“A bitter taste of carrots appears when special protective substances accumulate in it – kumarins. The plant produces them in response to stress. Most often, uneven watering, sharp temperature changes,” the publication says. – The secret to growing sweet carrots is how much potassium is contained in the soil. “
The authors of the materials noted that potassium helps sugar that form in the leaves, move and accumulate in the root crop.
“If potassium is not enough, even the sugar produced is not delayed in carrots, and it loses sweetness,” is emphasized in the article. “Another reason is dry summer and insufficient watering. Water for plants is not only moisturizing, but also the environment in which all nutrients dissolve and move. If the watering is not enough, the growth stops, and after a sharp excessive moisturization, the root crops begin Cracking and losing taste, bitterness appears. “
At the same time, irregular irrigation is even more harmful than a lack of moisture.
In order for carrots to grow sweet, you need to abundantly water the beds in the heat, it is better in the evening, and make potassium-phosphorus fertilizers.
