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Beet leaves turn red - why is this happening and what to do

Beets are unpretentious in cultivation, but if the rules of agricultural technology are not followed, the leaves may turn red. Such cultures lag behind in growth and develop incorrectly.

Immediately, we note that the reddening of the leaves of beets is not always a sign of any disease. In some varieties (Sugar and Burgundy), the tops turn red as a result of frequent and abundant watering. Usually such vegetables are poorly stored, but this redness does not affect the quality and quantity of the crop. Therefore, if the plant develops normally, there is nothing to worry about. But if there is a lag in growth, you need to identify the cause as soon as possible and eliminate it.

Reason 1: acidic soil
This is the most common cause of beet tops turning red. The culture prefers soils with neutral acidity, therefore, before sowing seeds, acidic soil must be limed (spill with a thoroughly mixed ash solution - 2-3 cups of wood ash per 10 liters of water). And in the fall, for digging, it is recommended to add chalk or dolomite flour to the soil (450-500 g per 1 sq.m).

Soil liming

Liming the soil will not only reduce acidity, but also help the beets absorb phosphorus - an important element necessary for the proper development of this plant.

Reason 2: lack of nutrients
Redness in beet greens can be caused by a lack of phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, manganese, or sodium. So, with a deficiency of phosphorus, the aerial part of the plant first acquires a dark green color, and after some time it becomes red.

With a lack of potassium, the tops also become dark red (especially at the edges), and in severe cases, they get sick and dry out. This disease is often referred to as marginal necrosis.

With a lack of magnesium, the tops turn brown and twist upwards, a deficiency of manganese and sodium also leads to reddening of the incised part of the plant.

Regular top dressing will help to fill in the missing elements in the soil. To eliminate the deficiency of magnesium and manganese, it is recommended to use a solution of slurry (1:10) or chicken manure (1:20). At the same time, the fertilizer consumption is 1 liter per 1 running meter.

Beet top dressing

Beets need properly fertilized soils with neutral acidity

Also, fertilizing with lime and potassium is useful for beets: 200 g of lime and 80 g of potassium chloride are dissolved in 10 liters of water, everything is thoroughly mixed and the plants are watered every 14 days at the rate of 1 liter of solution per 1 running meter. Feeding is stopped when signs of nutrient deficiency disappear.

To eliminate sodium deficiency, you need to add table salt to the water for irrigation (at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 10 liters of water). And the lack of phosphorus is compensated with superphosphate at a dosage of 30-40 g per 1 sq.m.

Please note: with an excess of micro and macro elements, beet leaves may also turn red. Therefore, correctly observe the dosage of applied fertilizers.

Reason 3: beet cercosporosis
This problem is more difficult to deal with than the previous ones. If the beet leaves did not just turn red, a border appeared on their edges, and the entire leaf plate was covered with brown-burgundy dry spots, gradually turning into holes, then the plant was attacked by a fungal disease - cercosporosis.

Beet cercosporosis

Symptoms of beet cercosporosis

This disease affects both sugar and fodder beets. Most often it manifests itself in the second half of summer in wet weather. The fungus can cut the yield by almost half. Therefore, it is important to start treatment on time and not forget about preventive measures.

Before sowing, soak the seeds in a solution of potassium permanganate. After germination, 3-4 times during the growing season, spray the plantings with any fungicide, and once every 10-14 days, treat with copper-containing preparations (for example, a 1% solution of copper sulphate).

Svela is an unpretentious garden crop that does not need much care. It is impossible to imagine a garden where this crop would not be sown. This root crop can no doubt be called unpretentious in cultivation. But still, problems with beets can appear. Many gardeners are interested in the question of red beet leaves and what to do about it.

Beet leaves turn red when stunted, when the root crop is not formed and the tops are not developed. Reddening of the leaves can be seen at the time of seedling growth and in open beds. It is important to understand and understand the cause of red beet leaves and determine why red leaves appear.

Main reasons:

acidic soil

This is the most common reason that hinders the absorption of nutrients from the soil. The tops on such land become red, the leaves are small, and the roots do not grow to a normal size and become hard and tasteless. First you need to determine the acidity of the soil in the garden. Checking the reaction of the soil is not difficult. To do this, take baking soda and vinegar. Then we take a lump of earth, soak it and make a cake on a flat surface. Next, pour a little vinegar on top and watch the result. A reaction should occur with the appearance of bubbles, this is that the soil is alkaline, if nothing appears, then the soil is neutral or acidic. Then we make another cake and sprinkle it with soda. If there is a reaction, then the earth is acidic. The solution to this problem is ash, which needs to be fertilized with soil before planting and shed with an ash solution. The consumption rate of ash for soil deoxidation depends on the pH level. On average, take a solution of 100 g per 1 m².

