Favorable days for planting beets and carrots according to the lunar calendar in 2022

Beets and carrots are among the first to be planted in gardens and fields. These crops are hardy and unpretentious, but the quality of their root crops and the size of the harvest largely depend on when sowing takes place. Experienced gardeners focus not only on weather conditions, but also on the lunar planting calendar, which helps them grow tasty and moderately large root crops.

Planting dates for beets and carrots in 2022 according to the lunar calendar

Gardeners will plant carrots and beets in the spring in 2022, taking into account the climate in their region and weather conditions. Sowing begins after the soil warms up to +13....+15°C. It is believed that it is better to sow root crops on the waning moon. During this period, plants form a powerful root system. Beets and carrots, planted on favorable days, will be able to form large and sugary root crops that are long-lasting and not prone to rot and dry out. The variety does not affect the timing of sowing beets, but carrots are sown taking into account the climate. Late carrots are sown in the southern regions, mid-season carrots are sown in the central regions, and early ripening carrots are sown in the Urals and Siberia. Table of favorable landing days. Planting beets and carrots according to the lunar calendar:

Month	Favorable days	Unfavorable days
April	3-5, 8, 9, 14, 25	6, 7, 11-13, 20-22, 26-28
May	1, 2, 5-7, 22-24, 28, 29	3, 4, 10-12, 18, 19, 25-27, 30, 31
June	2, 3, 6-8, 18-22, 26, 29, 30	1, 9-11, 14, 15, 23-25, 27, 28

When to sow beets in different regions:

1. Gardeners in the southern regions begin sowing carrots and beets in mid-March. The earlier you sow root crops, the less chance there are for some pests, such as carrot flies.
2. In central Russia, sowing starts in early May and is completed until early June.
3. In the Urals and Siberia, carrots and beets are planted with seeds from the second half of May.

Tips for Growing Root Vegetables

Beetroot and carrots are highly profitable vegetable crops. When grown on an industrial scale, the yield per 1 hectare is 100 tons of vegetables. Root vegetables are stored in a cool place for about 7-9 months. It is important to grow healthy fruits and provide them with good growing conditions so that healthy root crops can be preserved for a long time after harvest.

Recommendations:

1. Adding ash to the soil helps reduce soil acidity, eliminates diseases and fertilizes the soil.
2. To ensure that the beets are not too large, the distance between the rows is reduced.
3. To ensure rapid germination, seeds are treated with a growth stimulant before sowing.
4. When planting carrots and beets side by side, choose varieties with different ripening periods.
5. To make the root vegetables sweet, water the vegetables with salt water - 1 spoon of salt per bucket of water. 5 liters of solution are used per square of land. During the growing season, seedlings are watered with salt water 2-3 times.
6. In high beds with reinforced edges, the fruits grow large and juicy.
7. Dense plantings must be thinned out twice a season; this is done after watering or rain.
8. To prevent the fruits from accumulating nitrates, the crop is harvested before the first frost.
9. Straw and dry grass are placed between the beds in a 10 cm layer. Mulch will protect the soil from drought and hard crust.
10. To prevent carrots from becoming bitter, it is advised not to add humus to the soil.

If the plot is small and the maximum amount of vegetable crops needs to be placed on it, then combined planting is done. Vegetables are planted so that they do not oppress each other. Sowing seeds on favorable days allows you to grow a bountiful harvest of healthy root crops that will be stored until next summer.

Plant beets correctly and enjoy an excellent harvest!

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Crop rotation rules

Compliance with crop rotation rules is important. With the right choice of neighbors, predecessors and successors, it will be possible to increase crop yields, avoid diseases and pests, and also maintain the nutritional balance of the soil.

The neighborhood of carrots and beets

Carrots and beets are excellent examples of good neighborliness. Two root crops get along well in one bed. For example, dedicate half to carrots, the other to beets.

Each of the crops requires almost the same care: watering, fertilizers of similar composition. Plants are not antagonists. The only point to consider is that beets produce more powerful tops. And she can drown out carrots.

Selecting favorable neighbors

Choosing favorable neighbors for root crops is not difficult. They grow well next to various crops.

Carrots feel great next to spinach and onions, and go well with garlic, lettuce, tomatoes, radishes and radishes.

To protect carrot plantings from carrot flies, onions, sage, tobacco, and rosemary are placed nearby.

There are ideal neighbors for beets that stimulate growth: tomatoes, spinach, potatoes, bush beans. The proximity of beets has a great effect on the growth of cabbage. The location of spinach, lettuce, and onions nearby is beneficial for the growth of beets.

