How to tend a Beta vulgaris

Also known as: Beta alba DC., Beta altissima Steud., Beta atriplicifolia Rouy, Beta bengalensis Roxb., Beta brasiliensis Voss, Beta carnulosa Gren., Beta cicla (L.) L., Beta cicla var. argentea Krassochkin & Burenin, Beta cicla var. viridis Krassochkin & Burenin, Beta crispa Tratt., Beta decumbens Moench, Beta esculenta Salisb., Beta foliosa Ehrenb. ex Steud., Beta hortensis Mill., Beta hybrida Andrz., Beta incarnata Steud., Beta lutea Steud., Beta marina Crantz, Beta maritima L., Beta maritima var. atriplicifolia Krassochkin, Beta maritima subsp. atriplicifolia (Rouy) Burenin, Beta maritima subsp. danica Krassochkin, Beta maritima var. erecta Krassochkin, Beta maritima subsp. marcosii (O.Bolòs & Vigo) Juan & M.B.Crespo, Beta maritima subsp. orientalis (Roth) Burenin, Beta maritima var. prostrata Krassochkin, Beta noeana Bunge ex Boiss., Beta orientalis Roth, Beta purpurea Steud., Beta rapa Dumort., Beta rapacea Hegetschw., Beta rosea Steud., Beta sativa Bernh., Beta stricta K.Koch, Beta sulcata Gasp., Beta triflora Salisb., Beta vulgaris subsp. asiatica Krassochkin ex Burenin, Beta vulgaris var. asiatica Burenin, Beta vulgaris var. atriplicifolia (Rouy) Krassochkin, Beta vulgaris var. aurantia Burenin, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla (L.) Schübl. & G.Martens, Beta vulgaris var. cicla L., Beta vulgaris var. coniciformis Burenin, Beta vulgaris var. foliosa (Asch. & Schweinf.) Aellen, Beta vulgaris var. glabra (Delile) Aellen, Beta vulgaris var. grisea Aellen, Beta vulgaris subsp. lomatogonoides Aellen, Beta vulgaris var. marcosii O.Bolòs & Vigo, Beta vulgaris var. maritima (L.) Moq., Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima (L.) Arcang., Beta vulgaris var. mediasiatica Burenin, Beta vulgaris var. orientalis (Roth) Moq., Beta vulgaris subsp. orientalis (Roth) Aellen, Beta vulgaris var. ovaliformis Burenin, Beta vulgaris var. perennis L., Beta vulgaris var. pilosa (Delile) Moq., Beta vulgaris subsp. provulgaris Ford-Lloyd & J.T.Williams, Beta vulgaris var. rubidus Burenin, Beta vulgaris var. rubra L., Beta vulgaris var. rubrifolia Krassochkin ex Burenin, Beta vulgaris var. virescens Burenin, Beta vulgaris var. viridifolia Krassochkin ex Burenin, Beta vulgaris subsp. foliosa Asch. & Schweinf., Beta maritima var. pilosa Delile, Beta maritima var. glabra Delile, Beta vulgaris var. altissima Döll, Beta vulgaris var. crassa Alef., Beta vulgaris var. lutea DC., Beta vulgaris var. rapacea W.D.J.Koch, Beta vulgaris var. annua Asch. & Graebn., Beta vulgaris var. debeauxii Clary, Beta vulgaris var. vulgaris , Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris , Beta cicla (L.) Pers., Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima (L.) Thell., Beta orientalis L., Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla (L.) W.D.J.Koch, Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera Alef., Beta vulgaris var. rosea Moq.

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

High quality fruits in sunny places

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Europe
Category
Chenopodiaceae, Beta
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period May-June, fruiting period July
Flower colors
green, flower color red, white, purple, light yellow
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