Whether you buy beets or buy them, you will still be concerned about this issue. Beetroot is a fairly common vegetable that is often used in the kitchen to prepare various dishes. But many who do not have a garden want to grow it at home (in an apartment). The question remains open: “How to preserve beets on the balcony in winter?

Of course, beets can be purchased regularly in the store if needed. In this case, a simple refrigerator will be suitable for storing it. But it is best to purchase the required amount of beets in the autumn, so that there will be enough for the next season. In the spring, the price of this root vegetable increases, and the taste properties deteriorate.

Therefore, it is important that your money is not wasted. For successful storage, you just need to adhere to a certain algorithm of actions.

Important: the best option is to store the plant in a specially designed container or basement, since in these places it is much more convenient to maintain the required air temperature and humidity.

To store root vegetables, it is better to maintain a constant air temperature, which is equal to two degrees Celsius. This is a fairly low temperature. But the humidity should, on the contrary, be high - 90 percent. If the temperature on the balcony is higher than permissible, then the plant will grow tops in a short period of time, and the fruits will become unfit for consumption.

Preserving plant fruits in an apartment:

1. Beets should be placed in plastic bags (but under no circumstances tie them up). Place the bags with root vegetables in a place where the air flow temperature is lower (balcony or outdoor).
2. If your balcony is closed and glazed, then these vegetables can be brought here for the winter. In this case, they must be placed in wooden boxes. The beets should be placed neatly in rows, but the fruits should not touch each other. The rows then need to be sprinkled generously with sand.
3. To avoid fruit freezing in winter, wooden boxes should be covered with blankets.
4. If, in addition to beets, you store potatoes on the balcony, then you can. This will help you survive the cold.

Due to the fact that the root vegetable has a dense skin, the moisture in the plant disappears for a long time, so root vegetables can be stored and not lose their taste even at room temperature (23 degrees Celsius) for one week. The vegetable just needs to be kept away from heating devices.

It can be stored (they must be in a plastic bag), but the root vegetables will remain good for one month.

Extending the shelf life of beets

The long shelf life of beets depends not only on your correct actions taken to store them, but also on the quality of the product itself. Therefore, it is important to have certain knowledge, because it will help you choose root vegetables that can last until spring and retain their excellent taste.

If you grow this vegetable yourself, then you need to pay attention first of all to the variety of this plant. The most suitable varieties are those that have distinctive keeping quality, and the diameter of the fruit is more than ten centimeters. Smaller root vegetables quickly wither and become unfit for consumption.

When you dig up beets, do not damage the skin of the fruit, since it is this skin that has protective functions. The harvest that you have collected must be dried in the sun, and the root crops must be wiped free of dirt with a soft cloth.

Choosing a beet variety

Not all varieties of this plant are suitable for storage for a long period of time. The main factor in choosing a variety is keeping quality.

Important: the beauty and size of the beets do not play a key role in this case. The result of a wrong choice is rotten and spoiled fruits. For example, the Cilindra beet variety has excellent taste, but it is not suitable for long-term storage, because the shelf life of this product is very low.

The most suitable beet varieties are:

1. Renova. This variety is late-ripening and high-yielding. The weight of one root crop can reach 350 grams.
2. Mulatto beets. This variety is mid-season and is excellent for long-term storage. The mulatto perfectly tolerates low temperatures in winter.
3. Libero. A distinctive feature of the variety is early ripening. The root crop is round in shape and large in size. Also great for storage.
4. Egyptian flat beetroot. This variety is one of the most consumed varieties in the autumn and winter. Weight can reach half a kilogram. The fruits also have unique taste.
5. Salad. This variety is a late-ripening product. Has good keeping quality. Has excellent taste.
6. Detroit. This variety produces a high harvest every year. A distinctive feature is the content of a huge number of useful properties.
7. Variety Boltardi. Beets are early ripening. This variety is excellent for long-term storage and processing. The main quality is the stability of the harvest.

These were the best varieties that are suitable for long-term storage, but at the same time they also have excellent taste.

Actions before storing beets

Before storing beets, it is necessary to carry out a number of actions. At the very beginning, you need to dry the vegetable. It takes three or four hours to dry.

Attention: watch the time, if the root vegetables remain in the sun for a long time, they will slowly begin to wither and disappear.

