The life of any horticulturist gardener resembles a complex endless quest. And now, when all the stages of planting, growing and harvesting have been successfully overcome, another problem arises before the farmer - how to organize the storage of the collected. In this case, root crops will require not only fudge, but also a cellar or a cellar, in which a certain microclimate will be maintained. In how to properly store beets in the winter in a cellar let's understand together.
How best to store beetroot?
Let's talk at once that beet can be called one of the most unpretentious root crops, which is quite capable of preserving the pristine freshness and elasticity until the next vegetable season. But for this it is necessary to observe the following rules:
Rule 1 - choose the right grade
Yes, yes, you did not misunderstand - the correct storage of beet begins even at the stage of seed selection for planting. The fact is that among the many varieties of this root crop there are those that can not be saved even if they create ideal conditions for them. Therefore, if the goal is to keep the crop until the spring, it should be planted beets of increased shelf life. For example, the varieties "Red Ball", "Late-Winter", "Bordeaux", "Libero", "Egyptian flat".
Rule 2 - carefully harvest
When starting harvesting, we remember that our goal is not so much to pull the beets from the garden as quickly as to preserve the integrity of its peel. After excavation, we leave the beetroot to dry, and then gently shake off the surplus of the earth from its surface. The water is not cut off, but cut off, leaving the tail 1-2 cm.
Rule 3 - carefully sorted
Before storing for storage, the collected beets must be carefully sorted, mercilessly screening out the fruits with signs of spoilage or damage. Lying such beets will not be long, and even neighbors can infect rot.
Rule 4 - create suitable conditions
After completing all the preparatory stages, we proceed to lay beets in the cellar. How to store beets for the winter in the basement? Optimal conditions for it will be a temperature in the range from 0 to +2 degrees and humidity of about 80-90%. Organize storage of beet can be as follows:
- one layer on top of the potato ;
- in ventilated plastic or wooden boxes;
- in polyethylene bags;
- pyramids on shelf shelves;
- in boxes with sand, ash, walnut leaves or ashberry;
- in clay glaze.