A high-quality, abundant harvest is the main reward of any gardener. Even the easiest crops to grow, such as radishes, require compliance with a number of agricultural practices. Let's talk about how to water radishes so that the fruits have a good taste and juicy, crispy flesh.
To begin with, let’s note all the risks that improper watering of moisture-loving radishes entails:
- with insufficient, untimely and uneven watering, the quantity and quality of the harvest will sharply decrease, the fruits will develop voids and bitterness, the pulp will become hard;
- The lack of sufficient moisture, coupled with heat and drought, threatens flowering. The root crop will not set and will go into the arrow; for the irreversible development of this effect, the radish only needs 3 hours without water;
- It’s also not worth mindlessly flooding radish beds with a huge amount of water; if you water too much, the fruits will crack and lose their presentation.
Not the most pleasant consequences, right? To avoid all these troubles, let's highlight and study all the information on how to water radishes so that you can enjoy the resulting harvest of delicious, fortified radishes from your own garden, and not be upset about broken hopes and lost time.
Watering radishes from A to Z
The first (abundant) watering is carried out immediately after sowing, and it does not matter where the radishes are planted, in protected or open ground, whether the seeds were soaked or not. For the first watering, you need to prepare warm water (room temperature). At the initial stage of growth, before the appearance of a real leaf, the soil must be moistened to a depth of 10 cm. Afterwards, at the stage of fruit formation, the depth is increased to 15 cm.
Before purchasing seeds, carefully study the characteristics of the variety; in some of them, the main root goes to a depth of 30 cm, in which case it should be provided with moisture entirely.
How often to water radishes in the future is an interesting, rather individual, question. The culture is the earliest, sowing is carried out in the spring, as soon as the snow melts and the soil warms up slightly, and everyone’s climate is different, and nature often brings surprises. Therefore, it is better to focus on growing conditions and weather.
Watering radishes in open and protected ground
Let's start with open ground, watch the soil, it should always be sufficiently moist. In normal weather, you can water once every 2-4 days, during hot periods every day, and on especially hot days, morning and evening watering may be required. In cool weather, the amount of watering is reduced to 1 time every 3 or 5 days. The norm for water consumption in hot weather is 10 liters per 1 sq. m.
We figured out how to water radishes in open ground, everything is simple. The frequency of watering root crops in the greenhouse is also calculated. With the cassette growing method, radishes are watered using the flooding method. At the initial stage of development, the soil moisture level should be maintained at 70%. When setting fruit, the soil should be 65-75% moist before harvesting.
Another important point is that radishes are very moisture-loving, this applies to the soil, but the vegetable does not tolerate dampness well. If the greenhouse is not equipped with a high-quality ventilation system, be sure to ventilate the room yourself after each watering; excess air humidity often leads to the development of fungal and other diseases in the plant.
The last, abundant watering is carried out several hours before harvesting; this is done so that the radishes are preserved longer, are elastic and juicy. But this also has its drawbacks: radishes do not ripen at the same time, and excessive moisture can harm neighboring fruits, so try to collect the vegetable on watering days.
- all watering should be carried out only in the morning or evening;
- Under no circumstances should you water radishes with a directed stream under the root; use a watering can with a fine sieve or a sprinkler nozzle for a hose, making sure that the root crop is not exposed;
- try to avoid washing out the soil;
- It happens that the beds are left unattended; a small layer of mulch will help keep the soil moist for several days of your absence;
- watering can be combined with fertilizing and prevention from harmful insects; if necessary, combine plain water with infusions of herbs, ash, tobacco, etc. Acidified water (1 tablespoon of citric acid per 10 liters of water) helps get rid of cruciferous flea beetles;
- soil permeability is a very important nuance, so that the roots breathe fully, loosen the soil in the rows to a depth of 5 cm, it is advisable to carry out the procedure after each watering, loosening is especially important after rain, even the lightest.
The rules for watering radishes are simple, learning them is not at all difficult, and the plant will definitely thank you for the care you show with its main reward - a bountiful and high-quality harvest.
