Fruit Radish Planting Time and Cultivation Techniques

SummaryOpen-field planting time: spring from mid-to-late March to late April, or autumn from early August to early October. Greenhouse planting time: mid-October to early March. Open-field cultivation techniques for fruit radish: choose fertile, well-drained sandy loam soil for planting; after deep plowing the soil, sow 2-3 seeds per hole; when the seedlings have grown 5-6 true leaves, thin to a single plant once; during the growing period, carry out inter-row cultivation and weeding, and keep the soil moist; apply an appropriate amount of phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer, etc.

I. Fruit Radish Planting Time

1. Open-field planting: you can choose to plant from mid-to-late March to late April in spring, or from early August to early October in autumn. In summer, because of the high temperature and abundant rain, the quality of the fleshy root is relatively poor, so it is not suitable for planting.

2. Greenhouse planting: you can choose to plant from mid-October to early March. In deep winter, because the temperature is relatively low, you can close the greenhouse and warm the soil 7-10 days before planting; the soil temperature inside the greenhouse must remain stable above 5°C before planting can be carried out.

II. Open-Field Cultivation Techniques for Fruit Radish

1. Choosing soil

Fruit radish likes to grow in deep, loose, fertile soil that is neutral or slightly acidic. Therefore, when choosing soil, it is suitable to choose fertile, well-drained sandy loam soil with a pH of about 6.5.

2. Field planting

(1) Deep plowing the soil: before planting fruit radish, deep plow the soil 15 days in advance, and deep plow again every 2-3 days to ensure the soil is loose and to make later planting easier.

(2) Sowing technique: when sowing, 250-300 g of seed can be planted per mu, 2-3 seeds per hole, with a plant spacing of 20-25 cm, then cover with a small amount of fine soil and wait for the seeds to germinate and grow leaves.

(3) Thinning and final singling: when the fruit radish seedlings have grown 5-6 true leaves, carry out final singling once, removing seedlings that are short and poorly developed, keeping just 1 seedling per hole.

(4) Inter-row cultivation and weeding: choose sunny weather to carry out inter-row cultivation and weeding 2-3 times, and stop weeding after the plants close the rows.

(5) Water management: the newly sown seeds should be watered immediately, generally watering until the soil is thoroughly moistened. During the seedling growth period, the amount of watering can be appropriately reduced, but the soil must still be kept moist. When the fleshy root swelling stage arrives, appropriately increase the amount of watering, which helps ensure sufficient water for the root system.

3. Fertilizer management

(1) Fertilization principles: in the early growth stage of fruit radish, appropriately apply multi-functional organic fertilizer or nitrogen fertilizer, etc., and in the mid-to-late growth stage, appropriately apply phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer, etc., which helps promote sufficient root nutrition and speed up swelling and fruiting.

(2) Fertilization method: during the growth of fruit radish, the fertilizer requirements are not very high. Generally, per mu, 0.5 kg of borax, 8 kg of magnesium fertilizer, 10 kg of urea, 15 kg of potassium fertilizer (potassium sulfate), 40 kg of compound fertilizer and 350 kg of commercial organic fertilizer can be applied. Organic fertilizer, compound fertilizer and medium and trace element fertilizers are 100% used as base fertilizer, while potassium fertilizer and urea can be used as topdressing.