There are few unfavorable neighbors for carrots and beets. But there are crops whose beds should be kept away from these root crops. First of all, it is fennel. Both carrots and beets will not like its proximity. If possible, you should not place mustard and beans next to beetroot. Do not plant dill, parsley, or celery near carrots.

Compatibility

In order for carrots to grow well, it is recommended to plant legumes, radishes, and tomatoes next to them. Good neighbors for beets will be lettuce, radishes, parsley, twill beans, Brussels sprouts, and broccoli. such plants will be useful to each other in the exchange of nutrients.

Beets should not be planted next to corn, pepper, or mustard. And carrots do not tolerate proximity to anise, parsley, and dill. There is no need to place carrot beds next to horseradish or beets. And if apple trees grow next to carrot beds, the vegetable will taste bitter.

Landing rules

The soil for vegetables is prepared in the fall. Root crops are sown first in the spring, then other crops are planted. They dig up the ground in the fall, before frost, so that pests, bacteria and fungal spores die during the cold weather. The earth is dug deep to enrich the soil with oxygen and kill insect larvae.

Soil preparation

Carrots prefer sandy, peaty and loamy soils. Acidity should be neutral or slightly acidic, pH 5.7-6.8. Beets can grow in almost any soil, but in clay soil the development of root crops is difficult. The vegetable bears fruit well in a slightly acidic environment, just like carrots.

When choosing a location in the garden, soil moisture and light levels are taken into account. Both crops need light, a level place so that water does not stagnate, otherwise the fruits will grow small and rotten. For digging in the fall, add manure (5 kg per 1 sq. m.), humus, peat (3 kg per 1 sq. m.). If the soil is highly acidic, add chalk, lime, and ash - 1 cup per square of land.

In the spring, the area is cleared of debris, weeds are pulled out, and the ground is loosened. The soil should be light and breathable. In March, fertilizers are applied - 30 g of superphosphate, 20 g of nitrate, 30 g of potassium chloride are added to 1 square of land. Saturate the soil with humus or compost - 4 kg per 1 sq. m. After applying fertilizers, the soil is watered.

In one place, beets are planted 2 years after harvest.

Seed preparation

Root seeds are coated with essential oils, so they are processed and disinfected before sowing. The seeds are soaked in a special solution: add a spoonful of soda and ash, a teaspoon of superphosphate and ¼ part tsp to 1 liter of water heated to 30*C. boric acid. The seeds are immersed in the prepared mixture for a day. After the procedure, they are washed with clean water. The seed is wrapped in a damp cloth and left for 3 days in a warm place.

To stimulate growth, seeds are buried in the ground. 10 days before sowing, the seeds are placed in a linen bag and placed in moist soil. After a week, remove the bag and place the seeds on napkins for 1 hour to dry.

Sowing schemes

Choose one of 4 seed sowing schemes. Sow beets and carrots in prepared furrows, and water the holes in advance. The seed placement depth is from 2 cm to 7 cm. Then the seeds are sprinkled with earth and lightly compacted.

Schemes for planting root crops:

1. With the line method, furrows are made across the bed. The gap between rows is 30 cm, seed depth is 2-4 cm. Plants are planted at intervals of 10 cm.
2. The belt method is used in open soil. Alternate wide row spacing with narrow ones. The furrows run along the beds at a distance of 40 cm from each other, the gap between the seeds is 8 cm.
3. Prepare holes for planting tapes. Root seeds are laid out on a damp paper sheet at intervals of 8-10 cm. The tape is placed at a depth of 2 cm, covered with earth on top and watered.
4. In the northern regions of the country, vegetables are grown through seedlings. 50 days before moving the seedlings to the garden, the seeds are germinated in separate containers on the windowsill. Seedlings are planted in beds with a gap of 20 cm between rows and 10 cm between plants.

Before planting, the long roots of beet seedlings are cut off, this improves the formation of the root crop.

Devices for sowing seeds

Carrot seeds are very small, sowing them by hand is difficult, placing only one seed in a hole will not work, which is why dense plantings of vegetables grow. Various sowing devices help to plant seeds. Seeders distribute planting material evenly to the same depth. The devices are easy to use and a novice vegetable grower can handle them. Rubber gloves are used during sowing work.

