Even if you carefully select the planting material, you can still make a mistake and end up without a radish harvest. There will be a lot of tops and few root crops.
If you want, you can chop up the tops for salad, but why make such sacrifices if it would be better to analyze your own mistakes?
Here are the most common mistakes among gardeners that leave them with lush tops instead of ruddy radishes.
Reason 1. Soil
It should not be heavy or acidic soil. Root crops do not feel comfortable in them. We prepare places with loose and neutral soil. If necessary, we use loosening agents - river sand or high-moor peat (neutral pH).
Reason 2. Fertilizers
Wanting to harvest more and faster, you can provoke an overdose of nutrients. You need to be especially careful with nitrogen. Follow the feeding regime. Do not forget about potassium feeding at the stage of root crop ovaries.
Reason 3. Sowing time
If the radish has started to shoot, it means it was planted at the wrong time. The period from May 15 to July 1 is the worst. It is better to practice early sowing.
Reason 4. Watering
In spring, the bed is watered once every 2-3 days. In dry weather, every morning and evening. The spaces between the rows are constantly loosened.
Reason 5. Variety
And of course, don't forget to choose an early-ripening variety. These grow actively and ripen in just 20 days.
