Everything about radishes
Tips for care, sowing and harvesting
Radishes can be used in a variety of ways due to their short cultivation period. You can grow them as an intermediate crop or gap filler in a bed or in a pot on the balcony.
General information
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As part of the cruciferous family, they are closely related to various types of cabbage and radishes. Radishes are uncomplicated to grow and thrive in almost all garden soils.
Sowing
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Radishes are sown directly into the bed or a pot from March to September. As cold germinators, they germinate within a few days at temperatures between 6 - 15 °C.
- Sowing depth: 1 cm
- Planting distance: 3-4 cm
- Row spacing: 10-15 cm
- Location: sunny to semi-shady
Mixed culture
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Good neighbors: lettuce, spinach, chard, lamb's lettuce, carrots, parsnip, kohlrabi, cauliflower, broccoli, strawberry, tomato, pea, bush bean, runner bean, marigold, cress, oregano, head cabbage, kale, salsify, savoy cabbage, Brussels sprouts, pak choi, Chinese cabbage, soybean, palm kale, postelein, mintuna
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Bad neighbors: Onions, zucchinis, cucumber, chervil, lovage, spring onion, rocket, turnip, radicchio, Jerusalem artichoke, rutabaga, horseradish
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Crop rotation: Plants from the cruciferous family should only be grown on a bed every 4 years
Care
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- Adequate and even water supply so that tubers do not become furry or woody
- As a weak grower, radishes do not need to be fertilized
- Attach netting against unwanted guests such as cabbage flies, cabbage white butterflies or snails
Harvest
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- Radishes are ready to harvest after 4 - 8 weeks (up to 10 weeks in winter)
- don't wait too long to harvest, otherwise they will become furry or woody and lose their flavor
Titelbild von Michaela Wenzler auf Pixabay.