Do-it-yourself carrots are especially tasty and healthy. In this case, the first step on the way to harvest is the selection of seeds. Given the variety of varieties available, it can be difficult to determine the best one. In this case, the opinion of experienced farmers can be very useful. So, the carrot "Berlikum Royal" is popular with experienced gardeners, since the variety does not require special growing conditions, the root crop has excellent external and taste qualities. Carrots of this variety are used, including in dietary and baby food. You can see a photo of a root crop and find out in detail about its cultivation in the article.
Features of carrots
The Berlikum Royal carrot variety was obtained by Dutch breeders. In Russia, it is included in the State Register for the Central Black Earth Region. According to the external description, the root crop belongs to the Berlikum cultivar of the same name. Its shape is slightly conical, length is from 20 to 23 cm, thickness in section is 3-5 cm, average weight is 120-190 g. The pulp and core of the vegetable are colored bright orange. You can see Berlikum Royal carrots in the photo:
The taste of the vegetable is high. It is distinguished by its special juiciness and sweetness. Carrots contain:
- total sugar 9%;
- dry matter 16%;
- carotene 21 g in 100 g of pulp;
- B vitamins, fatty and essential oils, anthocyanins, lycopene, ascorbic and pantothenic acids, and other substances.
The high content of carotene is a “visiting card” of the “Berlikum Royal” variety. It is thanks to him that carrots have a bright color and carry significant benefits for the human body.
Agricultural technology varieties
The Berlikum Royal variety is late ripening. For ripening of its fruits, it takes about 150 days from the day of sowing the seed. That is why it is not recommended to grow the variety in the northern regions, characterized by a short summer period. In mid-latitudes, seeds are sown in late April - early May (depending on weather conditions). This will allow to remove ripe roots at the end of September. The Berlikum Royal variety is also suitable for sowing before winter in early November.
Seed organizations offer seeds of the Berlikum Royal variety in various forms: in bulk, on tape, in glaze. The use of one or another type of seed affects the sowing conditions and primary care of crops:
- using a scattering, it is difficult to maintain the required interval between seeds (3-4 cm), therefore, after the emergence of shoots, the crops will need to be thinned out;
- the tape simplifies the process of sowing carrots and does not require subsequent thinning;
- the glaze on the seeds makes them bigger, which makes planting easier and also makes the crop resistant to a number of diseases.
Carrots should be sown on lighted areas of the land. The best crop precursors are tomatoes, onions, cabbage, cucumbers, potatoes. The soil should preferably be sandy loam, a loose arable layer of at least 25 cm. The seeding pattern for seeds of the Berlikum Royal variety assumes the formation of rows, the distance between which is at least 15 cm. The seed sowing depth should be approximately 1 cm.
Caring for carrot crops is quite simple and implies abundant watering of the ridges 1 time in 2-3 days and periodic loosening of the soil. You can find out more about growing a crop here:
Subject to the rules of agricultural technology, carrots of the "Berlikum Royal" variety will disfigure in the amount of 4 kg / m2.
Carrots of the Berlikum Royal variety have been known to gardeners for many years. At the same time, its popularity only increases over time, because every farmer wants to get an excellent harvest of tasty healthy vegetables without much difficulty.Speaking about "Berlikum Royal" carrots, we can safely say that this is a world quality variety available to everyone.