Radishes are considered the most popular early-ripening crop and are classified as green vegetables. The leaves and roots contain a large amount of vitamins. At first glance, it may seem that growing this crop is a simple process. However, to get a rich harvest, you should remember the basic rules for growing and do not forget to thin out the seedlings.
Typically, for radishes, a frequent sowing method is used to make it easier for the crop to break through and not be drowned out by weeds. In addition, this is done so that poor seed germination does not affect the future harvest.
Radish care consists of:
- glaze;
- thinning;
- loosening;
- feeding.
After approximately 5 days, when the first shoots appear, the first thinning should be carried out, since radishes are a light-loving crop and will stretch out from shading and shoot arrows early.
The optimal distance between sprouts is 2-3 cm. Seedlings with unfolded cotyledon leaves can be transplanted to a new location. And plants with small leaves are destroyed.
In addition, thanks to thinning, the leaves of the plant take a horizontal position. This position prevents the appearance of arrows.
Unprepared radishes
It is difficult to say exactly when to thin radishes. Usually you need to thin out a second time after about a month. It is necessary to leave a distance so that the root crop can grow and develop. To do this, seedlings are thinned out at a rate of 5-6 cm between plants. The torn root vegetables can now be eaten.
Basic thinning rules:
- Thinning is recommended after watering.
- The optimal time for thinning is in the evening.
- You should hold the ground around the seedling with one hand, and pull the plant out of the ground with the other hand. This simple procedure will reduce the risk of possible capture of a neighboring plant.
After thinning, you need to compact the soil with your hands and water the remaining sprouts with warm water. To improve aeration, it is recommended to loosen the soil between the rows.
To avoid the thinning procedure, you can mix radish seeds with semolina or sand.
Thinning radishes
If this crop is not regularly watered, the root crops will grow dry, bitter, and hollow. However, you should not overwater the plant either, since the root crop will rot. Therefore, in order to get a good, rich, crispy and sweet harvest, it is necessary to control the dosage and moisture supply. After each watering, it is recommended to loosen the soil.
To avoid early and premature flowering of the plant, it is recommended to water the radishes in small portions 2-3 times a week. This procedure helps reduce ground temperature. In addition, it is necessary to monitor the soil, and as it dries out, water the bed with the plant.
In hot weather, you may need to water this plant daily.
The first time the soil is watered immediately after sowing the plant.
An important point when watering is the depth of watering:
- First, water the bed so that the water penetrates to a depth of 8 cm;
- When the root crops have formed, the plant should be watered to a depth of 15 cm.
For irrigation, simple clean water, a solution of tobacco or ash, or herbal infusion are suitable. It is recommended to combine watering with pest prevention. Radishes have a developed root system and in some varieties the roots can grow up to 30 cm in depth.
This should be taken into account when watering; it is necessary that it has enough moisture to feed it. Improper moistening and drying out of the soil can lead to bolting of the plant, dry and empty root crops.
A few hours before harvesting, the last watering of the plant is carried out. Thanks to this, the root vegetables will be tasty, juicy and will last longer.
Watering radishes
Radishes require nutritious soil, and for this the soil needs to be fed. However, this cult can accumulate nitrates. For this reason, fertilizing should be done carefully and chemical fertilizers should be avoided.
The main application of fertilizers occurs in autumn. When digging, organic matter is added to the soil. In the spring, before planting, complex mineral fertilizers are added to the soil. Such fertilizing is sufficient on fertile soils.
Poor, infertile soils need fertilizing, which is carried out along with watering.
The following are ideal fertilizers for radish growth:
- potassium chloride;
- superphosphate;
- a solution of bird droppings or slurry.
However, it should be remembered that oversaturation with nitrogen can cause bolting of the bush, and not growth of the root crop.
In addition, the soil at the top can be fertilized with humus and peat. However, their layer should not be higher than 1 cm. Thanks to this procedure, less moisture evaporates and it is retained in the ground.
