Varietal or hybrid: which radish is best suited for growing on a windowsill
Growing radishes at home is a great solution, especially considering that home-grown radishes grown on a windowsill certainly taste different from store-bought ones.
According to the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , home-grown radishes are always sweet and aromatic, while store-bought ones are often bland and watery.
However, if you are going to grow this crop at home, you should pay special attention to the seeds - without this condition, you will not be able to get a good harvest.
So, when choosing material for sowing, be sure to take into account the ripening time of the fruits.
Only the earliest ripening varieties and hybrids are suitable for growing on your windowsill.
By the way, hybrids, including such as “Tsarevna F1”, “Dusya F1”, are more resistant to flowering, practically do not react to temperature changes and are capable of forming a fairly stable harvest of large, evenly shaped root crops.
Moreover, hybrid radish shows resistance to various diseases.
Varietal radishes, unlike hybrids, often have specific individual characteristics, including, for example, special sensitivity to light.
Because of this, varietal plants do not always please the “home-grown” gardener with a harvest.
Earlier, the expert discussed whether it is worth startinga winter garden .