If the crop is harvested after rain, in order to dry this herbaceous plant, it must be brought indoors. The room must be well ventilated. In this case, drying should last about a week.

After drying, initial processing occurs. Processing consists of several points:

1. The beets need to be thoroughly cleaned of various dirt. Under no circumstances should you scrape off dirt with a knife so as not to damage the beet skin. As a result of damage to the skin, the plant can become infected with harmful microorganisms.
2. Next you need to cut off the tops. But it is important to leave a small part of one centimeter. Remember, the tops must be cut, not broken out.
3. Then you should get rid of the side roots. The most important thing at this point is not to damage the vegetable itself.
4. You can also trim the main root by six centimeters if it is very long.
5. The most important point is that the fruits cannot be washed.

The next step is sorting. The sorting includes the selection of the best and healthiest root crops. Vegetables are checked for any damage. Only strong fruits are suitable for storage. During the inspection, vegetables can be further cleaned of remaining dirt particles.

An interesting point: you shouldn’t completely peel the vegetable, since a thin layer of soil helps the root vegetables to be stored longer.

Bottom line

Basic conditions for storing beets on the balcony:

1. The balcony should have dim lighting.
2. The air temperature should be approximately two degrees Celsius.
3. Humidity should reach just over 90 percent.
4. Presence of constant air flow (circulation).

These conditions are especially important to fulfill in the first two months of storage. If the air temperature reaches five degrees Celsius, then the tops of the beets will begin to germinate quickly, because of this, the root crops will be stored much less. In order for regular air flow to circulate on the balcony, vegetables must be at a height of fifteen centimeters from the floor.

There are several tricks that will help you increase the shelf life of this vegetable. For example, root vegetables can be stored together with potatoes. Or vegetables can be covered with sand, but it must be calcined in the sun - this is necessary so that the fruits of the plant do not become infected with anything. You can also use table salt instead of sand. The most common method is storage in open plastic bags (for air access).

In general, storing beets on the balcony is a fairly easy process.

Grow watermelons on the balcony no more difficult than, for example, tomatoes or cucumbers. You can use any variety or hybrid.

We sow seedlings in early May, and after germination we place the pot in a warm and well-lit place. Then we transplant it to a permanent place in a container of at least 5 liters - but no later than the appearance of 3-4 true leaves. During growth, we carefully tear off all the ovaries until at least 8-10 true leaves are formed on the plant.

Then we “work as a bee” - we manually pollinate the female flowers with male flowers. Unfortunately, parthenocarpic watermelons and melons have not yet been invented :-). We leave 1-2 ovaries, water and feed them on time. That's all.

This year I plan to grow melons. What variety it will be, I haven’t decided yet, but it doesn’t matter, I think that you can grow any fruits and berries on the balcony. Last year, for example, I grew potatoes, carrots and beets on the balcony for the first time!

Beets from the September harvest, sown in June - they turned out sweet and tasty!

Potatoes - harvest from two tubers, grown in a 7 liter pot

2) You mentioned earlier that you keep a kind of “garden” diary. Could notCould you use it to clarify when you got your first harvest of cucumbers last year?and tomatoes? And which varieties were the earliest?

Unfortunately, I cannot say this for sure, since I do not keep such statistics. For me, the more important aspect is to get the maximum yield from one plant in balcony conditions. But in one year I sow no more than 2-3 varieties of tomatoes, 1-2 varieties of peppers and 1 variety of eggplant, so I don’t have much statistics.

Based on my experience, I can recommend the Black Beauty and Almaz eggplants and Podarok Moldova pepper to balcony gardeners; these varieties give a stable harvest on the balcony. And the tomato is a very flexible crop, and the yield is highly dependent on agricultural technology and the formation of the plant, so I can say - sow any variety or hybrid, there will definitely be a harvest with proper care.

Pepper Purple Bell, good harvest (5 liter pot)

3) Nowadays everyone is passionate about the “garden” of herbs. Is it also possible to grow herbs on the balcony? And if so, what kind of herbs do you grow?

– this is a very interesting topic for me, but so far I have not had time to fully realize these plans. This is my plan for this year. I will sow all the herbs and herbs whose seeds I find on the shelf in the store. There will definitely be basil, rosemary, thyme, coriander, dill and parsley. Another big advantage of these crops is that they can be sown during May-June with a break of a week and receive a green conveyor of fragrant products until frost.