When growing radishes in greenhouses, ventilation should be carried out after each watering to reduce the risk of blackleg disease.
Fertilizing the soil for planting radishes
Nitrogen fertilizers are applied during irrigation at a rate of 20-30 g per square meter. It is contraindicated to fertilize radishes with fresh manure, since such fertilizing will cause the plant to bloom rather than develop the root crop. To harvest a rich and large harvest of this crop, it is recommended to regularly weed and loosen the rows.
Radishes need thinning. Without this procedure, the root crop will grow small and deformed, since the seedlings will fight among themselves for the necessary conditions for growth: water, nutrition, light. Therefore, many gardeners thin out radishes at least twice - the first time after germination, and the second time approximately a month after planting.
The beautiful and crunchy roots of this vegetable are especially pleasant after winter. But radish loves to play around.
And its cultivation requires certain knowledge. Here's a quick summary first.
1. You need to sow radishes early. She loves short daylight hours.
2. You need to sow as rarely as possible. And don’t hesitate to thin out when the shoots appear. You need to water often and a lot. So that the soil gets wet by 5-7 cm.
3. From flea beetles, seedlings can be sprinkled with ash. You can also treat it with vinegar water. To do this, you need to dilute 2 tablespoons of essence in 10 liters of water and water the bed well, wetting the seedlings. Such watering can be done every 2-3 days until the plants produce 2-3 true leaves.
And now more details.
When preparing the soil for radishes, you must remember that this vegetable does not tolerate fresh organic fertilizers. Radishes cannot be grown after radishes and cabbage. If in the fall you bury any green manure in the soil, and there may be many plants, then in the spring you will only have to loosen the soil and make furrows. In a 50 cm bed I make only 2 furrows. You can wet the radish seeds or sow them dry. But the grooves need to be well watered.
After the radish shoots appear, the film must be removed. Otherwise it will be like my neighbor’s last spring. At first it was warm. They all sowed together and didn’t cover it with film, but I still covered it, although not tightly, so that the seedlings wouldn’t mate. But the film helped retain moisture. The radishes sprouted, it became cold, and some nights there was frost. If you sit in the country all the time, you can cover the seedlings at night. But we usually don’t go there for more than 2-3 days. I removed the film, but covered it with double spunbond. When we arrived again, the neighbor expressed regret that my radish was apparently frozen. I was sure that everything was fine. He shook his head and pointed to his, covered with film. The radish tops were beautiful and green. And mine was still barely visible above the ground. I didn't object.
But after 3 weeks I took a large bunch of radishes to my neighbor, and he said that once again they were left without radishes, but again I have them so big and beautiful. I explained that it was impossible to cover the radishes with film. And it was not necessary to feed with infusion of manure. All the plants “went to the tops,” as people say.
Draw a conclusion from this story: radishes do not like heat and fertilizing with nitrogen fertilizers.
In order to get a good harvest of radishes, they must be sown early. She doesn't like long daylight hours. It likes abundant watering and soil fertilized with organic matter, but one should not overdo it with fertilizers, therefore poorer soil is better than overfed soil. But, if you have good humus, pour it into the garden bed, you won’t regret it. The radishes will thank you.
Radishes must be thinned mercilessly if they sprout thickly. Pull out the grown root vegetables and eat them. And don’t wait until the root vegetables harden and all sorts of insects will settle in them. Learn to eat vegetables at the peak of their ripeness.
When you sow, look at the bag. As a rule, it says the number of days that vegetables need to reach full maturity. This will not always coincide exactly, since the weather plays a big role. But you can roughly calculate. And it's better to pull out spinach, radishes, and lettuce sooner rather than later.
I repeat once again that radish seedlings need to be thinned out. Don't be greedy, break through and throw away everything unnecessary. Leave 4cm between plants.
Pay attention to the following lines. Quote from the US Garden Journal, 1908. “The kindest gardener is the one who thins out seedlings of vegetables and flowers in the most ruthless manner.”
