Beets

Nitrogen

Table XX. Table Beet Nitrogen Recommendations
Soil	Actual N kg/ha
Mineral Soils
Preplant	65
Side-dress	45
Total	110
Muck Soil
Preplant	40

Phosphorus and Potassium

Test the soil to determine phosphorus and potassium requirements.

Table X, Phosphorus and Potassium Requirements for Beets on Muck Soils
Legend: HR = High Response  MR = Medium Response  LR = Low Response  RR = Rare Response  NR = No Response
Phosphorus			Potassium
Sodium Bicarbonate Phosphorus Soil Test (ppm)	Rating	Phosphate (P205) Required kg/ha	Ammonium Acetate Potassium Soil Test (ppm)	Rating	Potash (K2O) Required (kg/ha)
0-3	HR	180	0-15	HR	230
4-5	HR	170	16-30	HR	220
6-7	HR	170	31-45	HR	210
8-9	HR	160	46-60	HR	190
10-12	HR	160	61-80	HR	160
13-15	HR	150	81-100	HR	130
16-20	HR	140	101-120	MR	100
21-25	MR	120	121-150	MR	80
26-30	MR	100	151-180	MR	50
31-40	MR	80	181-210	LR	0
41-50	LR	50	211-250	RR	0
51-60	RR	30	>250	NR	0
61-80	RR	0
80+	NR	0