Don't throw away radish leaves - plant them in soil and water them a bit, and they're more nutritious than calcium tablets

Vegetables and fruits are indispensable in our daily lives, since the energy we need each day may all come from them. Huahua believes that most people's balconies at home are no longer just for drying clothes - growing some vegetables and melons on the balcony is fun to do yourself, and you can eat them with more peace of mind.

Many gardening friends have messaged Huahua asking what vegetables to grow on the balcony that can grow a bit faster. Huahua asked some seasoned gardening friends who love growing vegetables and learned about a fast-growing vegetable that is also quite nutritious - eating it has an effect similar to taking calcium tablets. This vegetable is called radish greens.

Just saying radish greens may leave many friends not knowing what vegetable it is. Actually, radish greens are the leaves on top that we normally throw away when eating radishes. In fact, if you collect these leaves and plant them in soil, you can harvest a whole big patch, and whether stir-fried or served as a cold salad, they're a good choice.

We know radishes are a vegetable with rich nutritional value, and the radish greens growing on top are no less impressive. Radish greens have a very high content of nutrients and are called "natural calcium tablets." After eating them, people can supplement the vitamins and various trace elements their bodies need, and long-term consumption also helps with digestion and has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying. Truly worthy of being a vegetable rich in calcium.

Since radish greens are so rich in nutrients, we naturally shouldn't waste them. Not only should we not casually throw them away when eating radishes in the future, but we can also grow some on the balcony at home, because they grow very quickly and have no strict standard for maturity, so after about half a month of growth they can be picked for eating.

To grow radish greens, we first need to prepare a growing container - you can use a flower pot or a foam box, depending entirely on how much you're growing. The next step is to prepare radish seeds, which can be bought at markets or online. For the soil for growing radish greens, ordinary garden soil or leaf mold will do; it has strong adaptability to soil, so there's no need to worry about killing it.

We scatter the seeds into the soil. When scattering the seeds, pay attention to the spacing; the depth at which the seeds are buried in the soil is about 3mm. If conditions allow, you can first spread a little base fertilizer in the soil before planting, so that the radish greens will grow more vigorously later. After sowing the radish greens, remember to water them thoroughly.

After watering, radish greens grow astonishingly fast - in about half a month you'll see tender radish greens emerging from the soil, and at this point they can be picked for eating. After about a month of growth, radish greens are roughly fully mature, and picking them to make fillings or dishes is great. If you only want to eat the radish greens and don't want radishes to form, you don't need to fertilize; if you want to harvest radishes, you can regularly apply a little diluted fertilizer water to the soil to speed up their growth.

Radish greens are both tasty and easy to grow - gardening friends who love growing vegetables on the balcony definitely shouldn't miss out!