I have the most daring plans for this year: I want to try for the first time to grow crops such as melon, cauliflower and kale, lettuce, zucchini, raspberries and apple trees on my balcony. You see, I’m already moving from balcony vegetable growing to balcony gardening. Read my blog, I will keep you updated on all events.

Strawberry “Moscow delicacy”, remontant, from seeds, produces the main harvest in the second year

My plans are limited only by the area of ​​my balcony, but I dream of someday buying my own piece of land and turning it into a blooming garden!

And you will definitely succeed! Mikhail, thank you very much for answering the questions and we wish you good luck in the new season!

Growing chard indoors is not difficult. Of course, it takes a little longer to grow than regular lettuce. But its beneficial colored leaves can be used until late autumn. In addition, these plants, having gorgeous foliage, look very beautiful on the windowsill.

When and how to sow?

Swiss chard seeds are sown from spring to June. If you have a bright window, you can start growing it from the end of February - beginning of March. Daylight hours are sufficient for forcing.

The seeds of chard are almost the same as those of beets, they are large in size and look like balls. Before sowing, they are soaked in warm water for 24 hours. If you leave the seeds longer, you will need to change the water several times a day. There should be 10 times more water than the volume of seeds. You can spread the seeds on a damp cloth and place them under a plastic bag. This way they will swell faster and sprout.

Sowing seeds is carried out in spacious boxes or pots. Containers for growing chard must be at least 15 cm deep, since the roots go deep into the pot.

If sowing is carried out in ready-made soil from the store, then it would be good to add a little humus or organic fertilizer (sold in the store). Beetroot requires enhanced natural nutrition. It is better to limit mineral fertilizing. They increase the risk of the formation of excess “chemicals” in the leaves. You can add charcoal (ash) to the soil, which will enrich it with potassium and microelements and reduce acidity. Chard, like beets, cannot tolerate increased soil acidity.

The sprouted glomeruli are placed in prepared containers with moistened soil to a depth of 2...3 cm. The seeds are placed at a distance of at least 5 cm from each other. Subsequently, excess and weak seedlings are pulled out from soil. This increases the level of lighting, ventilation and provides additional nutrition area for plants. The density between seedlings is at least 10...12 cm, otherwise you won’t get a large rosette of leaves.

Chard care

Good lighting, watering and loosening are the main things in growing leaf beets. After germination, the containers are placed on a well-lit windowsill in the house. Plants adapt well to room conditions. The most favorable temperature for plants is moderate, from 16 to 20°C.

Water the chard abundantly and regularly with settled water at room temperature. Between waterings, the top layer of soil should dry out a little. Loosening is done after each watering, when the soil is slightly weathered. This will ensure free access of air to the roots.

The cutting of leaves and petioles with leaves begins 1...1.5 months after germination in early varieties, and 2 months later in mid-season varieties. Stumps should not be left on plants. They may rot.
The heart - the “golden” reserve of leaves must be protected from water and damage. After cutting, if the leaves begin to become smaller, you need to feed the chard. Liquid fertilizers are suitable, for example, “Ideal”, “Viohumus”, “Rainbow”.

If your house has a balcony or loggia, then containers with plants can be taken there in early spring, when the frosts have passed. Chard grows well outdoors until the autumn cold. One chard plant can produce up to 1 kg of delicious, healthy leaves per season.

The high content of carotene, iron, and calcium makes Swiss chard very healthy, especially for children. In addition, it is easily digestible, lighter than spinach.
The leaves are cooked like spinach, and the fleshy stalks like asparagus. Chard is used in cooking in fresh, boiled, stewed, pickled, pickled form. There are not many varieties of chard on sale, but there are multi-colored mixtures from which plants of various colors grow.

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Leaf beets with the beautiful name “chard” are increasingly gaining recognition among gardeners. This vegetable is famous not only for its great benefits to the body, but also for its excellent nutritional qualities. In addition, the bright palette of petioles and elegant leaves made this plant decorative.

What is this - chard?

Chard is a foreign relative of our beets, but, unlike it, it does not produce full-fledged root crops. Only the above-ground parts of the plant - petioles and leaves - are used for food. Under favorable conditions, chard forms powerful, beautiful rosettes that ennoble the garden plot. Chard combines well with other garden crops and grows until late autumn, pleasing the eye with its spectacular spreading leaves.

