À propos Lutz Greenleaf beetroot
Lutz Greenleaf beets are large, tender-fleshed, sweet, and flavorful storage beets. They can be stored in cold storage until June. Produced in Lanaudière. Beware of cutworms and earwigs. Thinning to 15 cm is recommended.
Growing tips for Lutz Greenleaf beetroot
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Yves Gagnon
Beetroot growing conditions
Beetroot requires a sunny site. It reacts poorly to excessive heat and appreciates cool conditions while tolerating light frosts. It prefers clayey, humus-rich, and well-structured soils. It produces well in light soils if moisture is constant. Drought and excess water are harmful to it, as are temperature fluctuations. To grow it, the soil must be loosened deeply, more so for cylindrical cultivars. Beetroot is moderately demanding. Small amounts of mature compost are suitable. In rotation, when it follows a demanding, well-amended crop, it can produce good yields without adding compost. Fresh manure and young compost should be avoided. The presence of boron is important for this vegetable. Browning of the heart indicates a deficiency in this element. Fertilization with borax is recommended when a deficiency is diagnosed. A pH between 6 and 7.5 is suitable for it, but the ideal pH is between 6.5 and 7.
Beet crop rotation
Beetroot is grown in the second or third year of rotation, after growing a demanding plant. Beetroot follows well after an early crop of lettuce, radish, lamb's lettuce, or spring chicory.
Beetroot companionship
Beetroot is associated with onions, carrots, parsnips, kohlrabi, and rutabagas. It can be grown alongside beans and cabbages.
— These valuable tips were written by Yves Gagnon, in the book The ecological cultivation of vegetable plants , Colloidal Editions.
