When to plant radishes in the open ground according to the lunar calendar of 2024

When is the best time to plant radishes in 2024 and how to do it best. SSPDaily tells about it.

When to sow radishes in the open ground in 2024

Radish grows quickly: you can already harvest them literally a month after sowing. In addition, it is a cold-resistant crop. Its seeds germinate at a soil temperature of 2-3 ° C, and its seedlings can tolerate frosts down to -2-3 ° C. Radish growth is limited by the length of daylight hours. If there is not enough light, the plants begin to bloom, and either do not form root crops or, if they do, they are very small and tasteless.

Radishes are planted in open ground depending on the variety. It can be early ripe, mid-season, late, sub-winter and winter.

• Early-ripening varieties are planted as soon as the ground warms up to +2 degrees. This usually happens in March and April. The air temperature should warm up to 15 to 18 degrees.
• Mid-season varieties are planted in early June and require a special approach because with a long daylight hours, the culture quickly switches to reproduction mode.

• Late varieties are planted in August or September, depending on the local climate.
• Sub-winter radishes are planted "before winter" so that the crop begins to germinate with the first warmth. For this purpose, seeds are planted in November before frosts if there is confidence that there will be no warming and the radish will not start germinating. This crop appears earlier than all spring varieties and produces large, juicy fruits.

In spring, you can sow radishes from March to June.

When to plant radishes according to the lunar calendar in March 2024

Favorable days for sowing radishes in March are 1, 5-7, 12-13, 15-16, 18-21, 23-25, and 27-29.

Where and how to sow radishes

Loam soil is best suited for growing radishes. Radishes also grow in sandy soil, but they need to be watered frequently. The root vegetable grows better in high beds, so it is better to prepare a place over 20 cm high in the fall.

Before planting, you need to dig a bed, break up soil clods and apply fertilizers. If the bed has been prepared in the fall, you only need to loosen it to a depth of 5 cm and water it abundantly before sowing.

In the spring, as well as in the fall, it is important to plant radishes so that the sun shines on them at least in the morning. In June, on the contrary, you need to make sure that the radish is in the shade for half the day. It is important that the garden bed is in a place protected from the wind.

The main rule of crop rotation is not to plant crops from the same family one after the other so that pests and diseases are not inherited. Radish belongs to the Cruciferous family. This family also includes cabbage, rutabagas, turnips, watercress, and mustard. All these crops are re-sown in the same place at intervals of 3-4 years. Radishes grow well after cucumbers, pumpkins, tomatoes, potatoes, zucchini, and peas. Choose garlic, onions, spinach, legumes, carrots, tomatoes, and cucumbers as neighbors.