Radish is one of the most precocious crops among other vegetables. Radish is grown both in open ground and under the film. For the season from one garden receive several crops. Cultivating a crop is very simple, as the plant is resistant to cold. However, the best temperature for the development of a vegetable is 20 degrees.
Radish is grown everywhere, but in many summer residents, standard root crops do not always grow. The culture often blooms, goes in the direction of the arrow, which is why it lacks root crops. This is due to excessive density of crops, prolonged low temperatures, as well as due to the dryness of the soil.
Well-drained fertile soils are needed to plant seeds and produce a rich harvest. It is impermissible to introduce fresh manure before planting. This will lead to the formation of a vast green mass. Radishes are grown in the spring in sunny areas, and summer plantings are best done in slightly shaded places.
The beds under the plant can be done already in mid-April. According to the technology, the soil is poured with hot water and dug with a bayonet shovel to full depth. After that make peat, compost or humus (2-3 pounds per square meter). From mineral fertilizers should take a tablespoon of nitrophosphate. When all the nutrients are in the soil, the ridge must again be dug up with a pitchfork, leveled and slightly compacted.
Radish is grown in grooves two centimeters deep, the distance between the rows should be 10 cm. After watering the soil with warm water, you can start sowing.
For better productivity, large seeds are selected that have good germination. They can be pre-soaked in half a day or thrown into the ranks dry. In the early stages, it is better to grow radishes in a greenhouse.
5 days after germination, the seedlings should be thinned out, deformed weak shoots should be removed, leaving only beautiful, healthy ones, at a distance of four cm from one to one. After this, the root crop is watered from a watering can - 2 liters of water per square meter. After some time, when the ridge is weathered, a small loosening and hilling of plants to cotyledon leaves is performed between the rows.
To get a healthy radish, cultivation must be combined with the introduction of drugs from pests. To combat the cruciferous plant fleas , before hilling and loosening, sprinkle ground red pepper or dry mustard (1 teaspoon per m2) in the aisles. At the initial stage, it is necessary to water often, in small doses of 2-3 liters. During the pouring period of root crops, moisture is reduced so that one tops does not grow.
Harvest can be 25 days after planting. To be late in this case is not recommended, since the plant will go to the arrow, and the root crops will become rough. Therefore, radishes must be timely released from the tops and packaged in plastic bags of two kilograms. Keep the crop in a cool place.