Sementeira
Sown directly in the final location, ensuring the seed is firmly pressed into the soil.
Beetroot Detroit 2
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Beetroot Detroit 2
A classic beetroot with a deep red interior, featuring round, compact roots that are ideal when they reach the size of a tennis ball.
About the variety. Detroit 2 is a well-known small-sized beetroot selection, with very uniform dark red flesh and a balanced flavour. For best results, harvest before the roots grow too large.
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Itinerário técnico
Como cultivar beetroot detroit 2?
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 climates with good light and moderate humidity.
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 seedbed techniques 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 border hedgerows to favour 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 where forage crops, maize or potato were 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, by 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 by establishing a white clover ground cover, 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.