Daikon - useful and tasty vegetable culture is from China. It is possible to grow up this vegetable and on own personal plot. This dietary product promotes cleaning of kidneys and liver, suppresses harmful intestinal microflora and does not contain the sharp mustard oils characteristic of other cruciferae family.
It is possible to sow daikon independently. It is the best of all to do it at the end of July, at this particular time land also other grades of radish. That the root crop was correctly created, he needs to be imprisoned when the daylight hours is reduced till 14 o'clock.
Deeply process the soil, it is ideal if the bed has width no more than 1.2 meters, you need to plant 2 seeds in hole on 3-5 cm at an interval of 25-30 cm between plants. Shoots will not keep themselves waiting long, as a rule, it occurs for 3-4 day. If grade large-fruited, it is necessary to do thinning.
When you buy seeds, take an interest at the seller what size there will be vegetable. If daikon grows long, it is better to do initially deeper holes when landing, and in addition to prorykhlit the earth. It is not difficult to look after plant, it is watered in process of drying of the soil, weed weeds, saved from wreckers. In the conditions of midland it is the best of all to grow up early ripening varieties, mid-season grades which yield harvest in 60-70 days after landing grow in warmer regions. Late versions will not be suitable for domestic climate. On taste daikon sweet, but sugar in this vegetable is provided by fructose therefore the garden radish can be used in the menu of diabetics. From daikon snack, salads and decoration of dishes well turn out.