Beets Pablo f1: features of the variety, pros and cons

The history of selection of the beet variety Pablo F1 + photo of the root crop

Beetroot Pablo F1 - hybrid variety of Dutch selection

Pablo F1 is a Dutch hybrid variety. It was developed in the Netherlands by employees of the Bejo Zaden company. Today, culture is widely popular in the domestic open spaces. The cultivation area of ​​this variety covers the territory of Russia, Moldova and Ukraine. Including regions with a cold climate, since Pablo F1 is resistant to adverse weather conditions.

Description and distinctive features of the variety

Beets Pablo F1 - sweet table variety of medium early ripening

Beets Pablo F1 - medium-early ripening table variety. Gardeners give him preference not only for the ability to bear fruit in the northern regions, but also for the appetizing round type of root crops, as well as their large size.

The characteristic features of the variety are as follows:

1. The outlet is medium-sized, straight. Oval-shaped leaves are painted in light green color with purple veins. The edges of the plates are wavy.
2. Fruits are rounded with thin tails. They reach 15 cm in diameter, and the mass of beets is 110-180 g.
3. Root crops are covered with a smooth thin skin of a burgundy color. The pulp is juicy, ruby-purple in color.

A feature of the variety is the high content of sugars and betanin, due to which the fruits acquire a particularly rich taste. Also, Pablo F1 manifests itself during heat treatment, completely retaining its aroma and sweetness.

Important! The culture has exceptional keeping quality. When laying for long-term storage, the roots retain their shape and taste, do not rot and mold for several months.

Video: culture overview

Beneficial features

Pablo beets are rich in vitamins, organic acids and trace elements, and also contain an increased amount of sugars and betaine, which explains its beneficial properties:

• removes radionuclides, slags and toxins from the body;
• has a beneficial effect on metabolic processes;
• normalizes the work of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract;
• lowers blood cholesterol levels with regular use;
• strengthens the walls of blood vessels and stimulates hematopoiesis, therefore, the vegetable is especially recommended for use in case of blood diseases;
• reduces inflammation and accelerates wound healing;
• prevents the appearance of puffiness due to the elimination of excess fluid.

Pablo F1 can be safely used for anemia, cardiovascular diseases, ulcerative lesions, malfunctions of the digestive system, general depletion of the body and the appearance of characteristic symptoms of asthenia.

Advantages and disadvantages

Pablo F1 stands out for its hardiness, yield and good fruit quality

The Pablo F1 beet has only one drawback. At the same time, the list of positive characteristics is quite impressive.

Table: advantages and disadvantages of the variety

Gardeners' opinion

Thus, Pablo F1 deserves very good reviews from gardeners. The photos presented on the page clearly demonstrate the excellent commercial appearance of the root crops of this hybrid.

In particular, Pablo F1 earned good reviews from the gardeners of the Urals and Siberia. Spring frosts and early autumn colds, it really tolerates very well.

Many gardeners refer to the pluses of this variety of beets as the "convenient" size of its fruits. The root crops of the hybrid never grow too large. This beet looks very compact and neat. Irregularities on the root crops of Pablo F1 almost never happen.

In terms of taste, there are also mostly only positive reviews about this hybrid. You can use the root crops of the variety both for making borscht and for salads or vinaigrettes. The taste of beets is sweet, without bitterness. Among other things, the fruits of this hybrid also contain a lot of useful vitamins and minerals. These gardeners, of course, also refer to the pluses of the variety.

Landing features

Beets are planted in open ground or by seedling method

For this culture, a site is selected with good access to sunlight and loose loamy soil with a neutral acidity index. The predecessors of beets should not be carrots, cabbage, Swiss chard, beans, spinach, corn... The crop can be planted after onions, tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, radish, radish, garlic and kohlrabi.

Important! With a lack of sunlight, the ground part of the beet is excessively stretched, and the yield decreases.

It is advisable to prepare the site in the fall. After harvesting the previous harvest, remove plant residues, then add 5 kg of compost or humus per 1 m2 to the soil while digging. If the acidity of the soil exceeds the pH level of 7, 0, you must also add 200-400 g of lime per 1 m2.

Seed preparation

Beet seeds must undergo some preparation before planting.

Before sowing, you need to select high-quality planting material. Hollow seeds should be identified first. To do this, they are poured for 20-30 minutes with a saline solution, which is prepared at the rate of 30 g of salt per 1 liter of water. Only seeds that sink to the bottom are suitable for planting. Next, they must undergo a disinfection procedure. The planting material is placed for 12 hours in a composition prepared on the basis of 1.5 g of boric acid and 1 liter of boiling water.

Important! Pre-treatment of seeds will not only prevent the development of diseases, but also provide the plant with the elements necessary for it.