Chard leaves appear early, before the cabbage has yet arrived, and housewives are happy to use them as a dressing for borscht or green cabbage soup. Salads are prepared from chard leaves, delicious cabbage rolls and vinaigrette are made. The petioles are fried in breadcrumbs, stewed with cabbage and other vegetables, fermented, and pickled. Pickled chard stalks are a real delicacy, a light and savory snack.

What are the benefits of Swiss chard?

The benefits of chard for the body can hardly be overestimated. This plant is rich in carotene, organic acids, vitamins K, A, E and C, micro and macroelements, including iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, etc. Leaf beet is a wonderful dietary product with low calorie content; it contains coarse fiber and a large amount of antioxidants.

Chard is useful for diabetes, anemia, kidney stones, and hypertension. Using this vegetable in food improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system and liver, and strengthens the immune system. The restorative effect of chard on the hair follicle has long been noted; the pulp from the root of the plant is used to treat baldness. Swiss chard is also excellent for strengthening bones, stimulating brain activity and improving blood circulation.

How to grow chard?

It is better to plant leaf beets as seedlings, this way you can get the first greens faster. The plant is quite unpretentious and cold-resistant, but when planting in open ground in early May, it is better to first protect the early shoots from spring frosts. If you sow in the ground, this can be done as early as the end of April. Chard grows well in light loamy soil fertilized with organic matter.

The plants grow large, this must be taken into account when planting. The distance between rows in the ground should be at least 35 cm. It is enough to grow 5-6 pieces of leaf beets for the needs of a family of 4 people.

Caring for chard is simple; it requires thinning in the phase of 2-3 leaves, loosening and weeding as necessary. During the growing season, leaf beets need abundant watering; if there is a lack of moisture, they may bolt. The plant should be fed 3-4 times per season with nitrogen fertilizers (urea at the rate of 1 matchbox per bucket of water or ammonium nitrate).

If you want to grow a small vegetable garden on a loggia or even a windowsill, now is the time to do it. The cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers grown by you will certainly be the most delicious and will decorate during the flowering and fruiting period. interior.

Of course, he will not be able to fully feed his family, but he will not only save a little, but also receive moral satisfaction. It’s so nice not only to see the result of your work, but also to taste it. Vegetables grown by yourself are always the most delicious and aromatic, because you raised them with love.

Usually people try to grow vegetables on the windowsill in the dead of winter. When it's covered with snow, but you want to tinker with the ground.

But this is an activity for more experienced vegetable growers (you need lighting, and this minimizes all savings). Now the daylight hours are very long and growing crops on the windowsill is not at all difficult. The main thing is desire and a little patience.

Poor ecology is the fly in our ointment; the air in cities is not particularly clean. But the products that we buy on the market are not grown in environmentally friendly areas.

In addition, it is unknown how many toxic chemicals they had to absorb. And in your miniature garden bed you can reduce the intake of harmful substances into vegetables.

It is enough to follow the basic rules:

• adding organic matter to the soil makes mercury, lead and cadmium less available to plants;
• sulfur-containing fertilizers limit the mobility of mercury and make it inaccessible to plants;
• Liming the soil prevents the accumulation of large amounts of harmful chemicals in fruits. You can also use an infusion of wood ash brought from a picnic for this.

Cucumbers on the balcony

Crispy cucumbers are the most common vegetable on our windowsills.

They grow quickly and now you can safely grow them from seeds. When choosing a variety, give preference to self-fertile greenhouse hybrids.

The pot for the plant must be at least five liters (preferably ten). Be sure to lay drainage at the bottom (expanded clay, clay shards). The soil should be loose, fertile and not acidic.

Add 2 tbsp per 10 liters of substrate. spoons of nitrophoska, 1 teaspoon of magnesium sulfate, 1-2 cups of wood ash. It is advisable to pre-soak the seeds and then sow them one at a time in a pot.

It would be nice to “settle” the cucumber on the east window. On the south side you cannot do without protection from the scorching rays of the sun.

Cucumbers grow and bear fruit well in high humidity conditions. Place containers of water on the windowsill and, on hot days, humidify the air from a sprayer with a fine spray (so that no drops remain on the leaves).