TIP: Beetroot gives a full crop on land with neutral acidity.

Deficiency of phosphorus and potassium.

This reason contributes to the fading of the tops and the acquisition of a greenish color, and further reddening of the leaves of the vegetable. If phosphorus is critically lacking, then this leads to illness and drying. You can increase the phosphorus content in the soil with well-chosen fertilizers that are applied to the soil. Usually a solution of slurry (1:10) or bird droppings (1:20) is used. The consumption of the solution in the garden is 1 liter. per 1 p.m.

With a lack of potassium in the ground, beet leaves turn red and curl at the same time. In this case, the situation is corrected with the help of potash fertilizers and top dressing with wood ash.

Lack of magnesium and manganese

Leads to the twisting of the leaves up and reddening of the ground part of the plant. Correct the situation with top dressing.

Lack of sodium.

The leaves of the root crop change color, as there is not enough sodium. You can fix the problem quickly and easily: we water the garden bed with saline. To make it, we take 250 gr. ordinary table salt and dissolve it in ten liters of water. About one liter of saline solution is used for each meter of bed. Beets should be watered not at the root, but from above, so that the solution gets on the leaves.

TIP: Before you increase sodium levels, you need to make sure that it is he who is causing the leaves to turn red. Since an excess of this trace element in the soil can affect the yield of beets.

Top dressing.

This is another reason. Its excess leads the tops of the culture, first to red, and then to complete drought.

There are several reasons why beets do not grow and the leaves turn red. But, before you start fighting this disease, you need to determine the cause of the red leaves. If no attempt is made to combat the reddening of the leaves, this can lead to a large loss of yield.

One of the most unpretentious garden crops, it does not require special growing conditions. But beets also have enemies - pests and pathogens that can not only ruin the crop in the garden, but also destroy the stocks harvested on. Beet diseases can affect both the root crop and the leaves. It doesn’t matter which side the trouble came from, in any case, the whole plant as a whole suffers.

The fight against diseases is carried out in two directions: preventive and curative. Any problem is easier to prevent than to eliminate, so prevention should be given maximum attention.

How to protect the future crop from diseases?

Prevention of any beet disease is a complex event. It lasts from the moment the seeds are selected until the harvest for the winter. Includes:

• selection of varieties with high disease resistance;
• fertilizing plants with fertilizers;
• proper care;
• timely harvesting, taking into account weather conditions;
• inspection of root crops before laying in storage.

Competent agricultural technology and timely top dressing will make beets practically invulnerable to infectious agents. Well, if trouble did occur, it is important to know how to get out of the situation with the least losses.

Beet diseases: signs, causes

Any gardener will benefit from information about the most common beet diseases (with photo) and the fight against them.

There are brown spots on beets. What is this?

The beets are almost ready to be harvested, but suddenly the leaves, and then the fruits, begin to become covered with brown spots. These are the signs phomosis- fungal disease of beets. During storage, infected root crops not only deteriorate themselves, but also spread the infection among healthy ones.

The first manifestations of phomosis are hardly noticeable: small, slightly elongated spots on the leaves can be overlooked. But at this time, the fungus already penetrates the plant and all the beets disappear.

Proper crop rotation, disinfection of planting material and fertilizing with potash fertilizers at the final stage of the growing season will help to avoid this insidious beet disease, which can destroy the entire winter stock during storage. Sick plants are treated with fungicidal agents.

By the way, the appearance of small spots on the leaves can also be caused by improper watering (sunburn due to the bright sun) or an overdose of fertilizers. It is necessary to moisten the beets in the evening and correctly calculate the dosage of the applied top dressing.

Why do beetroots lighten and dry young leaves?

If you observe the following picture on your beets: the leaves selectively lighten, and then twist down and dry out, then the culture is infected downy mildew or false. This fungal disease can be identified by a greyish-purple bloom on the underside of light-colored leaves. Peronosporosis is provoked by prolonged rains and prolonged cooling.

If there are signs of this beet disease, then treatment should be started immediately. Options for remedies for peronosporosis:

• Bordeaux liquid at a concentration of 1%;
• copper oxychloride - 50 g per 10 l. water.

The composition is used for spraying immediately after the detection of infection and ten days later.

It is possible to prevent fungal diseases of sugar beets and canteens by presowing seed treatment using formalin, as well as observing crop rotation (do not plant beets in one place more than once every three years).

Beet seedlings die, not having time to grow. What's up with them?

