Beetroot Detroit has gained great popularity for its high-yielding taste and excellent appearance. The variety is unpretentious to the growing conditions and requires minimal maintenance. The description and characteristics of this variety are given below.
Contents
- Description and characteristics of beet varieties Detroit
- history of breeding and growing region
- Advantages and disadvantages
- Planting seeds
- Growth conditions
- Features of this sort
- Diseases and pests
- Conclusion
Description and characteristics of beet varieties Detroit
Beet high-yielding variety Detroit bred Italian breeders. Refers to table species. The period from sowing seeds to harvest is 100 days. This variety is suitable for growing in open beds and under moderately severe climatic conditions - under a film cover.
Detroit tolerates minor frosts, and springs up after wintering under the winter. The variety withstands various diseases.
Beet round shape with a thin peel. The root crop has claret pulp, without white streaks and rings. The average weight of a vegetable is 200 grams. High-yielding variety - from one weave you can collect up to half a ton of tasty and sweet root vegetables.
Because of its rich taste, Detroit is used fresh, in the preparation of canned foods, decoctions and juices.
Beet contains up to 14% of sugar and 20% of dry matter. In this regard, Detroit is subject to long-term fresh storage, without losing its taste and beneficial properties.
Breeding history and growing region
Detroit beetroot came to our country from Italy.
The variety has three varieties:
- Detroit is dark red is an early ripe, round-shaped root crop, has a dark red flesh color, without streaks.
- Detroit 6 Rubidus is an early ripe, rounded-aligned fruit with a thin axial stem.
- Detroit 2 Nero is a high-yielding, mid-season beet variety with burgundy pulp. Subject to long-term storage.
All these varieties can be grown in regions with a poor climate.
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages include:
- High Yield
- Frost tolerance
- Uniform germination and unpretentiousness in growing
- The variety is resistant to diseases
Undeveloped Undefeated in growing Undefeated Disagreements Undeath This variety grows well when grown in seedlings and directly in open ground. Planting beet seedlings, gives the opportunity to get a harvest much earlier, but at the same time the young plant needs to create a comfortable environment and proper care. Rules for planting seeds in open ground: Two ways to prepare seeds: Planting seeds: The beet seeds have properties to stick together. When such seeds are found, do not try to separate them, as this may cause irreparable damage to planting material. After the emergence of shoots, it is necessary to closely monitor the development of young plants. For good growth, you should follow some rules: Watering is done in the evening. During the formation of the fetus, watering increase. A month before harvesting, watering stops. A shortage in mineral fertilizers can be identified by the appearance of the root crop: During fruiting, beetroot is very vulnerable to many diseases and even though the Detroit variety is immune to many diseases, can strike it: By planting Detroit beets on your plot, you provide yourself with a tasty, juicy, and most importantly healthy root crop. Vegetable is good fresh, in the conservation of and in preparing fresh juices. Planting seeds
Growing conditions
Features of this variety
Diseases and pests
Conclusion