Garden radish - tasty and useful vegetable which is planted in the spring practically by each gardener. As culture this absolutely not choosy, and its rich content of vitamins helps at spring avitaminosis, these landings are quite justified.
Garden radish - culture cold-resistant, it is possible to plant vegetable early enough. And as maturing of garden radish happens pretty fast, for its cultivation it is not obligatory to allocate certain place at all in garden as after harvesting on bed it is possible to plant more thermophilic late-ripening vegetables, for example, onions, beans, haricot, cucumbers, tomatoes and other. For many gardeners maturing of garden radish - sign of jumping of seedling in soil.
When and how to plant radish in the spring to the open ground
Subacidic sandy soils which differ in special friability are suitable for cultivation of garden radish. On such soil larger and juicy vegetables grow, and all because forming of root crops happens very quickly, at the same time such soil does not interfere with forming of fruits. It is better to pave the way for landing of garden radish since fall, for this purpose it is necessary to introduce humus, mineral fertilizers in soil and to dig over everything.
From above to level bed rake. It is possible to start landing in the spring right after snow descent when the earth thaws on depth of five-seven centimeters. It should be noted that the garden radish transfers night frosts up to-5 degrees excellently, however only at daytime temperature from +15 degrees and above. For example, in the Moscow region the most favorable period for landing of garden radish the term from the middle of April to the middle of May, in Rostov - since the end of March until the end of April, in Siberia - from the second half of May and till June is considered in the spring.
When to plant radish in the spring to the open ground according to the lunar calendar
In 2017 the most favorable days for landing are:
- in March - 12-14, 22-26;
- in April - 3, 7-9, 11, 12, 29;
- in May - the 9 and 11.
In 2018:
- in March - 20, 23, 30 and 31;
- in April - 2, 3, 7-12, 19, 22;
- in May - 9-11, 22, 28 and 29.