Sometimes young fodder beets die in this way. Diseases that cause this condition are called root beetle. Root beetle is provoked by microorganisms living in moist, heavy clay soils. In waterlogged conditions, seedlings often suffer from this trouble. Regular loosening of row spacing is the best prevention of root beetles. With such a simple action, you can save the harvest from this disease of sugar beets and table varieties.

Why are there brown spots with red edges on the leaves?

Among the fungal diseases that are primarily affected by sugar and fodder beet, diseases cercosporosis also worth paying attention to. Signs - reddening of areas of leaf blades. Most often, the disease affects beets overgrown with weeds. Leaf diseases (photo of manifestations of cercosporosis below) progress rapidly, as a result of which the plant is left without foliage and dies.

Keeping beet beds clean, timely weeding and fertilizing the soil is the best way to avoid this trouble.

The petioles of the beet leaves turn black. What's up with them?

If the leaf petioles turn black at the base, dig up the root crop and inspect it. Cracks covered with white bloom will definitely indicate Fusarium rot. A similar picture occurs when brown rot is affected, only in this case the plaque will be brown.

Soil deoxidation with lime, chalk, and drainage of areas with stagnant water can protect against rot. Complex top dressing should be enriched with boron. Regular deep loosening of row spacings is also of great importance. If an infected plant appears on the bed, it should be immediately removed from there and destroyed (burned).

Beet pests

What other pests and diseases of sugar beet, fodder and canteen are found on farms? These are beet and mining flies, beet aphids, flea beetles and shield beetles.
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All these pests affect the leaves, in particular:

• yellow beet fly larvae eat through leaves;
• white larvae of the mining fly act similarly;
• beet aphid sucks the juice from the petioles, from which the nutrition of the leaf is disturbed and it dies;
• the flea lives in beet roots, its larvae feed on thin roots;
• the beet shield-bearer looks like a bug, the insect damages the seedlings and leaves of adult plants.

Pests die as a result of preventive measures, such as weeding and deep autumn digging of beds. As control measures, you can use a decoction of onion peel or special insecticides.

Knowing about the most common sugar beet diseases and measures to combat them, you can quickly and accurately diagnose, begin medical work and achieve complete victory over pests or infection.

Do not forget about the most important thing: only weakened beets are affected! Diseases and pests are not able to defeat the natural immunity of a healthy plant.

Good harvests!

Beets belong to the category of unpretentious horticultural crops that do not require difficult growing conditions. At the same time, many novice gardeners do not know why beet leaves may turn red, what to do in such a situation. As a result of incorrect actions, the plant begins to lag behind in development, or root crops are formed incorrectly, therefore, it is worth knowing in advance about the causes of such anomalies.

Beet seedlings are very responsive to growing conditions and immediately react to unfavorable factors. Most varieties today have green leaves and their redness indicates problems with the plant, the causes of which can be many.

Some varieties are naturally endowed with the quality in the form of a reddish shade of foliage. The purple-red shade of the beets in this case is the norm and is typical for varieties such as Sugar or Burgundy. The advantage of such crops is tasty root crops, but a significant disadvantage is the poor quality of storage.

Causes of leaf color change

Red beet leaves can be planted by cultivar breeding. This feature is in most cases indicated by the manufacturer on the packaging, so before planting, you should study the description of the features of the horticultural crop.

There are many reasons why leaves may turn red. In most cases, the source of the problem is to be found in the quality of the soil or human actions. The most common causes of red beet leaves are:

• increased soil acidity;
• deficiency of minerals in the soil;
• plant diseases;
• excessive nutrition of the plant;
• abundant watering.

The lack of potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium in the soil leads to the problem of reddening of the leaves. The problem arises not only with insufficient nutrition of the plant, but also with excessively large top dressing. In this case, the roots are heavily filled with juice, and part of it gets into the leaves. To eliminate the problem, you need to correctly determine the cause of its occurrence.

Why do beet leaves turn red, what to do

If the beet leaves suddenly turn red, then it is necessary to clarify whether this situation is determined by the characteristics of the variety. The reasons for the abnormal behavior of the plant should be sought in the care of the plant. It is recommended to first conduct a visual inspection of the plant, since when the disease is affected, the structure of the leaves changes, which often creates a reddening effect from a distance.

The reason for concern should be the fact that the beets, the leaves are covered with bubbles, the surface has become covered with red dots. In this case, it is urgent to treat and take certain actions.

Causes of yellowing leaves

The most common reason plants turn yellow is lack of water. Beets are very demanding on watering, and the lack of moisture is immediately reflected in its appearance. At the same time, the plant can tolerate long-term drought conditions, and a temperature of 20-25 C is considered optimal for beets. If the leaves have yellowness, then you need to change the watering mode.