Types of seeders:

1. The syringe is a plastic cylinder into which the seeds of root vegetables are placed. When you press the rod, the seeds fall out through a small hole at the base.
2. The “planter” can be bought in a specialized store; the principle of operation is the same as that of a syringe. The device consists of a plastic cup with a lid in which a rod with a spring is placed.
3. The roller seeder is a convenient device; the handle is adjusted to suit a person’s height. The seeds are poured into a round container, the rotation occurs not at an angle, but straight.

Seeders can be made from plastic bottles and boxes with a dispenser. To sow seeds from such structures, you will need to mix the seeds with sand.

Preparing the land

Beets can grow on any soil, but most of all they love well-cultivated, loose, sandy loam and chernozem soils. It can also grow on peat bogs after liming.

It is not recommended to plant beets on heavy clay soils, podzolic and sandy soils.

How to plant beets correctly if the soil on the site is too wet? Gardeners recommend sowing seeds on beds and ridges.

Good predecessors:

• cucumber;
• onion;
• potato;
• tomato;
• legumes

Bad predecessors:

• cabbage;
• carrot.

It is better to pay attention to what grew in the garden bed before the beets. This is especially true for planting beets with seeds in open ground. There is no need to grow it in the same place for several years in a row. Only after 3-4 years can the plantings be returned to their original location.

Planting beets in the spring means preparing the soil in the fall. That is, if you decide to sow beet seeds in the spring, then in the fall you need to make sure that the soil is prepared. First you need to remove all plant remains, get rid of the weeds and dig the area well. Next you need to loosen the soil.

Fertilizing the site

If the soil is depleted, then it makes sense to apply mineral fertilizers. Highly acidic soil must be mixed with lime, chalk or dolomite flour. As a rule, 1 glass of mixture per 1 sq.m. is enough. Don't forget about fertilizers in the spring. It is necessary to enrich the soil shortly before sowing beets. Often gardeners use self-prepared fertilizer.

It includes:

• wood ash (2 cups);
• magnesium sulfate (1 tsp);
• boric acid (12 tsp);
• micronutrient tablet.

All components must be mixed well and added to the beds. The proportions are indicated per 1 sq.m. You can also add a mixture of ammonium nitrate (20 g), superphosphate (40 g) and sodium chloride (10 g) to the soil. If you fertilize the area with manure, you do not need to add more than 4 kg of this fertilizer per 1 sq.m. to the soil.

To grow table beets, you need to choose a well-lit place. This root vegetable does not like shade. If it suffers from a lack of sunlight, the fruits will not have a rich color.

Care

With proper agricultural technology and favorable weather conditions, seedlings appear on the 6-7th day. Caring for them comes down to watering, thinning, fertilizing and weeding. Thanks to these activities, young plants are actively growing.

During the summer, beets and carrots are thinned twice. Two weeks after germination, and again after another two weeks. The first time, gaps of 4 cm are left between plants, the second - 8 cm.

The warmer the spring, the faster carrots and beets sprout. For the first greenery to appear, +4..+6°C is enough.

How to water

To grow large and juicy root crops, carrot and beet beds are watered regularly. These crops love moisture. Carrots and beets can survive dry periods, but they negatively affect the yield and quality of root crops.

Irrigation features:

• monitor the condition of the soil, do not allow it to dry out;
• watering rate – 10-20 liters per 1 sq. m, depending on the growing season and weather conditions;
• Stop watering one to two weeks beforehand - moistened soil has a bad effect on the keeping quality of root crops.

If you water the beds after a long drought, you may lose some of the root crops - they will crack.

How to fertilize

In order for root crops to grow large, juicy, and high in sugar, crops need fertilizing. During the summer they are fertilized 2-3 times. The more fertile the soil, the less the need for fertilizing.

How to feed carrots and beets:

1. Fertilizers are applied for the first time 2 weeks after the greenery sprouts. Young plants are carefully watered with a solution of mineral fertilizers so as not to erode the soil. Urea (15 g), double superphosphate (15 g), and potassium nitrate (20 g) are diluted in a bucket of water.
2. The crops are fed a second time half a month after the first feeding. 30 g of complex fertilizer are diluted in water and the beds are watered with this solution.

Before applying fertilizer, furrows are made in the beds - about 5 cm deep. They are spilled with a nutrient mixture. Then the beds are watered, preferably with warm and settled water.

Loosening and weeding

The yield of carrots and beets largely depends on the cleanliness of the beds and the surface condition of the soil. Beetroot and carrot beds are loosened and weeded with the same frequency - once every 1-2 weeks.

Row spacing is regularly loosened to improve soil air exchange. If you do not break the surface crust, the roots will not receive enough oxygen, and the root crops will lose quality.