To speed up the germination process, after soaking in a boron mixture, the seeds are immersed for 24 hours in a solution of 10 drops of Energen Preparation and 1 liter of room temperature water or 1 tsp. superphosphate and a similar amount of liquid. After a day, they are washed, covered with a moistened cloth and left for 2-3 days at 20 ° C. As it dries, the planting material should be moistened. After this treatment, the seeds are ready for planting. This procedure can be carried out in a seedless and seedling way.

Sowing in open ground

Outdoor planting is the easiest method

Seeds are sown from late April to early May. In this case, the soil should warm up to 10 ° С, and the air up to 18–20 ° С. If you plant beets later, when the soil temperature reaches 15°C, the emergence of seedlings will be delayed for a week.

Sowing is carried out according to a one-line scheme:

1. Furrows 3-4 cm deep are prepared on the site, leaving a distance of 30-40 cm between them.
2. Seeds are placed in them at a distance of 7-10 cm, after which they are covered with earth.
3. At the end, the soil is slightly loosened, for which they draw a furrow with a hoe 10 cm from the landing line.

Since two or more sprouts appear from one beet seed, it will be necessary to thin out the plantings.When two leaves appear between the plants, 3-4 cm are left, and when 3-4 leaves are formed - a distance of 8-10 cm. The procedure should preferably be carried out after watering, precipitation or in the evening.

Video: practical advice for planting in open ground

Seedling growing method

Seedling method - more time consuming but effective

In this case, the material is pre-planted in special containers, and transferred to the open ground at the seedling stage. This method allows you to increase the survival rate of plants, as well as to protect them from possible return frosts.

To grow beet seedlings, you need to do the following:

1. Prepare containers of about 10x20x20 cm.
2. They are filled with a nutrient composition of coarse sand, peat and sod land (1: 1: 1) and wood ash (200 g per 10 kg of mixture). At the same time, a distance of 2-3 cm is left between the edge of the container and the soil mixture.
3. It is recommended to make holes in the bottom of each plate to prevent moisture accumulation in the substrate.
4. Sowing should be started three weeks before planting seedlings in the ground. The potting mix is ​​watered first. And when the water is absorbed, they start planting seeds.
5. They are placed at a depth of 1–1.5 cm at a distance of 3 cm, sprinkled with earth on top.
6. Then the substrate is sprayed with water and the containers are covered with glass or film. You don't need to dive.

Before sprouting, seeds do not need lighting, but they do need a moist environment. Therefore, the substrate must be constantly monitored and watered as the top layer dries. The temperature in the room where the containers are located should be kept at the level of 22–25 ° С. After the sprouts appear, the glass or film is removed and the cups are placed in a bright place.

Adult seedlings (which have 2 or more leaves) should receive light from the morning until 19:00. In beets that grow in a shaded area, the shoots become thin and weak, and productivity is significantly reduced. Therefore, you need to use fluorescent lamps, which are installed 20 cm from the plants. It is not necessary to feed the beets as there are enough nutrients in the substrate.

A week before transplanting into the ground, the plants begin to harden. First, the beets are taken out into the open air for 3-4 hours a day, then the time is increased to five hours. The air temperature should not be lower than 8–10 ° С. In an apartment, plants can be hardened on a balcony or loggia. In this case, the seedlings must be protected from direct sunlight.

They are transplanted into the ground when the beets get stronger and form several leaves

The seedlings are moved to the garden bed when they have 5–7 leaves each, and the air temperature at night is set at 15 ° C. Plants are planted with an earthen clod at a distance of 4–5 cm, and rows are placed every 30 cm.

Important! When the seedlings are accepted, and the roots themselves grow to a diameter of 1.5–2 cm, the beets will need to be thinned out to an interval of 10 cm.

To protect thin and immature plants from the harmful effects of wind and sun, the seedlings need to be covered with non-woven material. For this purpose, metal arcs are installed above the bed, to which a protective film is attached. They remove it only in July, when the leaves of the tops close.

Video: master class on planting seedlings

Care rules

During the growing season, beets Pablo F1 needs:

• In thinning seedlings. It is carried out when 3-5 leaves appear on the sprouts. Leave 10-12 cm between the plants. If necessary, perform the second, if it becomes clear that the root crops are cramped in the garden.
• In watering. Before the emergence of shoots, make sure that the soil surface is always moist. In the future, it is enough to water the beets 1-2 times a week. In dry years and at the time of active growth of root crops, the number of waterings is increased.

• In weeding and loosening the soil.
• In fertilizing with complex fertilizers. Over the summer, 2-3 fertilizing plants with complex fertilizers are carried out. Organic is rarely used.For example, in the case when it is necessary to support the culture after an illness, or planting it in areas with obviously poor soils.

Pablo F1 beet harvesting dates vary by region. In the south, it is easy to harvest two crops if desired. In July and October. In the middle lane, the crop is harvested in the second half of September.

