Beets, thanks to their varietal diversity, have firmly entered various spheres of our life. We use it as a raw material for the production of sugar, feed for livestock and a useful product for preparing all kinds of dishes, and the leafy species is known for its medicinal properties. This vegetable perfectly tolerates wintering, therefore it is available almost all year round. For high-quality cultivation of beets, fertile soils with a neutral pH level are needed. As for harvesting, on average, root crops ripen by September. Early varieties can be consumed in the summer.
Differences between sugar beet and ordinary, fodder: in chemical composition, appearance, vegetation system and requirements for cultivation. Scope of application of vegetable crops.