Radishes need to be watered frequently. Usually, when I arrive at the dacha, I immediately water the radishes. I do it again in the evening. I water it the next day, and water it before leaving.
Give it a try. You will succeed. Even if you have the usual ridges or just a square meter of land, do everything in this order. I'm sure the radishes will grow. And you will be proud to treat your family with it.
If you have any radish seeds left over, don't hide them until next year. Under any tree in the garden, loosen the soil and scatter the remaining radish seeds. Rake the earth. It is possible that after a month you will begin to loosen the tree trunk or weed it. And you will find wonderful root vegetables there. There won't be many of them. In such cases I say: “It’s a small thing, but it’s nice.”
And further. In my opinion, it is very important to learn to treat all failures with humor and enjoy small victories.
Alexandra Sobolevskaya, website
Everyone knows how useful radishes are, but not everyone knows that they are easy to grow not only in open or protected ground, but also on the balcony and even on the windowsill. It appears as a bright spot among the early greenery in the spring or at the very beginning of summer, and then it can be grown again in the fall, although many summer residents have adapted to growing it even in the summer, covering it with dark material to reduce daylight hours. Tasty, healthy radishes produce a harvest quickly enough, and this is its special charm.
This unpretentious vegetable can survive light frosts and can germinate at an air temperature of + 4 degrees, although you will have to wait a long time. But if we want to get a harvest quickly, and ultra-early varieties of radishes ripen in open ground in 2.5 or 3 weeks, then it is better to sow when the ground has completely thawed and warmed up to +10 degrees.
It is advisable to prepare the soil in the fall. To do this, the bed after potatoes (and this is the best predecessor), beets, carrots, cucumbers is freed from plant debris, dug up, fertilized, adding compost or humus. If the soil is acidified, then you need to add more lime (dolomite flour, chalk or ash), since radishes will not grow in acidic soil.
In the spring, as soon as the soil thaws under the warm rays of the sun, it needs to be dug up again, adding mineral fertilizers. Since our early vegetable prefers light soil, clay soil should be mixed with sand or peat. The prepared beds are leveled and grooves for sowing are marked at a distance of 10 cm from one another. Just before sowing, they can be sprinkled with ash and poured with hot water.
The seeds are usually sifted through a 2–3 mm sieve to select the largest ones. Small seeds will produce small root vegetables. The seed material is disinfected by soaking it for half an hour in a bright solution of potassium permanganate, and then dried so that the seeds do not stick to your hands. Often gardeners also soak them with a growth stimulant, this increases germination.
Some call the sowing itself planting, since they lay out the seeds one at a time every 5–7 cm. Then they are covered with a thin, no more than 1.5 or 2 cm (for varieties with long root crops) layer of earth and lightly compacted so as to achieve a tight fit of the earth to sunflower seed You can, of course, sow as best you can, and then break through the seedlings. Most summer residents do this. But radishes, although they prefer loose soil and require constant loosening, nevertheless do not like to be disturbed - and thinning out frequent shoots bothers even those sprouts that remain to grow.
Crops can be covered with black non-woven fabric if it is still cold at night. After the sprouts appear, it should be removed during the day, leaving the beds open in the sun, and laid again at night.
Choose an open, sunny place for radishes, but it is better to cover the beds from strong winds - this is often done with the help of low arches and non-woven fabric.
How to fertilize
Radishes love nutritious soil, but root vegetables can accumulate nitrates, so you need to be careful with fertilizers. The main application of fertilizers occurs in the fall. When the soil is dug up, organic matter is added. In spring, complex mineral fertilizers are added before planting. This is often limited, but if plants require fertilizing on poor, infertile soils, they are carried out along with watering.
Superphosphate, potassium chloride, a solution of slurry or bird droppings (and they are diluted ten and twenty times with water) are excellent feedings during the growth of vegetables. But you need to remember that excess nitrogen can cause radishes to bolt rather than grow roots.
