The garden radish is one of the first vegetables which we can collect at ourselves on the site after winter. The given incredibly useful vegetable is loved not only by adults, but also children, and salads from it - favourite spring vitamin dish for most of families.
When to sow garden radish in the spring in the greenhouse
When to plant garden radish is quite frequent question of the gardeners who have decided to grow up harvest of these vegetables on the personal plot in the spring. To answer it, it is necessary to consider such factors as weather patterns whether the greenhouse is heated. If the greenhouse is not heated, then in spring time the garden radish can be planted in March-April, however it is previously obligatory to trace that the soil was soft at depth not less than five centimeters if it is heated - since February. If to plant garden radish in the last month winters in the heated greenhouse, then root crops will be created days for 50, in March - in 30-35 days, in April - less than in month.
How to plant garden radish in the greenhouse in the spring
If you have decided to plant garden radish in the greenhouse in the spring, then it is necessary to think of condition of the soil in advance and in the fall if it is required, to feed up her compost, to dig over the soil and to level it. It is also necessary to approach the choice of planting stock with all gravity. Preference should be given to large seeds which reach the sizes of 2.5 mm and more.
The following grades are preferable to landing in the greenhouse: ""Early red"", ""Dawn"", Rov, etc. It is simple to calculate expense of seeds. On average, on one square meter about five grams of seeds are required. To select seeds, it is enough to sift of them through sieve with diameter of openings of two millimeters and to disinfect - to process potassium permanganate solution.
It is necessary to sow seeds manually, trying not to thicken them, to put sunflower seeds at distance of couple of centimeters from each other that further it was not necessary to thin out garden radish. Distance between ranks of 6-10 centimeters, landing depth - one centimeter.
How to look after garden radish in the greenhouse
Germination of garden radish happens even at rather low temperature only +2 degrees, however it is possible to see shoots at maintenance of temperature, optimum for this culture, +16 much quicker... +18 degrees.
After you notice mass shoots, try to create temperature in the greenhouse not higher than 10 degrees to avoid excessive pulling of seedling. Five days later temperature it is possible to lift up to +20 degrees in the afternoon and + 10 - in night.
It is necessary to water plants at least time in two-three days, without allowing drying of the soil at all. In order to avoid appearance of various wreckers it is recommended to process landings by mix of tobacco dust and wood ashes.