Planting radishes in open ground

The earliest varieties of radish

15 days. This is the earliest of all varieties of radish. Just imagine: in mid-April you sowed, and already on the May holidays you serve it to the table! Root crops have a classic shape. The pulp is tender, very juicy, crispy, slightly spicy taste. Productivity – 2,5 – 3,1 kg per 1 sq. m (1). The variety does not shoot. Root crops do not crack.

Ripens, as the name suggests, 15 days.

Recommended for all regions of Our Country.

French breakfast. This variety is interesting in both shape and color – its roots are red with a white tip and long, somewhat similar to the Nantes carrot with a blunt nose. Its flesh is white, juicy and very tasty. Productivity – 1,3 kg per 1 square. m (1). Ripens 20 – 25 days.

Recommended for all regions of Our Country.

Zlata This radish is more like small turnips – its roots are yellow on the outside. And the flesh is white. Tender, very juicy and tasty. Productivity – 1,2 – 2 kg per 1 sq. m (1). Drought tolerant, does not bloom. Ripens 19 – 21 days.

Recommended for all regions of Our Country.

Mokhovsky. This variety has very delicate root crops both in color – they are white on the outside, and in taste. Their flesh is dense, juicy, excellent taste. The shape is classic, round. Ripens 19 – 31 days.

Recommended for all regions of Our Country.

Icicle. This radish is also white, but its root crops are long, similar to daikon, but smaller – 15 cm long. Their flesh is snow-white, juicy, and delicately piquant in taste. Doesn’t wobble for a long time. The variety is very productive – each radish weighs about 40 g, while the classic round varieties – about 15 g. And it occupies the same area. So from one bed you can get a crop of 2,5 times more than if you sow round varieties. Productivity – 2 kg per 1 square. m (1). Ripens 30 days.

Recommended for all regions of Our Country.

Radish crop

Radish is a cold-resistant plant (2), so it is sown very early, already in April. Then they harvest and forget about it until the next spring. Meanwhile, this crop can be grown several times per season!

There are 5 dates when you can sow radishes.

From 15 to 25 April. This is a classic deadline – the weather is usually already suitable. The optimum temperature for radishes is 15 – 18 ° C, taking into account the latest climatic realities – in the middle lane this is just the second half of April. He is not afraid of spring frosts – shoots can easily withstand temperatures down to -4 ° C, and adult plants – up to -8 ° C.

From 5 to 20 May. This is the last spring term when you can still get a crop.

From the beginning of June until almost the end of July, radishes are not sown – the heat and long daylight hours cause the plants to shoot – they begin to bloom, but they do not form a root crop.

From 25 July to 5 August. At this time, you can sow mid-ripening varieties – by the time the root crops are tied, it will be cool and the day is shorter than in summer. Ideal varieties that ripen 30 – 35 days: Rose-red with a white tip, Mokhovsky, Regge, Saxa RS, Saratov, Virov white, Poker.

From August 25th to September 1st. If autumn is planned to be warm, you can sow radishes directly on the beds. If weather forecasters promise cold weather, then go to the greenhouse. Late varieties that ripen in 40-50 days are ideal for autumn sowing: Red Giant, Würzburg 59, Dungan 12/8, Autumn Giant, Riesenbutter.

Root crops of these varieties can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-4 months.

From October 25th to November 5th. This is the so-called winter sowing. It is good because it allows you to unload the sowing in the spring. And radishes sown before winter sprout earlier and yield faster.

But it is important not only to meet the deadlines, but also to sow the seeds correctly.

Seeding depth. Radishes have large seeds, they are advised to close up by 1 – 1,5 cm. But practice has shown that it is better to sow smaller – by 0,5 cm. If you dig deeper, the roots will turn out to be fibrous.

Seeding scheme. In a row 4 – 5 cm, between rows – 10 – 12 cm (3).

Growing radishes

Temperature. The optimum temperature for growing radishes is 15-18°C (4).

A place. To get a rich harvest, you need to grow radishes in a bright area.

Predecessors. The ideal option is to sow radishes after cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, potatoes or peas. But after his cruciferous relatives (cabbage, radish, rutabaga, mustard), you can’t sow – they have common diseases and pests.

radish care

Watering. In order for the root crops to grow juicy, it is necessary to water the radish often – every 2 to 3 days. Irrigation rate – 4 – 5 liters per 1 sq. m. If it is not possible to water so often, the bed should be mulched with sawdust (deciduous trees) or grass – this will prevent moisture from evaporating.

Feeding. Forget about them – fertilizers will only harm radishes. It ripens quickly, it will have enough of what is in the soil.

Weeding. Weeds can leave you without a crop: they shade the radish and rob it of moisture. Weed out the grass while it is small. If you pull large plants, you can damage the roots.

Loosening. The next day after each watering and rain, the soil on the beds with radishes must be loosened – the soil crust leads to the fact that the roots grow rough and bitter. But if your beds are mulched, then there is no need to loosen them.

Fight against cruciferous flea. The easiest way to protect radishes from this pest is to put arcs over the bed and cover with non-woven fabric. This is a XNUMX% guarantee that the flea will not eat the leaves clean. Folk remedies do not work on it. And you can’t use chemicals to treat radish beds – they decompose longer than the crop ripens.

Popular questions and answers

Sources of

1. State register of selection achievements. https://reestr.gossortrf.ru/
2. Fisenko A.N., Serpukhovitina K.A., Stolyarov A.I. Garden. Handbook // Rostov-on-Don, Rostov University Press, 1994 – 416 p.
3. Shuin K.A., Zakraevskaya N.K., Ippolitova N.Ya. Garden from spring to autumn // Minsk, Uradzhay, 1990 – 256 p.
4. Pantielev Ya.Kh. ABC vegetable grower // M .: Kolos, 1992 – 383 p.