Beetroot "Boyarynya": reviews, description, features of care and cultivation

Beets are a favorite vegetable, from which you can prepare delicious dishes and useful salads. Today it can be found on the site in almost every gardener. There are many varieties. The review will consider a description of such a vegetable as the beetroot "Boyarynya", reviews about it, planting it, caring for the variety, and yield.

Description

For Russian latitudes, where the summer is not so hot, the beetroot "Boyarynya" is considered a real find. Sowing is allowed from the end of April to the beginning of May. This allows the plant to catch every ray of the spring sun. If you love this vegetable, then you must acquire the beet variety "Boyarynya". The description says that root crops grow round in shape and have a dark red color.

This is a medium-early variety, which takes about 60-120 days to ripen. One fruit can reach a weight of 500-600 grams. This variety is very resistant to color. Fruits ripen without rings. Suitable for:

• Cooking;
• Preparation of juices;
• Salads;
• First and second courses;
• Stuffing;
• Canning.

The beetroot "Boyarynya" is distinguished by its excellent taste. Comments gardeners say that the variety gives a great yield. From one square meter of the bed can be collected 4-7 kg of vegetables. Also gardener appreciate:

• Good lezhkost;
• High cold resistance.

Soil preparation

If you chose beetroot "Boyarynya", then, in order to get a good harvest, you need to make a correct landing. It begins, of course, with the preparation of the soil. There are some specific rules that need to be followed:

1. The plot of land should be well lit. If you plant beets in the shade, then it will have a large tops and small roots with poor taste.
2. Pay attention to the acidity of the soil. For this vegetable, it must be neutral. The approximate pH level is about 6-7 units. Alkaline soil will promote the rotting of fruits, and the acidic medium slows the development of plants.
3. If you want to reduce the acidity level, then you can use ash.
4. In no case do not spoil the soil with organic fertilizers. Beetroot is one of the few vegetables that perfectly absorb all nitrates.
5. Prepare the land for planting only in the fall. Dug this place. Add manure, compost or bird droppings to the ground.

How to determine the acidity of the soil

Beetroot (Boeryak) "Boyarynya", as mentioned above, prefers neutral soil. Many gardeners have problems with the definition of acidity. This can be done even without special laboratory tests. To do this, you need to do the following:

1. Look around the area and see what kind of weeds grow around. If you saw horsetail, plantain or sorrel wild, then uniquely the land with an acidic environment.
2. Watch the beet while it grows on the bed. If on the tops there are distinctly pronounced red veins, the soil is alkaline. In a neutral environment, usually there are red petioles, and the leaf plate is green.

Seed sowing

To rise the beetroot "Boyarynya", reviews about which are mostly positive, the temperature should be at least 10-12 degrees of heat. Frosts of this variety are not terrible. If you are going to use Buryak in cooking in the summer, then you need to plant in the second half of May.

Looking for vegetables for long storage? Then the optimum soil temperature should be only 5-6 degrees Celsius. Seeds of beet of this variety can be sown under the winter. In this case, you will receive an early harvest of the Buryak.

Ideal seeds

Seed material for planting can be used in a dry or wet (sprouted) form. If you use the last option, do not forget that the land for planting should be moist. Otherwise small shoots will simply perish. Spreading dry seeds into the soil, you should water the beetroot "Boyaryna" daily. It takes a lot of time for the seeds to swell.

Landing scheme

To make the beet grow to the joy of everyone, you need to choose a certain cultivation tactics. Seeds should be laid to a depth of about 2 cm. This is for heavy soils. If the soil is light, then increase it to 4 cm. Seeds should be spread at a distance of 2-3 cm from each other. Between the rows it is necessary to withstand 25-30 cm. In order for the yield to be high, it is possible to grow beets in the ridges. So plants will get a lot of sunlight, and root crops will have plenty of room for development.

Care

From one sown seed can appear several processes. Because of this, as soon as everything is up, the beets must be thinned out. Many experienced gardeners do not advise you to pull everything out immediately, because the sprouts may be weak and disappear. After about a month, the procedure is repeated, and the distance between the plants is about 10 cm. If this is not enough, then in the end of summer, thinning is carried out again, so that the roots have time to gain weight.

As necessary, spend fertilizing and watering. It is necessary to loosen the soil so that the crust on the ground does not form. Usually beetroot does not cause trouble in the care.

Beneficial features

Do you know how useful the beetroot is? Like all other varieties, these roots are famous for the following properties:

1. Prevention of avitaminosis and scurvy. Especially do not neglect the tops, from which you can cook soups.
2. A vegetable is useful for anemia. To do this, use beet juice together with carrots and radishes.
3. Applied with iodine deficiency, as well as for the prevention of atherosclerosis.
4. Beet is necessary for those with hypertensive heart disease, as well as excess magnesium.
5. Dried roots help to cope with ulcers and tumors. To do this, they should be attached to the wound.
6. Prophylaxis of oncological diseases.
7. Helps reduce blood pressure.
8. Prophylaxis and treatment of rickets.

To help the beet maintain health, it is recommended to consume about 6 kg fresh in a year, 16 kg - boiled. Caloric content of the product is 45 kcal.

Negative qualities

But not only the benefit of man brings beets "Boyarynya". Comments gardeners and doctors say that the vegetable can have a negative impact on health. Pay attention to the following contraindications:

1. It is not advisable to use beets in the presence of urolithiasis.
2. You can not take it as a food category of people who have a weak stomach. Beets cause severe diarrhea. In the future, chronic diarrhea may develop.
3. Do not take one freshly squeezed beet juice. This can lead to spasms in the blood vessels.
4. Frequent consumption of Buryak contributes to the accumulation of nitrous acid, from which harmful bacteria can develop in the body.

Packing

You need to choose only quality seeds. Beetroot "Boyarynya" is sold in special packages. In each pack 2 grammes of seeds are packaged. Before buying, be sure to pay attention to the expiration date. This will determine the germination of plants. The cost of one pack of seeds is about 15-20 rubles. In addition, the price depends on the manufacturer.

Reviews

Reviews about this beet are mostly positive. Gardeners and truck farmers note that the beetroot "Boyarynya" gives good yield. Fruits grow coarse, without rings. Beets have a good, sweet taste. And it can be noted that it is very juicy.

Variety Boyaryn appeared on the market a few years ago and fell in love with many gardeners. Now it can often be found on beds.

Many people say that the beetroot "Boyarynya" is not easy to take care of, gives a good harvest even in not very favorable conditions (cold weather, unfertilized or acid soil, etc.).

Conclusion

For gardeners and truck farmers living in the northern regions of our country, the beetroot "Boyarynya" will become the ideal option. Reviews, its prices meet the expectations of many people. If you follow all the rules when planting and caring for the root crop, you will get a wonderful harvest, with which you will please the whole family with useful and tasty dishes.