RAPE VEGETABLES
Turnip plants, of which radish is the most important, they are characterized by a short growing season, low sensitivity to low temperatures, high demands on water and light (in the shade they do not produce an edible part). They are grown as forecrops and catch crops, usually in the second year after manure.
turnip
Turnip is a biennial plant: in the first year it forms a rosette of leaves and an edible thickening, in the second year it blooms and bears seeds. It has low climatic requirements: the seeds germinate at 2-3 ° C, the seedlings withstand temperatures of minus 3-4 ° C. Turnips do best in fertile soils, moderately humid. It is grown in the second or third year after manure, the plant requires deeply tilled soil.
An early variety for summer use is Schneeball (Snow Ball), almost spherical in shape, slightly elongated downwards, white. It is sown in early spring, as a forecrop, in rows what 20-25 cm (0,3-0,4 g/m2). A late variety with a spherical shape, slightly elongated downwards, Goldball is yellow in color and the flesh is intensely yellow (The golden ball). It is sown as an aftercrop in July in the co-rows 30 cm. After emergence, the plants are interrupted in a row 8 cm. The early turnip yield is 0,8-1 kg/m2, later – 1,5-2,5 kg/m2. Turnip stores poorly. You can leave it in the yard (only a late variety), cover and, if necessary, gradually dig it out during the winter.
Radish
A radish differs from a radish only in its larger leaves and larger edible bulge. It has greater nutritional value than radishes, hence, it is recommended to consume it for therapeutic purposes in liver diseases. Early radish varieties, the so-called. May are annuals, late are biennial. Radish is a plant of a cool climate. In the conditions of a long day, it quickly breaks into flower shoots and presses. It works on moderately compact soil, with sufficient humus and water content.
Radish varieties are divided according to the length of vegetation and storage stability into: summer, autumn and winter (late), therefore, depending on the variety, the sowing dates are adapted. It is planted in rows at 20-25 cm (0,6-0,8 g/m2). Early varieties (Ostergruss Pink – half-long, carmine pink and Ostergruss White-oval, white) it is sown as early as possible in spring (beginning of April), autumn varieties (Munich White – oval, white) in May, winter varieties (Negress – round, black rind, white flesh) for autumn use – in June, in rows what 30-40 cm, in a row what 20 cm, for winter storage – in July. After the plants have emerged, you need to take a break, leaving the plants at least what 6-8 cm. The radish is harvested gradually, as he grows up. Yield from 1 m2 may be: early varieties 1-2 kg, late 2-2,5 kg.
Radish
Radish is a plant with a very short growing season. Its nutritional value is due to the relatively high content of vitamin C., vitamins B, and B2 and mineral salts, mostly iron. Moreover, radish stimulates digestive processes. It is insensitive to cold, while at temperatures above 18-20 ° C, especially in drought, is pushing. Requires fertile soil, carious, loosened. In the shade, it does not form a thickening at all. Radish flowers on a long day, therefore it cannot be grown in summer, and only in spring and autumn. It is grown in the second year after manure or directly after compost (in the fall or spring 4-5 kg/m2), in the spring it is sown 15 g of calcium ammonium nitrate, 30-40 g 40% potassium salt i 30 g of superphosphate on 1 m2.
Radish is grown in greenhouses, inspects, foil tunnels (varieties: Rocks, Rowa and Silesia) and in the ground. In order to speed up the harvest of radish, it is covered with foil during the earliest sowing in the beds, which allows you to get Fr. 10-14 days earlier harvest. A radish is sown into the ground in two dates: at spring, as early as possible (to May), as soon as the soil is dry, in rows what 10-15 cm, and in August for the harvest in September and October. To have radish for a longer period, it should be sown at two-week intervals – at spring, to May, and then from mid-August to mid-September. You can also sow radishes as an addition to slowly germinating seeds, e.g.. carrots and parsley. Radish sprouting quickly, marks the rows, and then when harvested, it does not interfere with the growth of its partners.
Among the varieties of radish, plants with a spherical thickening are distinguished, red or red in color with a white tip and a longitudinal thickening completely white. We have a choice of early varieties: Rocks – round bead, red; A Krakow citizen – round, two-color red and white; Cherry Belle – round, Red, and Tetra Iłówiecka – round, two-color red and white. From mid-early varieties (about 35 days from sowing to harvest): Wourzburska - thickening slightly elongated, Red, and Scarlet with the White End – round, dwubarwne, red and white, radish the most popular with us. Late variety – Icicle – long thickening, spindle-shaped, White, glassy flesh, with a sharp taste, he pushes slowly, suitable for late autumn sowing.