Sementeira
Sown directly in the final location, ensuring the seed is firmly pressed into the soil.
Beetroot Chioggia
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Beetroot Chioggia
A surprising Italian interior beetroot — when cut, it reveals concentric red and white rings of striking decorative beauty.
About the variety. Chioggia is an old variety with round roots, light red skin, and a sweet flavour that is less earthy than traditional beetroot. Important note: the rings lose their colour and turn yellow once cooked, so it is best enjoyed raw.
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Itinerário técnico
Como cultivar beetroot chioggia?
Um guia de cultivo passo a passo, da sementeira à colheita.
pH ideal 6.0 and 7.5
Solo
The crop prefers deep, well-aerated soils with high water retention capacity and little tendency to form surface crusts. The pH should be between 6.0 and 7.5. The crop has some tolerance to salinity.
Clima
The crop adapts well to temperate, bright, and humid climates.
Fertilização
It is a demanding crop, so compost should be incorporated into the soil before planting.
Rega
In sandy soils, water retention capacity is lower, so watering should be lighter and more frequent, with the opposite being true in clay soils. A drip irrigation system is a good option.
Controlo de Infestantes
Prior to crop establishment, stale seedbeds and soil solarization can be used; after sowing, mechanical methods or mulching with organic materials are applied.
Controlo de Pragas
Aphids, wireworms, cutworms, cabbage fly and nematodes are pests of this crop. To control aphids, moderate fertilisation without excess nitrogen should be carried out, along with natural limitation using hedgerows on field borders to encourage beneficial insects, biological control with parasitoid hymenoptera and predators, and, if necessary, application of potassium soap or azadirachtin. Wireworms should be controlled by avoiding higher-risk soils with forage crops, maize or potato as the preceding crop, and by soil cultivation with light ploughing, harrowing or use of a vibro-cultivator. Cutworms are controlled by avoiding the use of fresh manure, using bait with bran + molasses + Bacillus thuringiensis on the soil near the crop, Bacillus thuringiensis as a spray, biological control with Steinernema carpocapsae nematodes and, if necessary, applications of azadirachtin. Cabbage fly is controlled through ground cover with white clover, spreading sawdust or ash between plants, not using fresh manure and covering the soil with plastic around the plants. Nematodes are controlled through appropriate crop rotations, biofumigation and soil solarisation.
Doenças
Powdery mildew is a crop disease; for its control, wide plant spacing, moderate nitrogen fertilization, and the use of wettable sulfur powder or sulfur powder + lithothamne (1:1) as a dust application (less phytotoxic than pure sulfur) are recommended.