Good afternoon, my reader. Many gardeners have faced the problem of radish shooting. It seems that everything was sown and watered on time. But instead of forming roots, the vegetable gives an arrow and begins to bloom. There are several factors that trigger shooting. It is worth figuring out why radishes are not always successful, and what to do to make them happy with their harvest.
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Seed selection
First of all, you need to find out if the variety is zoned for the planting region. If the conditions and climate are not suitable for the radish, then it will spend all its energy on adapting. And, accordingly, it will only shoot and bloom.
Important. The size of the root crops directly depends on the size of the seeds, so it is worth choosing a large seed.
Wrong drop off time
Sowing time is of great importance, as the length of daylight hours directly affects the development of radishes. If you sow seeds in May, then there is a high probability that there will be no harvest. The culture will respond to longer daylight hours. Therefore, the shorter it is, the larger the fruits will be. Gardeners recommend planting radishes as soon as the snow melts. For planting, you should choose early ripening varieties that quickly form juicy and tasty root crops.
Advice. Better to plant radishes in a greenhouse or greenhouse. In extreme cases, you can simply cover the beds with foil.
Sowing is undesirable when the air temperature is already more than 20 degrees. Radish does not tolerate heat well, it inhibits its development. Therefore, all efforts will be wasted.
Unsuitable soil
The choice of soil for planting radishes is also important. Heavy clayey depleted soils are not suitable for it. For this vegetable, areas of cultivated peat bogs, light loams and black soil are good. If the soil does not meet these requirements, it should be lightened with sand and compost or humus before planting.
The wrong fertilizers
In the beds with planted radishes, fertilizer should be carefully applied. If you overdo it with nitrogen compounds, then this can cause an ejection of arrows. When choosing a top dressing, preference should be given to organic products: rotted manure, compost. They will contribute to the rapid development of the root crop.
Poor garden bed location
This culture loves open sunny areas, in the shade it will definitely shoot an arrow. But here you need to take into account the fact that an excess of sunlight affects as negatively as a lack.
It is worth considering which plants used to grow in the garden. The predecessors of the radish should be potatoes, cucumbers or onions. Then the harvest will be good. But if you sow this vegetable after a radish, cabbage or salad, then it will go into the arrow and will be small and hard.
Lack of moisture
As soon as the radish stops getting enough water, the tops begin to grow. But the root crop does not develop well, so it goes into the arrow.
Watering should be plentiful and daily, especially during dry periods. It is also important not to clog the soil, so you need to use a watering can with a strainer. The procedure is best done in the evening after sunset.
Thickening of plantings
Too dense plantings also cause radishes to shoot. There should be enough space between the plants and the rows. Therefore, as soon as the radish rises, it should be thinned out. And then regularly weed from the weeds and loosen the soil.
Radish starts shooting more often not for any specific reason, but for a combination of factors. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze all possible causes and determine the optimal conditions for growing radishes.
Do you know why radishes start shooting and what to do about it?
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