Often the cause of yellowing leaves is a lack of nitrogen in the soil. A yellow tint is observed with such a problem closer to the edge of the leaf plate or looks like veins. In this case, the beets are fertilized with mullein or bird droppings, making a solution at the rate of 1 liter for every 1 m ".

How to help the beets

In hot weather and with a lack of natural watering, maturing plants need to carry out additional soil moisture 3 times a week so that an average of 4 liters of water per 1 m2. In a later period, the volume of watering is increased, and 1 m2 requires from 8 to 10 liters of water, but it is enough to perform the procedure once every 7 days. Stop watering 30 days before the planned harvest. To better retain moisture, it is recommended to mulch the soil using straw, grass or any other material for this.

With obvious problems with the growth and appearance of the horticultural crop, they turn to the benefits of top dressing, water in the required volume, and adjust the content of mineral elements in the soil.

For good growth, beets require good soil, the loamy type is considered the best. Such soil will allow you to get a good harvest with minimal compost and fertilizer.

When planting seeds, you should follow the rules of the planting scheme and, if necessary, thin out, otherwise the plantings will thicken, which will negatively affect the rate of return of root crops. Improve it will allow timely loosening and proper watering.

Sodium deficiency

Beetroot leaves acquire a reddish tint due to the lack of several types of mineral elements in the soil. Often this situation leads to a deficiency of manganese and sodium. To replenish the first, top dressing with slurry is used. For each linear meter of planting area, there should be 1 liter of a solution prepared from fertilizer in a ratio of 1:10 with water.

A lack of sodium also leads to reddening of the leaf blades. To solve the problem, soil treatment is carried out with salt water. To eliminate the deficiency of nutrients, it is enough to shed the soil twice a season with a solution prepared from 10 liters of water and 1 glass of salt. Treating the soil with wood ash will help increase productivity.

Phosphorus and potassium

Reddening of the leaves of beets is often associated with a lack of phosphorus and potassium. The lack of the first element is indicated by the dullness of the leaves, the surface of which becomes dark brown. Phosphorus is an important element, the lack of which immediately affects the health of the plant. To replenish, it is enough to fertilize with superphosphate fertilizer. At the same time, dosages are correctly observed, which are always indicated in the manufacturer's instructions for the drug. On average, 30 to 45 g of funds should go per 1 m 2.

It is more difficult to cope with the problem in a situation where the soil is acidic, and at the same time there is a deficiency of potassium. With this problem, beet leaves turn dark red at the edges, which is why the disease is often referred to as marginal necrosis.

In this case, lime and potassium are added to the soil. The following proportions are used to prepare the solution:

• water - 10 l;
• lime - 200 g;
• potassium chloride - 80 g.

The main components are thoroughly dissolved, and for each linear meter it is required to prepare 1 liter of the product. The procedure for watering the soil must be repeated after 2 weeks.

Soil acidity

Beets show good yields in fertilized soils with neutral acidity. Elevated rates adversely affect root crops that grow small, and the lack of an element is manifested in the redness of the foliage. In this case, acidic soil must be limed. To reduce acidity is used:

• wood ash;
• dolomite flour.

When using wood ash for 10 liters of water, take 2 or 3 cups of the product and water the plantings with this solution. Chalk and dolomite flour are introduced into the soil in the autumn when digging. Using the method will allow the soil not only to normalize acidity, but also help the beets to form a greater yield of the crop by improving the nutrition of root crops.

Video how to grow beautiful beets

Experts in the absence of experience among young gardeners are advised to resort to visual advice. The use of such a recommendation will allow you to avoid annoying mistakes when growing a garden crop, save time and effort to care for the plant. Today, a lot of educational materials are presented, which, when studied, give a lot of useful tips, increase the chances of getting a rich, tasty beet harvest. At the same time, fertilizer consumption is carried out in compliance with the rules, which allows you to save money and not harm the horticultural crop.

Growing beets in the garden is not difficult. Vegetable culture does not require serious care and constant attention. For planting beets, moisture is needed, weed free, not very frequent feeding and thinning. If the beds with crops are not attacked by pests, the vegetable is able to grow on its own until the root crops are harvested. But sometimes the plant looks strange, and few gardeners know what to do when the beet leaves turn red.

Possible causes of reddening of the tops

Healthy beet tops have a dark green color with burgundy petioles and the same veins. When a leaf of beet plantings becomes the same shade as the stems, this is the first sign that the plant is having problems. Often they consist in a lack of vitamins and microelements in the soil, that is, the composition of the soil has an increased acidity.