Often gardeners do not want to resort to chemicals, then they can water the plants with grass mash, mulch the plantings with compost, and from it, when watering, the nutrients will gradually penetrate into the soil, which means they will be absorbed by the roots of the plants.
How and with what to water
In order for vegetables to grow well, root crops to form even, juicy, there must be constant soil moisture. Therefore, watering should be regular and sufficient. Usually, in open ground, radishes are watered after a couple of days. But hot days or constant winds quickly dry out the soil, so it happens, especially in summer, that you have to water every day, maybe twice in one day.
The first time the soil is moistened immediately after sowing, you need to use a watering can with a fine sieve and warm water. It is very important that the water penetrates to the required depth. So at first they water to a depth of up to 8 cm, and then, when root crops are already forming, to a depth of up to 15 cm. Radishes do not have a very developed root system, but in some varieties the main root grows up to 30 cm, it is desirable that it finds moisture there for plant nutrition.
Uneven moisture, or more precisely, periods of drying out of the soil, can lead to unwanted bolting or empty, dry root crops, so it is advisable to avoid this.
Water for the last time several hours (4-6) before harvesting, then the root crops will be juicy, tasty, and can be preserved longer.
You can simply water with clean water, herbal infusion, ash or tobacco solution, that is, combine watering, fertilizing and prevention against pests.
Loosening the soil
Excess moisture, as well as its stagnation, can cause cracking of root crops or diseases, for example, clubroot, black rot. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to loosen the soil after watering. First, the soil is fluffed up to a depth of 3–5 cm, and as the root grows, the depth of loosening is increased to 8 cm, then to 10 cm. The roots must receive an influx of air; it is not for nothing that this vegetable loves light, loose soil, but this must be done carefully so as not to damage the root and growing root crop.
In an open planting space, it is very convenient to mulch, then a dense crust does not form on the surface of the earth after rain, moisture is more easily retained in the ground, and you have to loosen it much less often.
Radishes need to be provided with fertile light neutral soil, uniform moisture, timely weeding, loosening the soil, and, if necessary, protection from pests and diseases, then it will please the gardener with an excellent harvest of tasty and very healthy root crops.
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Radishes are one of the most commonly grown fruit and vegetable crops in our country. The season when you can start harvesting begins in the spring. A garden plant such as a radish has a large number of advantages:
- low maintenance requirements;
- simple agricultural cultivation technology;
- early ripening;
- transplanting into open ground at the beginning of the gardening season;
- useful composition of fruits;
- good taste of vegetables.
Radishes are one of the first vegetables suitable for consumption at the beginning of the year. However, it is possible to collect useful root vegetables throughout the entire summer season only by applying special fertilizers aimed at more powerful growth of vegetables, as well as by performing certain agricultural techniques. To know what to feed radishes for rapid root growth, you need to know the features of each type of fertilizer.
How to fertilize before germination
The introduction of useful mineral compounds into the soil is carried out during the autumn preparation of the soil material for the onset of the winter season. List of minerals to feed radishes on the future ridge (per 1 m2):
- ½ bucket of compost;
- 15 gramspotassium salt;
- 50 gramssuperphosphate.
Before spring planting begins, a mineral complex is again introduced into the soil, aimed at accelerating the growth of root crops. However, before this, the soil must be dug to a depth of 20 cm. List of mineral substances added on top of the dug up soil layer (per 1 m2):
- 5 kilogramshumus;
- 1 cup wood ash;
- 10 gramsurea;
- 40 gramsdouble superphosphate.
Regular superphosphate
What to fertilize at the growth stage
In particular, if radishes are fertilized in open ground, it is recommended to use a mineral complex of useful substances instead of simple fertilizer. It should be applied according to the quantitative norm specified in the attached instructions for the specific mineral composition, which states what can be used to feed the radishes after germination.
Note. It is also permissible to use potassium fertilizer, which is applied after the appearance of 2 leaves.
The fertilizer, presented in granular form, should be scattered over the surface of the soil or mixed into the ground during loosening work. To avoid pulling out the roots, it is recommended to lightly hill the radishes.
