The best varieties of beets — description, photo, reviews

Mid-season beet hybrid from the Japanese Sakata representative in Europe for consumption from the garden and winter storage. The rosette of leaves is spreading, semi-erect. The leaves are large, oval, slightly bubbly, strongly wavy along the edge, on a long petiole. The root crop is round, with an average degree of corking in the area of ​​the root collar, with an average ringiness, weighing 200-380 g, with a thin «tail» of medium length. The pulp is red-raspberry, sweet, tender, the beet smell is weakly expressed. Initially, it was zoned only in the North Caucasus region, but now the list of recommended ones includes the North-Western, Central, Volga-Vyatka and Central Chernozem regions. Although summer residents successfully grow Kestrel F1 beets in Siberia. Winter sowing is possible to obtain beam products — the hybrid is quite cold-resistant and resistant to flowering. By harvesting, the roots protrude halfway out of the ground, which facilitates the process.

An old mid-early beet variety of universal use. Leaf rosette semi-upright, compact, medium height. The leaves are broadly oval, vesicular, with a medium waviness along the edge, on a long petiole. The root crop is round or slightly flattened, maroon, with slight corking in the area of ​​the root neck, 15–20 cm in diameter, weighing 230–550 g; ringing is expressed in an average degree. The flesh is dark red, dense, juicy, with medium sweetness and characteristic astringency, with a strong beet smell.

The Bordeaux 237 beet variety is well adapted in all regions of Russia. Seed plants produce ripe and germinating seeds. In unfavorable years, it can be affected by cercosporosis, it is quite resistant to other diseases.

A variety of medium ripening for consumption from the garden, processing and winter storage. The leaf socket is upright, compact. The leaves are slightly bubbly, with a medium waviness along the edge. The root crop is cylindrical, thickened, burgundy, weighing 160 — 350 g, with weak corking in the area of ​​the root collar, without ringing. The pulp is dark purple, very tender, medium density, sweet. It is zoned in the Northern and Volga-Vyatka regions, in Eastern Siberia, in the Urals and the Far East. On compacted soils, roots may bulge to the surface. The leaf socket is strong, so the crop is harvested by pulling by hand.

A beet variety of medium maturity for commercial and amateur use, intended for storage and processing. The leaf rosette is semi-upright. The leaves are medium, light, with a medium wavy edge. The root crop is cylindrical, with a smooth surface and a small pointed tip, dark red, weighing 250 — 600 g; ringing is absent. The pulp is dark red, dense, good taste, with a slight bitterness. When harvesting, root crops are easily pulled out of the soil by hand. On heavy soils, they can bulge strongly, while the protruding part acquires a greenish tint. According to the observations of summer residents, the variety is tolerant of high acidity. For good preservation, it is necessary to observe the cleaning deadlines. Poorly stored root crops, oversaturated with autumn rains.

A single-sprout beet variety of medium early ripening for horticultural and farm cultivation, universal purpose. The leaves are large, slightly bubbly, with a slight waviness of the edge. The root crop is cylindrical, red, weighing 200 — 350 g, with weak corking in the zone of the root neck; ringing is weakly expressed. The flesh is dark red, tender, sweet, very juicy. One seedling gives one sprout, which facilitates or eliminates manual thinning. The immersion of root crops into the soil is shallow, so it is convenient to pull them out by hand. Suitable for sowing on beam products.

Mid-season variety of beets for use from the garden and processing. The rosette of leaves is medium-sized, compact, erect. The leaves are elliptical, medium in size, dark-colored, bubbly, with a slight waviness along the edge. The root crop is cylindrical, red, with slight corking in the zone of the root collar, without ringing, weighing 200 — 250 g, in some cases it reaches 400 g. The flesh is dark purple, tender, very juicy, excellent taste. The variety is resistant to flowering, it can be sown before winter for beam products. It is zoned in the North-Western, Central and East Siberian regions.

A good mid-season beet variety for processing and long-term winter storage. The leaf rosette is semi-upright. The leaves are medium, oval, with strongly pronounced veins. The root crop is round, dark red, with a slight annularity, slightly corky in the zone of the root neck, weighing 150 — 350 g. The flesh is rich red, sweet, with a slight bitterness. Zoned in the Central and Ural regions. It is distinguished by friendly growth and uniform maturation, is not injured by mechanical action and tolerates transportation well.

Patented early ripe beet variety for fresh consumption and winter storage. The leaf rosette is semi-upright. The leaves are dark, slightly bubbly, with a medium waviness of the edge. The root crop is cylindrical, elongated, with a blunt tip, weighing 180 — 300 g, with an average corking in the area of ​​the root collar; ringing is weakly expressed. The pulp is dark, tender, dense, without fibers, sweetish, good taste. The variety is approved for cultivation in the Central region. Differs in unpretentiousness and plasticity.