End of July - time to put daikon

It seems to be already regaled strawberries, potatoes and ears of corn and cucumbers already rolled ...It seems - reap the fruits of labor to fall! But the second half of the summer - not a reason to relax for restless grower. This is an ideal time to plant some crops. For example, Japanese radish (daikon).

The thing is that the radish - short-day plant. If the sun will shine longer than 14 hours, the root "will go to the color." Therefore, for the successful cultivation of his or sow in early spring or in late July-early August. Who is warmer than the spring, which will accelerate growth.

I see no reason not to plant radish) And now a little about the important secret of cultivation:

☑ Choose a short-season or mid-season varieties (maturation period - 35-65 days). For example, placing "Misato Green" July 20 (variety with greenish root vegetables), you get a full crop of early September.

☑ Properly digging up a flower bed under daikon: plant likes loose soil. To give the Japanese radish starter supply of food, add a little compost into the ground. But you can not put manure.

☑ Do not sow too often: on average, between the plants should be 20 cm. The exact distance is usually written in the annotation to each class. Free Territory increases the mass of Japanese radish.

☑ Approximately 2-3 weeks after planting daikon Feed the potash. Potassium improves the size and taste of the roots. Folk alternative - ash.

☑ Due to lack of moisture daikon coarsens and its taste becomes bitter tone. No rain? Abundantly shed a bed every 5 days.

I liked the idea? Click "Thumbs up!" And for those who never saw a rich crop of berries, I suggest reading: Many mustache and berries does not: how to influence the strawberries