Helpful information. Hilling is also aimed at preventing the plant from bolting and the formation of a root crop of the correct shape.
Additional application of fertilizers, regardless of the germination conditions: in a greenhouse or on an open ridge, is allowed if external signs of a deficiency of a specific microelement occur. For example, too pale leaf color can be called a symptom of nitrogen deficiency. In this case, to fertilize radishes in root or foliar form, it is necessary to use saltpeter or urea.
The concentration of the solution is 1 teaspoon of essence per bucket of water. Excess nitrogen can be identified by excessive thickening of the foliage. In this case, a solution of 10 grams of potassium sulfate and a little more than 15 grams of superphosphate diluted in a bucket of water is used for fertilizer.
Proper watering of radishes
The first abundant watering of radishes is carried out after sowing the seed material, regardless of the planting conditions, as well as whether the seeds were pre-soaked in water or a growth stimulant. Before watering radishes for the first time, you need to warm the water to room temperature.
Abundant watering
Before the formation of the first leaf, the watering depth should be 10 centimeters, after the transition to the fruit formation stage - 15 centimeters.
note ! If there is information on the seed packet about the length of the root and how often to water the radishes, watering should be done exactly to this depth.
The following factors indicate how often it is necessary to water radishes in open ground:
- weather;
- quality of the growing environment;
- degree of soil moisture.
In an ordinary garden bed, in stable warm but not hot weather, radishes are watered once every 4 days. In hot weather, each planting bed should be watered every day. In dry weather, each planting should be watered twice a day - early in the morning and late in the evening. In stable cool weather, watering is carried out once every 5 days.
The calculation of water per 1 m2 required for irrigation on hot days is 10 liters. Warm or cool water is used for irrigation, but you should not water the plantings with cold water.
Watering radishes grown in greenhouse conditions is almost no different from those growing in an open ridge. The soil moisture indicator at the stage of foliage formation is 70%, when transitioning to the stage of root formation - 75%.
Ventilation
To avoid waterlogging of the soil, as well as its flowering and the occurrence of fungal outbreaks in the greenhouse, it is recommended to install a ventilation system or ensure that the greenhouse is ventilated every time after watering the radishes.
The last watering of radishes before the end of the gardening season is carried out 7 hours before harvesting the ripe crop.
Excessive root growth
The reason that the root can grow too much is the insufficient provision of a surface layer of soil, which is about 5 centimeters, when entering the stage of seedling formation. To avoid intensive growth of the root system when growing radishes, it is necessary to water the soil before you begin to sow planting material. It is also necessary to water the plant thoroughly after the foliage appears. Repeating watering measures using this technology is carried out until root crops form. In addition, many summer residents are interested in the question of what a strongly overgrown radish root is called, but not everyone knows that this phenomenon is called the formation of “mouse tails.”
Watering is an important part of care
List of fertilizers for radishes
The list of fertilizers used to grow radishes includes:
- compost;
- superphosphate;
- potassium salt;
- ammonium nitrate;
- phosphorus-potassium fertilizer;
- potassium sulfate;
- humus;
- ash;
- chicken droppings.
Fertilizing radishes with folk remedies
The list of fertilizers that can be made based on folk recipes from components of organic origin includes:
- herbal moods;
- wood ash fertilizer;
- based on chicken manure;
- compost;
- humus.
Humus (rotted manure)
Herbal fertilizers
The advantages of plant fertilizers are:
- accelerated absorption;
- safety;
- rapid effect on the plant body.
The composition of green fertilizer includes minerals that can be called the most necessary for radishes:
- nitrogen;
- potassium.
Note. You can fertilize radish plantings with plant nutrition using both root and foliar methods.
- chamomile;
- nettle;
- rapeseed;
- tansy.
You can also add to the above herbal ingredients:
- chicken droppings;
- ash;
- onion peel;
- garlic arrows.
Note! Nettle is considered a very effective fertilizer, so it is often used as an independent fertilizer for radishes.