A beet leaf is an indicator of the health of a vegetable, and the first signs of malaise are always reflected in the color of the tops. By external changes, you can immediately determine the nature of the problems and begin to take measures to eliminate them.

Variety features

Popular varieties of beets, such as Bordeaux and Sugar, have some characteristics and naturally have almost red leaves. Root crops have good taste data, but the harvest of these varieties is poorly stored.

If the tops are painted in an unusual color for a vegetable, but the plants look healthy and strong, and the fruits are of excellent quality, you don’t have to worry. After all, the main goal in growing beets is a good yield.

Soil acidity

The scourge of many vegetable crops is acidic soils, and beets are no exception. The culture prefers neutral soil, overly acidic soil is the main reason that beet tops turn dark red. In order to avoid problems, before sowing seeds, the soil is tested, they do it with a folk proven method. A handful of soil is moistened, rolled into a pancake and ordinary vinegar is poured onto it. Bubbles that appear are a sign that the earth is alkaline.

When there is no reaction, the same procedure is carried out with baking soda. If the acid is elevated, the substance begins to fizz. Reduce the acidity of the soil in traditional ways, using wood ash. The powder is densely sprinkled on the soil around the plants. For irrigation, a working solution is prepared with the calculation of several glasses of ash per bucket of water, after which the mixture is well stirred. Chalk and dolomite flour introduced during the autumn digging will help to normalize the soil balance.

Lack of nutrition

Each vegetable crop requires the required amount of nutrients. Subject to all requirements, root crops develop well, and redness of both beet seedlings and adult plants does not threaten. When the beets do not grow and develop, these are the first signs of malnutrition.

sodium deficiency

From a lack of sodium in the soil, the leaf often turns red in beets, but a solution of ordinary table salt will saturate the vegetable with the desired element. For cooking, pour a large glass of coarse salt into 10 liters of water. The composition is stirred until completely dissolved and the beets are fed to them. Watering is carried out strictly under the root, protecting the tops from drops. But before increasing the sodium level, you should make sure that this particular substance is necessary for the culture.

Phosphorus and potassium deficiency

Due to the lack of phosphorus, the leaf becomes dull, loses its traditional color and acquires a slight reddening. From the complete absence of matter in the earth, plants get sick and dry.

Only well-chosen fertilizers maintain the required amount of phosphorus in the soil. To do this, use liquid organic matter or bird droppings. From a lack of potassium, the beet leaf not only turns red, but also curls. Potassium is introduced along with wood ash or conventional potash fertilizers.

Magnesium and manganese deficiency

The lack of these substances leads to the development of diseases. In beets, this manifests itself in an upward curling leaf and reddening of the lower parts of the plant. Magnesium starvation is experienced by beet plantings grown on light sandy soils.

Manganese deficiency occurs in soil with high alkali readings. In such soil, the element is not available for the beet root system. The situation is usually corrected by spraying the sheet with manganese sulfate. But before any processing, it is necessary to determine exactly which substance the beets need.

Development of diseases

Beets are a favorite habitat for pathogens. Diseases harm the vegetable, spoil root crops and reduce quality. When measures are not taken in time, the gardener loses the bulk of the crop. To avoid losses, you need to have an idea about possible infections and their symptoms:

• Powdery mildew leads to a gray bloom on the leaf plate and wilting. The leaf affected by the disease loses color, turns yellow and dries out. The fungal spore spreads further and stops the development of the root crop. The fruits lack juiciness and rich color.
• Ascochitosis covers the lower leaves with dark spots that grow and become foci of sporulation. The fungus destroys not only the leaf, but also the roots.
• Cercosporosis, or a pathogenic fungus, causes leaf spotting. The disease develops quickly, aggressively and deprives the vegetable grower of the planned harvest. On the fetus, the disease manifests itself in the form of round spots with a gray tint. If the infection is detected at an early stage, vegetables can still be saved with the help of special preparations.

To avoid the further spread of fungal diseases, infected plants are destroyed, in the fall the earth is carefully dug up and treated with fungicides.

The result of proper care

Only proper care of vegetable crops makes it possible to obtain a high-quality harvest. With all its independence and unpretentiousness, beets are waiting for attention. The first step is to treat the seed in a disinfectant solution. After the seedlings appear, the plantings are treated several times with fungicides and copper-containing preparations. In addition, they carry out basic feeding. In the absence of precipitation, regularly moisten the soil and remove weeds weekly. Loosening the soil is also included in the care activities.

Only by observing all the requirements and agricultural technology, it is possible to achieve positive results in the cultivation and harvesting of beets.