Description of the Pablo beet variety, cultivation and care features
For culture lovers, breeders are working on developing new varieties that will meet the requirements of summer residents. Pablo F1 beets are popular among vegetable growers due to their cold resistance and unpretentious cultivation.
Pablo cultivar criteria
A detailed description of Pablo's beets helps the summer resident to properly grow the culture. This information reveals the main properties of the variety and the characteristics of the plant. The grower grows it correctly, without making mistakes.
Characteristics of Pablo beets:
- Medium early variety, ripens within 90 days from the moment of germination.
- The foliage is small.
- Root weight: 110-180 g.
- Fruit diameter 12-16 cm.
- Shape: rounded.
- The skin is thin.
- The tail is small.
- Root color: burgundy.
- Flesh color: ruby red.
- The pulp is juicy and tender.
- The taste is excellent.
- The aroma is inherent in the culture.
- Stored for a long time.
Lovers of eating beets will be pleased with the variety, because it retains its beneficial properties even after being processed by temperature.
How to plant a culture on a site: choosing a place
The variety is recommended for outdoor cultivation, which is why it is often planted in large quantities and on an industrial scale for sale. Pablo's beets are grown with seeds that are sown in the ground, taking into account the characteristics of the region of residence.
The temperature during sowing should be at least + 18-20 ⁰С. Acidic soil negatively affects the yield of the root crop. In order to reduce acidity, it is enough to add some wood ash and sand to the beds. It will not be superfluous to add humus or peat to the beds.
Manufacturers talk about unpretentiousness beet varieties, in choosing a site for planting. But if you choose a well-lit place, the roots will grow a little faster, and their taste will be slightly better.
A site where they grew before is well suited:
- Cucumbers.
- Potatoes.
- Garlic.
- Salads.
- Tomatoes.
Before planting, the seeds are checked for the presence of hollow, unsuitable seeds for growing. Summer residents advise this method of verification. Take a liter of water, stir 30 g of salt in it. After the seeds are poured, those that float to the surface must be removed. The rest are quite suitable for sowing.
The seeding depth is 2–3 cm. The row spacing is 25–30 cm, between the seeds 7–10 cm. After the seeds are in the ground, the bed is watered.
Care features
Nothing is easier than grow beets... It is undemanding to care, but in order to obtain a higher yield, the following work should be carried out:
- Loosening. After the plants sprout, the soil is loosened. This is necessary in order to retain moisture and provide oxygen to the roots. Do this repeatedly, after each watering or heavy rain.
- Watering. Provide moisture to the crop regularly, getting the right amount of water directly affects the yield of plants.
- Top dressing. The culture itself does not need additional minerals. Limit feeding with nitrogen content, it settles in the vegetable and negatively affects human health. Potash fertilizers show themselves well, they affect the volume of the crop and accelerate the process of plant development.
- Weeding. Weeds are especially dangerous for small plants, they draw all nutrients from the soil, causing cultivated plants to starve.
Compliance with simple care rules will help you get the declared yield.
Plant immunity
A summer resident, when choosing a variety, pays attention to characteristics such as susceptibility to diseases. Plants are resistant to cercosporosis, shooting, scab. The root culture is not terrible.
Timely potassium fertilization makes the beets virtually immune to diseases typical of the crop.
If the plantings are attacked by rodents, which damage both foliage and root crops, the rows with plantings are sprinkled with wood ash or tobacco dust. They use chemicals bought in specialized stores.
Domestic use. Productivity of the variety
Housewives call Pablo's beet variety. Its roots are used for cooking, consumed fresh and used for conservation.
Observing the rules of care, they get 6.5-7.5 kg of root crops from 1 m2... The harvest does not depend on weather conditions and soil composition.
Advantages of the variety
The more pluses a variety has, the faster it is gaining popularity among summer residents. Pablo is a beet that has a whole range of positive properties.
Pros:
- Unpretentiousness of plants.
- Undemanding to the composition of the soil.
- Long shelf life.
- There are no white streaks in the roots.
- Cold resistance.
- Productivity.
- Excellent taste and versatility.
No downsides to the culture were found.
Harvesting
Overripe beets lose their marketable appearance and taste. Therefore, it is necessary to harvest root crops on time.
Signs indicating that the vegetable is ripe:
- The appearance of growths.
- The lower leaves begin to dry.
- The diameter of the root crop is 15 cm.
The tops are cut, leaving at least 1 cm in length, otherwise it will germinate in winter, and the shelf life and taste will deteriorate.
How is this root vegetable useful?
Pablo's beets retain most of the nutrients during cooking. For the human body, it has both therapeutic and detrimental effects. It should be wary of eating this culture.
Effects of beets on the body:
- Cleans from toxins.
- Strengthens blood vessels.
- It is used to prevent diseases of the circulatory system.
- Wounds are washed with fresh juice.
- Affects the work of the gastrointestinal tract.
- Causes disorders in the genitourinary system.
Reduce the amount of food used when:
- Gastritis.
- Stomach ulcer.
- Diabetes mellitus.
When consuming the product in food in large quantities, you should carefully monitor your well-being.
What do summer residents say about Pablo's beet variety?
In addition to the characteristics that the manufacturer gives, the vegetable grower is looking for reviews from gardeners who have already grown the species on their site. Expressing their own opinions, they give advice on growing.
Anya: “I saw the photo of Pablo's beet variety on the site, I liked it. The neighbors on the site also advised to grow it. The first time, on trial, I planted only 1 row. Sowed in the rain, did not soak the seeds. I rarely planted it on purpose so as not to break through.We went up on the 8th day. As a fertilizer, it was sometimes watered with saline solution. In August I made a vinaigrette from root vegetables. I liked it very much. She regretted that she had grown a little. "
Mikhail: “Beets are always planted on the site. The Pablo variety was grown. Root vegetables are smaller than the stated size, but very tasty. They ripened early, looked after, as usual, put them in the cellar for storage. They stayed until spring, they didn’t lose their taste ”.
Lyudmila: “The whole family loves beets, everyone, without exception, liked the variety. She looked after as usual. I liked the fact that the tops did not fall in the heat. I am satisfied with the result ”.
The culture is grown by summer residents for health benefits. Pablo's beets are gaining recognition for the fact that they require almost no effort in caring for them.
