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Radish “Alice’s Dream” is a new, but already proven hybrid. The variety is intended for open ground. In many gardens, this variety is sown again in August. The plant impresses with fast growth, harmonious development and excellent taste.
Description of the radish variety “Alice’s Dream”
Radish “Alice’s Dream” is an early ripe hybrid plant. Fruit marketability is high. Taste indicators are excellent, even despite the slight piquancy and sharpness of the pulp. Green shoots are recommended to be used in finely chopped form for fresh salads. They taste like leafy mustard. The shelf life of the root crop is 30 days. Even with prolonged maturation, voids, sluggish or fibrous tissues do not form in the fruits. The variety is characterized by high transportability.
Main characteristics
Radish “Alice’s Dream” has the following parameters:
- the shape of the root crop is rounded, the surface is even;
- deep red color;
- size in diameter 2,5-3 cm, weight 30 g;
- the pulp is dense, crispy, juicy;
- the top is low, erect.
Productivity
From germination to technical maturity, the hybrid variety “Alice’s Dream” needs 22-25 days. The output of the standard root size is 80%. Productivity from 1 square. m beds 3,5-4,5 kg.
Planting time, soil fertility, timely thinning of planting, regular watering affect the harvest. However, in the absence of heat and sunlight, the desired result is difficult to achieve.
Advantages and disadvantages
Radish “Alice’s Dream” stands out among other varieties. Positive aspects of culture:
- early ripening;
- disease resistance;
- cold tolerance;
- does not bloom even when planted in June;
- marketable condition;
- balance of bitterness and sweetness in the pulp.
Rules of landing and care
Radish “Alice’s Dream” is a cold-resistant plant. Depending on climatic conditions, the vegetable is planted in greenhouses, greenhouses or in open ground. Despite the seeming simplicity of growing a crop, only compliance with certain rules guarantees a good harvest in the end.
Recommended dates
The optimum air temperature for growing radishes is + 15-18 °C. Based on this, you need to sow the seeds in March-April, late in May, or then in the summer, in July-August. A vegetable is not planted in June, since the Alice’s Dream radish is a plant of a long sunny day. During this period, there is an active transition to the flowering phase, to the detriment of the harvest. Therefore, the best option is to plant a crop when there are long nights and short days.
You can also sow seeds before winter or directly into the ground covered with an ice crust. In this case, the radish will definitely have time to ripen before the onset of heat.
Choosing a place and preparing beds
Radishes “Alice’s Dream” are planted in sunny, open beds, where there are no strong winds. You should not sow a vegetable in areas where last year there was cabbage or representatives of the cruciferous family. At the same time, bell peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, and cucumbers grow well after radishes.
It is advisable to prepare the plot for sowing the “Alice’s Dream” variety in the fall. The vegetable responds well to organic fertilizers, so humus, compost or manure is added to the ground. The bed is dug up to a depth of 30 cm. Peat or sand is added to the clay soil. Radish grows best in light, loose, structured, medium nutrient soils. The required acidity of the soil is neutral or slightly acidic.
It is not necessary to dig the earth in the area for the radish, it will be enough to loosen it with a flat cutter by 5-7 cm. After making a groove, for fertilized soil 2 cm deep, for depleted soil – 4 cm.
Landing algorithm
After preparing the grooves, they begin to sow the seeds.
- At the bottom of the recess, ash is poured in a small layer.
- The grains are laid, adhering to a distance of 4-5 cm.
- The distance between rows should not be 15 cm.
- From above, the seeds are sprinkled with peat, coconut substrate or earth. Layer thickness – 0,5 cm.
- At the end, pour the planting with warm water.
The yield will be high if the “Alice’s Dream” radish is rarely sown, not preparing for further thinning.
Peculiarities of growing
Radishes grow fast. 3 weeks after planting, the crop will already be on the table. Therefore, observing simple agrotechnical measures, you can grow Alice’s Dream radish all season. Harvest the fruits as the root crops strengthen. However, overexposure in the garden is not recommended, otherwise the vegetable will lose its juiciness and become hollow inside.
Watering
Radish “Alice’s Dream” does not tolerate drought well. As a result of the drying of the soil, the vegetable coarsens, bitter, and may bloom. The hybrid variety loves water procedures. Moist soil promotes the development of a juicy root crop. Plants planted in March under film greenhouses should be watered with warm water.
Care involves generous regular watering, 1 time in 1-2 days. However, there should be no stagnation of fluid in the area. Excessive moisture leads to rotting of the root system.
Thinning
If the distance between the seeds and good germination is not observed, the planting is thinned out. The procedure is necessary when the radish “Alice’s Dream” reaches 5 cm. Extra and weak shoots are not removed, but pinched from above. Thus, the roots of the plants remaining in the ground will not be damaged.
Additional fertilizing
With proper preparation of beds and short-term vegetation, additional fertilization is not required. If the soil is not fertile enough, then 7 days after germination, the early ripe Alice’s Dream hybrid can be fed with organic fertilizers. To do this, compost or rotted manure is diluted in water for irrigation.
Pests and diseases
A great difficulty in growing a garden crop is the fight against cruciferous flea. After sowing the seeds, the bed is covered with a breathable material. You need to do this until the green tops of the radish “Alice’s Dream” coarsen and become less attractive to the pest.
During the period of formation and formation of the root crop, it is better to reduce daylight hours. In the evening, after 6 hours, the beds are covered with dark agrofibre. This technique allows you to get juicy, large, even, tasty fruits and prevent early flowering.
Conclusion
Radish “Alice’s Dream” – a variety of early ripening. It takes 22 days for him to form full-fledged, tasty fruits. The plant loves sunny areas and generous watering. Vegetable connoisseurs can plant a crop three times per season.
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