Many gardeners don't know how and when to plant a radish. However, this vegetable is very interesting and useful. There are winter and summer varieties of culture. Each of them has its own cultivation characteristics.
When to plant black radish
Winter varieties are sown in the month of July. To do this, make grooves in the garden. When a radish is planted, the soil is first abundantly moistened, and then the seeds are sown to a depth of 2 cm. After that, they are watered again. The earth must be kept moist until sprouts appear. The first time the radish is thinned out when the seedlings sprout. After about 3 weeks, thin out again. Gradually, this procedure will provide a distance between shoots of 15 cm. It is optimal. It happens that the radish begins to give an arrow. Such roots should be removed. During the entire growing season, the plant must be watered and fed with organic matter. After the formation of the root crop, black radish will require a lot of water. When planting a radish, take this into account. There is one interesting feature. After the formation of root crops, it is necessary to swing them to givemore juiciness. Lateral roots are cut off, and the fruit receives more nutrition.
Cleaning, storage, useful properties
The root crop is harvested before the onset of frost in late autumn. After the radish is dug up, you need to cut the tops and a long root. It keeps for a very long time. Black radish has healing properties, which is why gardeners love it so much. It contains phytoncides that kill pathogenic bacteria and viruses. Radish with honey is an excellent remedy for colds and bronchitis.
When to plant Margelan radish
Unlike black radish, Margelan radish has no bitterness, it is very juicy and early ripening. The root crop is colored green.
Many gardeners are interested in when they plant Margelan radish. The best time for this is mid-June. However, you must not miss it and remove it in time. If this is not done in a timely manner, it becomes empty inside. Margelan radish is responsive to compost, but it does not tolerate manure. It is planted in the same way as the black variety. When seedlings appear, sprinkle ash on the radish to repel pests. It should be thinned out during nest sowing in the second decade after germination. The most stunted plants that do not have a green color must be removed. When the root crops reach a five-centimeter diameter, you need to thin them out again, leaving the most promising ones. Care is like a black radish: weeding, fertilizing and watering. As you growroots can be pulled out and eaten. The Margelan variety is not afraid of frosts and tolerates them well. Before harvesting the fruit, the tops are crushed. They are stored, like all root crops, in a dry, ventilated basement or barn. There is another variety of Margelan radish - early. This variety is summer. Therefore, it is planted in the spring (April or May, depending on the climate). Early radish is very rich in nutrients: essential oils, minerals, vitamins (especially carotene), amino acids.
