Why prefer beetroot?
If beetroot is preferred at home, it has several advantages:
- The harvest date is slipping forward significantly, so that you can harvest the first beets as early as June.
- You save yourself the tedious task Prick out in the bed.
- The risk of disease or pest infestation is reduced.
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When can beetroot be preferred?
Beetroot is only allowed in the bed when there is definitely no more frost to be expected. The ice saints, an important date for gardeners in the middle of May, are used as a guideline for this. This means that the beetroot must remain in its growing pots until this date. So that it doesn't get too big for the pots, you should start with the at least six weeks before planting out sowing start at home, in early April.
It looks different when you have the opportunity to put the young plants in one Cold frame or to set a raised bed. Then it can Planting out take place sooner and you can start pre-breeding as early as the end of February.
Prefer beetroot in egg carton or egg shells: Instructions
You need:
- two or three egg boxes or egg shells
- Cultivation soil
- Beetroot seeds
- Watering can
- Plastic wrap
- clear plastic boxes
- Toothpicks, scissors, or other sharp objects
- rubber
This is how you do it:
- Cut the egg pastes apart so that they have individual bowls.
- If you are using eggshells, use a needle to poke a hole in the bottom of each individual shell. The hole serves as a drainage and leaves the roots of the plants in the Garden soil reach.
- Fill these bowls with Potting soil.
- Place the filled bowls in the plastic boxes.
- Press two to three beetroot seeds per bowl one to two centimeters deep into the soil and cover them with soil.
- Lightly water the soil.
- Now cover the plastic boxes with cellophane foil and attach them to the edge of the boxes with the rubbers.
- Use a pointed object to pierce several holes in the foil to allow some air and moisture (but not too much) to escape.
- Put your self-made growing dishes in a bright, warm place.
- The first plants can be seen after ten to fourteen days.
- When these are about two to three centimeters tall and you can grab them easily with your fingers, it's time to prick them. You will find out how to do this here.
Tips
The tasty ones Seedlings can be added to a salad as sprouts.
Growing vessels for beetroot
Various vessels are possible for pre-breeding, which have their advantages and disadvantages. Here is an overview:
| vessel | advantages | disadvantage |
|---|---|---|
| Recycled plastic tray with lid, e.g. B. Packing of tomatoes | Inexpensive, environmentally friendly because it is reused; can be closed, which protects against dehydration | The plants are sown together and must be laboriously separated |
| Eggshells | Inexpensive, environmentally friendly, can be placed in the ground individually, including the shell | Preparation: Pierce the bowl at the bottom, should be individually covered with foil to protect it from drying out |
| Egg carton | Inexpensive, environmentally friendly, they can be placed in the ground individually together with the cardboard box | Preparation: Cut cardboard boxes apart, should be covered with foil to protect against drying out |
| Coconut pellets | Simple and practical, can be planted completely in the ground, no potting soil required | Expensive, imported and therefore less environmentally friendly |