Start feeding the plant a month after planting. Nowadays there is a large selection of fertilizers for each specific crop on sale, and they are very convenient to use.

Take care of the trellis so that the cucumber vine will beautifully cover the window. In the lower 4-6 nodes you need to remove side shoots and female flowers. The remaining side shoots need to be shortened.

Tomatoes on the balcony

Tomatoes are increasingly “conquering” window sills.

Breeders have developed many tomato varieties specifically for growing indoors. They are distinguished by their compact bush size and high decorative value.

The fruits are small, but very tasty and aromatic. And due to the fact that there are a lot of them on the bush, the harvest is quite decent.

The season for selling seedlings at the market is not yet over. Buy a few bushes and you will see that growing tomatoes on a windowsill is not at all difficult.

A spacious pot, good drainage, nutritious soil - these are the main conditions for success.

Tomatoes do not like humid air; they do not need to be sprayed. Water the soil daily in hot weather, and once a week in cloudy weather.

It is enough to feed the plants once a month. During flowering, the branches need to be swayed a little to improve pollination.

You should not pick tomatoes that are not ripe. When they ripen on the bush, they become fragrant and juicy. This is exactly what we lack in purchased fruits.

Tomato relatives, eggplants, also grow well on windowsills.

Pepper is a real boon for a miniature garden. Especially spicy. It has a compact bush and colorful, bright small fruits.

Growing peppers look like a chic bouquet, and the benefits from them are considerable. The fruits can be dried and one plant will completely satisfy your hot pepper needs.

If you want to grow sweet peppers on your balcony, one plant will not be enough. Now is not too late to buy seedlings at the market. Choose a variety with medium-sized fruits.

Multi-colored peppers look beautiful on one window. But it’s not worth growing spicy and sweet side by side. It is better to place them in different rooms. Otherwise, the fruits on all the bushes may become bitter.

The main requirement of pepper is a loose substrate. The roots need to breathe. Do not overdo it with watering and loosen the soil more often (but shallowly).

Water only with warm water. If the weather is hot, wet the leaves in the morning and evening.

Herbs and spices on the balcony

Herbs and spices are also absolutely necessary to always have on hand. So as not to buy a bunch of parsley or dill when you only need one sprig.

In the room you can grow various varieties of lettuce, mustard, dill and all kinds of spices.

By adding them to salads, meat dishes, soups, you can add completely new flavors to the most ordinary dishes. In addition, it is a real storehouse of vitamins.

These plants are early maturing and easy to care for. But there is one feature - the temperature should be 18-20 degrees. It is better to postpone sowing them until early autumn.

The choice of crops for your windowsill depends on taste and imagination. You can simply dig up bushes of parsley, mint, perennial onions and whatever else you love from your dacha and transplant them into pots. It will turn out very simple, beautiful, convenient and profitable.

5 secrets to the success of a mini-garden on the balcony

1. Give preference to small-fruited but high-yielding hybrids and varieties.

In a small area, it is difficult for a plant to grow large fruits; there will be few of them or they will not ripen for a long time.

Small fruits ripen gradually, and every day you can pick fresh vegetables for dinner.

2. Do not allow the soil to dry out. This happens very often in hot weather. The plant may shed flowers and ovaries. If you don't have time to monitor soil moisture, install a "watering system."

Dig a plastic bottle into the ground, making several holes in it first. Which side to dig in depends on the size of the pot. The main thing is that there is a funnel on the surface for pouring water.

The roots will constantly receive moisture, and the earth on top will not be covered with a crust.

3. Protect plants from the scorching rays of the sun. Burns on the leaves and the yield can significantly reduce, and the appearance of the plant will be spoiled.

“Tint” the glass with white paper - and the room will not be so hot, and the plants will become more comfortable.

4. Do not overuse fertilizers; the saying “you can’t spoil porridge with oil” is inappropriate here.

The rate specified in the instructions for the fertilizer must not be exceeded. It’s even better to divide it into two times (it’s better to feed more often).

To avoid burning the roots, water the plant first with clean water and then with the fertilizer solution.

5. Don't force plants to compete. By planting two bushes in one pot, you will not increase the yield, but, on the contrary, you may lose it altogether.

If there is nowhere to replant the extra plants, it is better to throw them away altogether, and then the remaining ones will thank you with a generous harvest.

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