Nettle infusion for fertilizer
The formation of chlorophyll, which is facilitated by the addition of nettle infusion to the bed with radish plantings, has a positive effect on the ability of root crops to grow, and also heals the plant’s body as a whole. Spraying radish tops with a nettle solution can eliminate breeding sites for garden pests such as cruciferous flea beetle. Freshly picked nettle should be used as the main component when making green fertilizer for radishes. If spraying is necessary in early spring, you can fertilize the plant with dried nettle.
Step-by-step instructions for making nettle infusion are as follows:
- Prepare a large container;
- Chop the nettles;
- Fill the container with heated water;
- Add crushed nettles to the container;
- Place the container in the sun;
- Infuse the solution for a week;
- Stir daily.
Nettle infusion, the production of which is based on a folk recipe, is considered ready for use when an unpleasant odor appears, the solution darkens and the foam formation process stops.
The proportions when mixing green essence are 1 bucket of solution per required volume of 10 buckets of water. When using the infusion for spraying tops, dilute the solution in 20 buckets of water.
Making fertilizer from comfrey
The advantage of using a solution prepared on the basis of comfrey is the abundance of a number of useful substances contained in its composition, such as:
- potassium;
- phosphorus;
- ash;
- proteins.
Preparation of an essence based on this herb involves grinding it and adding it to water in a ratio of 1:10. The mixed solution should be placed in the sun and left for 10 days.
When applying, it is necessary to observe proportions similar to the use of nettle infusion.
Important! The use of grass-based fertilizers is unacceptable in hot weather. In addition, they can only be used at the stage of root crop growth.
Chicken droppings help by saturating them with microelements
However, improper use of this type of fertilizer will not have a positive effect on the development of the plant. It is permissible to fertilize radishes with chicken manure throughout almost the entire gardening season:
- spring;
- summer;
- autumn.
This fertilizer can be used both in dry and dissolved form. However, the most effective is considered to be the application of bird droppings diluted with water.
You can make fertilizer based on this organic component using one of several recipes:
- Fill one bucket of organic matter with 20 liters of water. Leave the mixture to steep for 10 hours, stirring occasionally. The dose of fertilizing required for each planting is 500 milliliters;
- Fill a bucket of droppings with a bucket of clean water and leave for 4 days. To water the crop, dissolve 1 liter of prepared organic matter in 10 liters of water;
- Add 3 buckets of water to a bucket of droppings and stir thoroughly. Fill one bucket of solution with 4 buckets of water. When watering, it is permissible to add additional mineral complexes to feed radishes;
- Fill the droppings with water at a ratio of 1:3. Leave for 2 days, after which the water must be drained. Repeat this procedure three times. After 3 times, the organic essence is filled with water and used for its intended purpose. Carrying out such cleaning measures is aimed at removing toxin and uric acid from chicken droppings;
- Fill one bucket of organic matter with three buckets of water and leave for 3 days to infuse. After this, add 1 tablespoon of the “Baikal M” preparation to one bucket of water. This product is added to cleanse the composition of toxins. When applying, adhere to the proportion of 1:4.
How to feed radishes with ash
When using ash as fertilizer, the following rules must be observed:
- Avoid contact of ash with the mucous membrane of the eyes;
- Do not inhale ash particles;
- Do not introduce ash into alkaline soil;
- Avoid mixing ash with nitrogen-containing fertilizers to avoid neutralizing their effect.
Wood ash is added to the soil to replenish potassium deficiency. During the growth of radishes, liquid ash can be used to fertilize this crop: a little more than 200 grams of ash must be diluted in 10 liters of water to water the plantings with this solution in the evening.
The first harvest of ripened radish roots can be harvested as early as April. However, if you follow the agrotechnical features recommended in this material, which describe how to fertilize radishes so that they grow faster, through the proper use of various types of fertilizers, you can not only positively influence the speed of fruit ripening, but also extend the fruiting period until the end of the gardening season .
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