Do not use fresh manure as it may contain harmful bacteria and increase weed problems. The readily available nitrogen can stimulate branching of the roots. Do not use any fertilizer containing a weed killer "Weed and Feed" , as it may kill your vegetable plants. Direct seeding and thinning Prepare the radish bed by loosening soil at least six inches deep, a foot or more for long types.
For daikon, create raised beds to ensure loosening of the soil and to make harvest easier. How to keep your radishes healthy and productive. Watering Radish taproots can be large, but the horizontal roots do not extend far into the soil. Make sure they receive enough rainfall or deep watering. Drought stress can cause the roots to develop poor flavor and a tough texture.
If the planting does not get one inch of rain each week, soak the soil thoroughly at least once a week. If your soil is sandy, it is important to water more often than once a week. An inch of water will wet a sandy soil to a depth of ten inches, a heavy clay soil to six inches. Use a trowel to see how far down the soil is wet. If it is only an inch or two, keep the water running. Controlling weeds Radishes germinate and grow quickly.
By the time you harvest garden radishes, weeds do not have a chance to become a problem. If you grow daikon, good weed control will be important for good yields and quality. Mulching with three to four inches of herbicide-free grass clippings, weed-free straw, compost, or other organic material will keep soil moisture and contain weeds, decreasing the need for frequent cultivation.
Start cultivating with a hoe or other tool to remove weed seedlings while they are still small. Do not cultivate too deeply or you may damage the roots. Use a hand tool or a hoe, and cultivate just deeply enough to cut the weeds off below the surface. Insects Root maggots feed on the developing roots.
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Step 1 Prepare the bed before sowing on a dry day. Growing radishes — raking the soil level. Growing radishes — sowing radish seed.
Growing radishes — watering the ground. Growing radishes — thinning out radish seedlings. Growing radishes — harvesting radishes.
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