Simultaneously with loosening, weeds are pulled out. They not only thicken the plantings, but also take away nutrients. In addition, weeds often attract insect pests, which subsequently move on to garden crops.

Planting with seeds

There are two ways to plant beets: seeds and seedlings. The first method is most often used. The prepared soil can be cultivated to a depth of 3-4 cm and scouring can be done. You can sow the seeds after planting carrots is completed. Usually at this time the soil has time to warm up well. That is why beginners in gardening are often interested in when to plant carrots and beets in the spring. It is better to check the weather forecast before boarding. If rain is expected, hurry to sow the seeds.

Before planting seeds in the beds, it is recommended to treat them. In order for root vegetables to appear as early as possible, the seeds need to be soaked in a solution of a growth stimulator. It can be bought in specialized stores. At home, ordinary ash is often used. The seeds should be soaked for about a day, after which they should be washed with warm water and dried. Until planting, it is better to store them in a fabric bag. You need to put it in a dry, cool place.

You can also treat the seeds using the bubbling method. But in this case, they need to be sown only in moist soil. If you do not pre-treat the seeds, the arrow will not develop.

The scheme for planting beets in open ground is very simple: sowing in rows with further thinning of the seedlings. Planting depth depends on the type of soil. If the soil is loamy, then the seeds should be planted at a depth of 3 cm, if sandy - approximately 4 cm. The distance between the rows should be at least 40 cm. Planting beets in open ground should be done in identical beds and resemble a trellis.

It is necessary to make small grooves and pour water into them. Planting beets with seeds should only be done when moisture has been absorbed. The seeds of this garden crop are quite large in size, so they can be sown individually. Sometimes gardeners worry that seedlings may not appear, so they put several seeds together. After adding seeds to the soil, they need to be covered with soil.

Prevention of diseases and pests

To minimize the likelihood of developing diseases and pests, use seeds from trusted producers for planting. Immediately before sowing, they are soaked for 20-30 minutes in a solution of potassium permanganate or any other fungicide.

It will not hurt if you disinfect the soil before planting. It is poured with boiling water or sprayed with a solution of copper sulfate.

Another preventive measure is timely weeding and loosening of the soil. You can avoid many pests if you choose the right neighbors. For example, rosemary and onions repel carrot flies.

When the slightest signs of diseases and pests appear, the plantings are treated with appropriate chemicals.

Carrot varieties for winter sowing

Important! It’s worth saying right away that not all varieties of carrot seeds are suitable for sowing before winter, especially for early varieties that germinate very quickly. The fact is that as a result of the arrival of a thaw, the seedlings may freeze, and then in the spring you, naturally, will not receive any harvest.

Accordingly, if you decide to sow carrots in the fall, then when purchasing seeds, be sure to carefully study the packaging. The growing instructions (agricultural technology) must state that this variety is suitable for sowing before winter.

It is very practical to buy pelleted (granulated) seeds, which already contain growth stimulants and all the necessary fertilizers for fast, confident germination and further growth. In addition, they are much easier to sow as opposed to ordinary, very small seeds. However, it is worth understanding that the price will also be much higher. But still, the benefits are obvious!

Among the varieties of carrots suitable for sowing before winter, the following are distinguished:

• Moscow winter A 515;
• Nantes improved sugar;
• Nantes 4;
• Nantik Resistafly F1;
• Nandrin F1;
• Nectar F1;
• Incomparable;
• Chantenay Royal;
• Chantenay 2461;
• Losinoostrovskaya 13;
• Vitamin 6;
• Children's sweet;
• Beautiful maiden.

And you only need to choose a specific variety of carrots for winter sowing from those presented - depending on your personal preferences and growing goals.

Common mistakes

Beets do not require complex care and to get a good harvest, it is enough to follow a few simple rules. Planting crops in May should take place according to the lunar calendar. Beginning gardeners most often make the following mistakes:

1. When selecting a variety, first of all you need to pay attention to its frost resistance. If beets are not intended for cultivation in a specific region, then you should not expect a good harvest even when sowing according to the lunar calendar.
2. Early sowing of late-ripening varieties will lead to the fact that the fruits will lose their main taste characteristics. All planting deadlines must be strictly adhered to.
3. If beets are grown through seedlings, then it is necessary to sow them 20-25 days before transplanting into the ground. If the plant outgrows and the roots rest on the bottom of the container, the fruits will be small and not sugary.
4. When planting seeds in open ground in spring, they cannot be pre-soaked. Otherwise, they may take a long time to come out and the harvesting process will be delayed.