We Grow Radish Ourselves

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

So that there is no need to run to the market for a radish, which will help get rid of a prolonged cough, improve digestion and help establish the correct metabolism in the body, you just need to grow it yourself at your summer cottage. This is a simple matter, and every person can handle it

The benefits of radish are described in the article "Radish with and without honey." But how to raise such a glorious helper for your precious health?

Features of growing winter radish

Winter radish is a biennial plant. In the first year, it forms a root crop, and in the second year, after planting overwintered root crops, it gives seeds. Such a radish is sown at the end of May immediately into the open ground, and those who have areas for growing seedlings are planted in the ground with ready-made seedlings.

Radish loves loamy, fertile soils, but planting in soil that has recently been fertilized with fresh manure is strongly discouraged. Deep tillage is very important for her, so that the air can easily pass to the roots, but at the same time the dryness of the soil is not for the radish.

Radish loves space, therefore, at least 40 centimeters should be left between the rows, and 6-8 centimeters between individual roots in a row. A week after planting seedlings or sowing seeds, the aisles must be loosened and this procedure must be repeated systematically in the future. Loosening the row spacings weekly will eliminate weeds and improve soil aeration.

In the first half of summer, systematic watering of the radish is desirable, since the root system during this period is still weak, and the plant must be helped to strengthen it.

Do not forget about top dressing. We do the first top dressing at the beginning of growth with complex fertilizers, adding 30-40 grams of Azofoski and 40-50 grams of Kemir-wagon per 1 square meter of the garden. For the second feeding, we use potassium salt and superphosphate at the rate of 20 grams per 1 square meter.

Harvesting and storing winter radish

Harvesting of winter radish is carried out in late autumn, without waiting for stable frosts.

The tops and long roots are cut off immediately after picking the radish from the garden. Root vegetables are stored along with beets and potatoes in cellars or cellars. Winter radish has good keeping quality.

The difference between summer and winter radish

Summer radish is an annual plant. She manages to give the gardener both root crops and seeds in one season.

It is sown in early spring to a depth of 0.5-1.5 centimeters, leaving 20 between rows, and 3-4 centimeters between plants. After sowing, the soil is compacted.

After the emergence of shoots, it is necessary to dust them with wood ash or tobacco dust, protecting young shoots from the cruciferous flea that hibernates in the upper soil layer..

When the diameter of the summer radish roots reaches 3-4 centimeters, they begin to harvest the radish. This happens about 55-65 days after the seedlings have emerged.

Similarly to the winter radish, the tops of the summer radish are cut off and the roots are removed for storage. Summer radish can be stored for no more than a month in the refrigerator, packed in plastic bags, or in a basement or cellar. Later, it becomes flabby and tasteless.

Pests

The cruciferous flea is a thunderstorm of the radish. She eagerly pounces on young shoots, starving from hibernation under fallen leaves or spending the winter in the upper soil layer. Having got out of their winter shelter in April, fleas are able to completely destroy the early seedlings of cruciferous plants (radish, turnip, radish, cabbage).

That is why it is necessary to dust young seedlings with wood ash, tobacco dust and lime every 2-3 days. Of the chemicals, a 0.1 percent decis solution can be used, which is considered safe for humans. For its effective application, it is necessary to evenly spray the solution on all plants. At temperatures above 25 degrees, the effectiveness of the chemical decreases sharply, so it is not recommended to use it in such weather.

The second dangerous eater of greens of winter radish is the cabbage fly and its larvae. The fly lays its eggs in the ground at the root collar of the plant, or on the lower part of the stem. The most dangerous moment is July-August. Frequent loosening of the soil contributes to the destruction of clutches in the ground, and ash pollination helps on the stem.