Beetroot
Maximise your yield & cut your operating costs with Sky Terra
Beetroot needs consistent nutrition, clean foliage, and tight timing from early growth right through to harvest and that’s where Sky Terra helps keep things on track. We understand how quickly beets can respond to moisture, disease pressure, and nutrient availability, and how important even coverage is to maintain root quality and uniformity.
Our drones deliver accurate foliar feeds, fungicides, and insect control without disturbing rows or compacting soil. Because we’re not running machinery through the paddock, we can spray even when conditions are too wet or soft for tractors or booms.
We also run multispectral monitoring to detect early stress patchy emergence, waterlogging, nutrient issues, insect hot spots, or foliage disease so you can act before yield or bulb size is affected.
It’s a clean, low-impact way to keep your beetroot crop healthy, protect uniformity, and stay on top of timing right through the season.
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Field Prep to Harvest
Beetroot Growth Stages & Spray Passes (Simple Guide)
(Approx. 3–6 spray applications per season depending on pests, nutrition, and disease pressure)
- Field Preparation
– Soil deep-worked, beds formed, and weeds controlled for even germination.
– Knockdown herbicide applied here (Pass 1).
- Planting (Direct Seeding)
– Seed sown into moist, well-prepared beds.
– Pre-emergent herbicide sometimes applied (Pass 2 – optional).
- Emergence
– Seedlings break the surface; small taproot forms.
– Early insect spray if pressure is present (Pass 3 – optional).
– Starter foliar nutrition if required.
- Leaf Development (Vegetative Growth)
– Plants develop a strong canopy; leaves drive root growth.
– First fungicide to protect foliage (Pass 4 – common).
– Foliar nutrition for colour, vigour, and uniformity.
- Root Bulking
– The beetroot enlarges underground; high nutrient and moisture demand.
– Regular fungicide program in wet or humid seasons (Pass 5).
– Insect control if leaf pests or root feeders appear.
– Additional foliar nutrition depending on program.
- Maturation
– Bulbs reach harvest size; canopy begins to slow down.
– Late fungicide only if disease pressure spikes (Pass 6 – optional).
– No nutrition passes here.
- Harvest
– Bulbs lifted once size and skin finish meet market requirements.
– No spray passes at this stage.
Typical Total Spray Count:
3–6 applications per season
(up to 7 in high-disease or wet seasons)
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