Hilling and fertilizing

Hilling and feeding are important steps for the formation of large root crops

The formation of a soil crust around the plants is an extremely undesirable phenomenon that leads to a decrease in the quality of the crop. To prevent its appearance, the soil in the aisles is loosened to a depth of 5 - 10 cm after rains or watering. If the fruits are not completely covered with soil, they need to be hilled. Top dressing for beets is applied 2-3 times.

Table: Fertilization Sequence

Proper watering

Watering is best done in the evening or morning hours

When watering, water is supplied to the root using a watering can or a drip irrigation system. The frequency of the procedure depends on the weather conditions. The water needs to be defended for one or two days. In mid-August, watering is stopped, since this will increase the size of the root crops.

If red spots appear on the leaves of the beet, this indicates a lack of sodium in the soil.... In this case, it is recommended to use salt water for irrigation (1 tablespoon per 10 liters). During the period of growing the culture, it is enough to carry out three such procedures.

Table: schedule and rates of watering

How to sow

The Pablo F1 variety, as already mentioned, is relatively undemanding to the composition of the soil. Many summer residents believe that it can be grown both on loam and on sandy soils. The only thing is that the soil before planting beets must be warmed up to at least 5 C. Also, this variety does not particularly like too acidic soil. If the soil pH is low, the situation can be corrected by adding ash or lime to it.

To improve the taste of the fruit before planting Pablo F1, some gardeners advise adding a little sodium nitrate to the soil. Of course, it is worth improving the land with a small amount of humus or manure.

As with any variety, a well-sunlit area should be chosen for this hybrid. These beets will not grow in the shade. You cannot plant this hybrid in the same place from year to year. This will greatly affect not only the yield, but also the taste of the fruit.

Beets of this variety are planted according to the scheme 30 x 30 cm. Under the seeds, holes are made with a depth of about 2 cm. After planting, the garden bed is watered abundantly.

Possible diseases and pests

If the rules of care are violated, beets can be exposed to certain diseases and pests.

Table: beet diseases

Photo gallery: typical diseases of the variety

Mosaic infects leaves, causing them to dry out

Peronosporosis affects the beets of the first year and the testes Rust usually affects the beets in the first and in the second years Phomoz develops on tops weakened by a fungal disease

Fusarium rot destroys root crops

Table: beet pests

Photo Gallery: Cultural Attacking Insects

Beet fleas are most commonly affected in hot weather.

Miner fly causes leaves to dry out

Beet aphid eats leaves, leading to depletion Beet bug damages table beets

The wireworm makes holes in the roots

Beets of different ripening periods

One of the main criteria that the gardener is guided by when choosing is the ripening period of the beets.

Early beets

Early varieties, when planted in early April, yield already in July, and some even at the end of June. They do not differ in keeping quality, and their taste cannot be called outstanding. Root vegetables are smaller than other varieties, weight varies from 200 g to 500 g. Such beets are best suited for salads and juicing.

Harvesting

Pablo F1 is used for salads and delicious preparations

Pablo F1 beets ripen in late August or early September. It belongs to the middle early cultures. Approximately 80 days pass between the emergence of seedlings and the ripening of fruits. 6-7 kg of the crop are harvested from 1 m2. You can determine the time of harvesting root crops by their size and state of the tops. If the leaves become dry and begin to turn yellow, and the diameter of the beet reaches 15 cm, you can start working.

The fruits are dug out of the ground with a pitchfork or a shovel. Then they are cleared of soil and the tops are cut at a distance of 1-2 cm from the beets. The crop is stored at a temperature of 0-2 ° C and a humidity of 90%. Root crops are placed in boxes with a capacity of 10–20 kg and sprinkled with sand in a layer of 3 cm. Also, the crop can be stored in holes 1 m deep and wide. Boards are placed at the bottom, on which beets are laid and sprinkled with sand. Cover the crop with dry leaves, peat or straw, and then a layer of earth.

Root crops of the Pablo F1 variety have a very sweet taste and can be used for any kind of processing. This beet is used to prepare salads, first courses, vegetable side dishes, and caviar.

Testimonials

Anna

When I studied the information about beets, I realized that this is the variety that suits me. At first, I only dropped off a packet of Pablo for the experiment. Seedlings appeared quickly, and I was already harvesting the crop at the end of July. The beets made me happy. Large root crops of a pleasant burgundy hue have grown. The harvest was excellent. The taste of the beets is excellent. She is juicy, sweet. Now I plant only Pablo in the beds. This is my favorite beet variety.

Michael

I have been planting this beet variety for many years. I am always happy with the result. The harvest grows rich. Root crops are large, juicy, smooth. They have a very pleasant taste. Beets practically do not require leaving. Stored for a long time, does not rot or deform. I recommend everyone to try to grow Pablo in their beds. You will not be disappointed.