Gardeners' Club
Beetroot seedlings are rarely used. They are best used in northern regions or for early varieties (which I do myself), as they help speed up the harvest. Seeds are sown 21-25 days before transplanting into open ground. They are sown in wooden boxes, plastic containers, peat cups, and so on. 
Hi!!! We've had a real flood this year!!! Just look at the standing water in the garden: Despite this, I took the risk of planting some greenery outside, in a vacant lot, far from the house, and the rest we're planting in the field – we've already managed to disk and plow, but this is what we're doing... 
I take every crop, even the weeds, on my property seriously. Let me explain why: many weeds can be beneficial to a vegetable garden, while some ornamental plants, on the contrary, can be harmful. This year we moved into a new house, and there, near the barn and in the vacant lot... 
I try to plant different varieties of tomatoes, for canning, salads, and just for variety. This year, I planted the low-growing 'Vzryv' and the tall 'Nastya-Slastena.' The former should grow to a maximum of 50-60 cm, and the latter to 2 m. I plant all the tomatoes at the same distance... 
For the past five years, we've been actively cultivating a beautiful flower with the mysterious name of phacelia. Just look at its beauty (as in the famous song): This plant, considered an excellent green manure crop, belongs to the Aquilegiaceae family. It grows about 100 cm tall and has branched stems. After germination, flowering... 
I always have a good tomato harvest, and this has less to do with fertilizers and the like, and more to do with properly managed irrigation. I've been using this automated drip irrigation system for four years now and haven't had any problems growing. But in areas where there isn't... 
On Elijah's Day, August 2nd, we dug up the first potato plant. A neighbor at the dacha told me there's a tradition of digging up the first potatoes and boiling the young tubers on Elijah's Day, to honor the Prophet Elijah. Then the roots will grow large, healthy, and will store well. After all, Elijah the Prophet... 
There are many industrial green manure crops grown in Russia, but we chose phacelia, renowned for its unrivaled beauty. Just look at this wonder: Now let me explain why phacelia is the best green manure: very dense foliage; rapid growth; high yield (we... 
In our backyard, beyond the vegetable gardens, we have a ton of dandelions. They grow very quickly, even though there's standing water there year-round. Naturally, the plants easily spread to the vegetable garden, even to the yard, which is quite a distance away. I understand that the reason... 
How quickly summer flies! July is already halfway through. There's a ton of work to do in the garden! But the constant rains make it impossible to do anything. We go to the dacha every day after work for a couple of hours. And then it starts raining, even though the whole day might be cloudless and sunny, but just like that...