The Latest Radish Planting Methods and Planting Time Explained in Detail
The nutrient content of radishes is much higher than that of ordinary vegetables. In rural areas, many people say it is a life-saving vegetable for country folk and a cure for a hundred ailments. In fact, there is one way of preparing radishes that is super delicious, and that is making pickles; next is making soup, which is also especially fresh. A radish and pork rib soup that many people very much enjoy. So what we need to understand below is the radish's planting methods and planting time.
Planting Time
Radishes can now be sown in all four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, but the sowing time differs from region to region. Take Hunan for example: the radish planting time here is generally the period from autumn to winter, that is, from September to November each year. Radishes planted at this time have very good yield and quality, but if planted too late they will be damaged by frost, or the radishes will become hollow, and then they are of no use. In other regions, for example Wuhan generally sows in March and April, and North China sows in July and August, so the planting time should be chosen according to the region.
Planting Methods
1. Land preparation and fertilization
Radishes generally grow fairly deep, so when choosing a planting site, try to choose a plot with relatively deep soil, and the soil texture should be relatively loose, so that the radishes can grow faster underground without resistance. If the soil layer is relatively shallow, then ridges need to be made during land preparation, and the ridges should be made a bit higher, which also increases the thickness of the soil. Secondly, during land preparation, drainage ditches need to be made all around the land to facilitate drainage and irrigation. The most important point during land preparation is to apply enough base fertilizer, generally phosphate fertilizer and livestock manure or organic fertilizer.
2. Sowing and seedling raising
The sowing method for radishes is generally direct sowing. On the prepared land, dig holes at a certain spacing. Before sowing, first water each hole once to make sure the soil is soaked through, then sow, generally putting four or five seeds in each hole, and finally cover the seeds with a layer of thin soil. After about a week, most of the seeds will sprout tender shoots. At this time, water once more and add a little urea, and the seedlings can grow quickly.
3. Field management
The first step of field management is because direct sowing will have some small problems, that is, some seeds do not germinate, so thinning out will occur. Then we need to transplant the more luxuriant seedlings to fill in the gaps in the field. Generally, only three seedlings need to be kept per hole, and all the other excess seedlings need to be pulled out. These tender seedlings are also a very delicious vegetable. If there are quite a lot, they can also be taken to sell, as many people still quite like eating them. Finally there is weeding. Generally weeding is very simple. Six or seven days after setting the plants, we need to remove the weeds in the field. The weeding method is cultivating and weeding, trying to loosen the soil a bit. Secondly, the second weeding needs to wait until the radishes begin to grow. At this time, loosening the soil and weeding are to let them grow more smoothly and have more sufficient nutrients. The third weeding is when the radishes have grown large, and the weeds in the field can simply be pulled out gently. Each weeding should be accompanied by fertilization. Just after weeding, the nutrients of the fertilizer applied are all absorbed by the radishes, so they can grow faster.
4. Disease control
The most common diseases of radishes are downy mildew, black rot and hollow heart. Downy mildew and black rot are both caused by too much rain. Generally during daily management we need to regulate the moisture in the field and drain the excess water out of the field, which can play a very good preventive role. If the disease does occur, then Previcur and Topsin-M suspension concentrates need to be sprayed. As for hollow heart disease, it is generally caused by early maturity or by harvesting too late, so if we harvest at the right time, this problem basically will not appear.
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