Radish is not only a "bad person", but a useful root vegetable that contains ascorbic acid, vitamins of group B, P, PP, proteins, amino acids, sugars, salts of calcium, iron, phosphorus, and so on.
Therefore, radish is so popular among Russian gardeners. Radishes are sown as soon as the soil dries out after the first snow melts and warms up to 10-12 ° C.
In the southern and western regions this period falls on the beginning-middle of April. Today we will tell you how many days the radish germinates and how it happens.
What influences a good harvest?
There are many factors, mostly they revolve around seed quality and freshness. The main rule of experienced gardeners - do not store seed for planting longer than a year. Also pay attention to:
- Seed size - Choose large, throw away small and grayish (it is likely that they are “sick”).
- Priming - it should be sufficiently wet, but not flooded. Also, the fruit loves light and loose soil.
- Weather in the house, greenhouse or on the street - Radish loves heat (but not heat) and grows on it faster, although it is able to withstand low temperatures.
- Sort - “dawn”, “18 days”, “early red”, “ruby” and “corundum” rise most quickly.
We offer you to watch a video on what factors influence the radish harvest:
After how many days do seedlings appear in the open ground after the time from sowing?
At what temperature does a radish grow better? For radish, humidity of 75-80% and about 20 ° C is ideal. In such conditions, he makes his way through 100-120 hours without soaking. On what day will radish seeds come up in an open grout when soaked?
If the seeds are soaked in advance, then it will be enough to germinate for three days.
It is a different matter if a plant has to make its way in weather unpleasant for it. How long does the radish appear after sowing in this case? At 10 ° C it is necessary to wait for seedlings for at least 10 days, at half the temperature, the period is extended to 15-20 days. Light frosts can stop the growth of radish before the arrival of heat, the harvest in this case will be late.
If the gardener is against soaking and growth stimulants, then it is necessary to plant the seeds to a depth of about one centimeter, otherwise the sprout will be extremely difficult to break.
A photo
You will see a photo of radish seedlings and how it happens:
How to grow radish quickly?
There are several secrets enjoyed by experienced gardeners:
- Soak. To do this, you need to keep the seeds wrapped in a damp cloth and warm for 24 hours, then warm them for a quarter of an hour in hot water.
- Bubbling. It looks like soaking, but at the same time a compressor is placed in the tank, which drives the water so that the seeds move evenly and are enriched with oxygen. To process radishes in this way takes 8-12 hours.
- Growth stimulants. They enrich the seeds with beneficial microelements.
- Film. She covers crops for the night.
What to do after the fruit has proclaimed?
When the first sheets make their way to the sun, the time comes to thin the beds of the radish. Thickened seedlings should be removed, giving life only to the strongest of them. The ideal distance between shoots is three to four centimeters. This achieves maximum yield.
Young plants need to be watered every day., regularly weed and loosen the soil, destroy weeds.
How to understand what radish has risen?
Young shoots are tiny symmetrical leaves, which eventually turn into lush tops. Along with its growth, roots appear from the ground, which are only partially visible.
If nothing has grown?
As mentioned earlier, freezing can prevent radishes from rising. In this case, a greenhouse / foil (the right choice) or a reserve of patience and a willingness to lose a crop (the wrong choice) is useful.
Second enemy root vegetables - crucifers. Gardeners may not notice sprouted sprouts as an insect will eat them. To combat it, use chemicals, vinegar and decoction of tomato or potato tops.
Is it possible to weed out good chaff seeds beforehand?
Gardeners prepare homemade solution:
- Eight grams of salt is added to a glass of water, seeds are poured in and mixed.
- After five to seven minutes, you need to remove everything that came up.
Pay attention that the rest is “cream”, from which a good harvest will rise.
- They should be carefully dried, not scattering future crops in the room.
To do this, you can use a fan, but not a hairdryer.
Radish - one of the earliest fruits; over the summer you can get at least three crops, even in northern latitudes. It is all the more important to look after him from the first minutes after planting in order to crunch radish at the table on summer evenings.
