Is the head of red vegetables carrots?

Red vegetable head is a common vegetable in our life. Have you ever eaten red vegetable head? The red vegetable head looks like a carrot, so is the red vegetable head a carrot?

Is the head of red vegetables carrots?

Red vegetables are not carrots. Red cabbage head is called root beet, which is a plant of the genus Chenopodiaceae. Carrots belong to the genus Cruciferae.

Second, what is the head of red vegetables

Red vegetable head is a variety of Chenopodiaceae sugar beet species, with fat fleshy roots for vegetable consumption, can be eaten raw, cooked food, can also be processed into canned meat, crisp and tender, slightly sweet, high nutritional value. Red cauliflower is native to the Mediterranean coast and is cultivated in China with a small amount of warmth and light, which is suitable for the growth of sandy loam soil and avoid acidic soil. In recent years, the number of vegetable farmers growing red cabbage has increased.

Third, how to grow red cabbage?

1. Land selection and preparation

Choose the loam with flat terrain, deep soil layer, good structure and convenient drainage and irrigation. Implement more than 42 years of rotation, the previous crop with wheat, soybean, rape, corn is appropriate, do not stubble, welcome stubble. Before sowing, the previous crop straw and sundries should be removed, and measures such as deep ploughing, ploughing and suppression should be adopted to facilitate seed germination and emergence.

2. Seed treatment

Select seeds with a diameter of more than 2.5 mm, a thousand bulbs weighing more than 20 grams, a purity rate of more than 98%, and a germination rate of no less than 75%. Before sowing, seeds with 0.8% seed amount of thiram, seed dressing, dimethazone, etc., can also be soaked in warm water.