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Beetroot harvesting and marketing

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019Antonius LecuonaLeave a comment

beetroot fruit bulb varieties cultivars quality harvest

Harvesting beetroot Beetroots is harvested in phases. Initially when the bulbs are 25-40mm in diameter. Size will vary according to variety planted and time of season. This is the first harvest and is merely a thinning out process. The second and final harvest is when the bulbs are 50-75mm in diameter. Days to harvest is…

Tips on harvesting dried hot chillies

January 27, 2018January 29, 2018Antonius LecuonaLeave a comment

peppers chilli red hot farming growing know how to

Harvesting dried hot chillies is different from harvesting normal ripe hot chillies. Harvest dried hot chillies after the plants have died of frost. The best time to harvest is in winter. Yes you grow them in summer. But harvest in winter. A grower harvests normal peppers or fresh chillies in late summer or at the…

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