has reached harvestable size 5: Inflorescence emergence (2nd year of growth) 51: Beginning of elongation of main stem 52: Main stem 20 cm long 53: Side shoot buds visible on main stem 54: Side shoots clearly visible on main stem 55
Most people are familiar with the phrase “eat your vegetables” —and it’s good advice for many reasons. Yet, fewer than 10% of people get the 2.5-3.5 cups of vegetables needed daily to ...
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The average crop-time for fast-growing microgreens, such as many brassicas, is 10–14 days from seeding to harvest. [1] [3] [4] Slower growing microgreens, such as beets, chard, and many herbs, may take 16–25 days to reach harvestable size. Both baby greens and microgreens lack any legal definition.
Chioggia beets, also known as "Candystripe" or "Bull's eye" look like a typical red beet on the outside, but inside contain concentric rings of white and pink, which can add a dramatic flair to ...
Beets are one of the most boron-intensive of modern crops, a dependency possibly introduced as an evolutionary response its pre-industrial ancestor's constant exposure to sea spray; on commercial farms, a 60 tonne per hectare (26.8 ton/acre) harvest requires 600 grams of elemental boron per hectare (8.6 ounces/acre) for growth. [18]