How often to water radishes outdoors?

One of the most pressing issues for professional gardeners and amateurs is still watering vegetables. Proper and regular irrigation is an integral part of any vegetable care.In addition, the quality and quantity of the future harvest depends on it. Before planting radishes in the open ground, a lot of information should be studied about it, it is especially important to pay attention to watering this vegetable.

Radish - this is exactly the culture, which is very necessary moisture for a big harvest. If some vegetables can live without water for several days, then it’s best not to forget about radish.

To get a good radish, which will have an excellent presentation, consider the main features of this vegetable:

• after planting the seeds, they need abundant watering, but they should not be poured in such a way that the water is standing, of course;
• even if the seeds are soaked, it is very important to moisten the crops;
• As for the depth of irrigation, it is very important to remember that in order to form a true leaf, the soil should be moistened by about ten centimeters, and already during the formation of the fruits themselves - by 15-20 cm;
• If store seeds are used and the length of the vegetable root is indicated on the package (for example, it can be 15-30 cm), then it is very important to ensure watering at this distance, otherwise the plant will suffer from a lack of moisture.

Watering radish seedlings and directly their seedlings should be at room temperature. Too cold water, according to many experts, adversely affects the state of vegetables in the future. If we are talking about seeds, they may not ascend at all.

Watering radish outdoors is not difficult, but it should be regular. It is impossible to say for sure that radish needs five or seven times abundant watering a week. Here everything is individual and depends on many factors. The frequency of watering depends on climatic and weather conditions, as well as on the speed of ripening of the fruits of the vegetable.

Experts on average recommend watering the most common beds in the garden once every 2-3 days; if it is very sunny and hot outside, then the watering frequency should be increased. So radishes will grow faster. In hot weather, the beds should always be wet, but not too flooded. In case of severe drought, it is possible to water the radish several times a day, preferably in the morning and evening. In cold weather, you can provide plants with moisture every five days.

Despite the fact that there is nothing difficult to water the beds with the help of a watering can, and here beginner gardeners and gardeners make mistakes. To get a great harvest at home, consider the main mistakes that can be made:

• The bitter taste of radish and emptiness in it are most often formed from the lack of moisture during germination in the garden. In addition, vegetables grown with late moistening, as a rule, are very coarse and tasteless.
• With frequent drought radishes can shoot arrows that soon bloom. Because of this, the quality of the harvest can be greatly reduced, and the number of future vegetables will also be small.
• Cracked root vegetables - this is a consequence of excess moisture. Do not forget that regular watering should be in moderation.
• It should not be irrigated with a directed stream on the root itself or under it. Soil leaching should be avoided to the maximum. If this happens, you should replenish land reserves.

It is important to know the following nuances.

• It is best to water in the morning and evening. During the day it is not recommended to do this due to the fact that the leaves of plants can get burned. This happens because of too rapid evaporation of moisture.
• It is best to produce watering using a watering can with a small nozzle. Some use small nozzles on hoses.You cannot choose large watering cans or you can water the vegetables directly from the hose, since you can wash the ground very strongly from the beds and bare the roots. In the future, they may begin to rot.

• If on some days it is impossible to moisten the soil with radish, you can make it mulch. Mulch perfectly holds moisture. It is best to choose dry grass as a mulch and lay it on a bed in a thin layer.
• Watering is often combined with fertilizer and bait plants with vitamins and minerals, as well as with preventive procedures from various infectious diseases of vegetables. If desired, ordinary water can be mixed with insecticides and pests.
• If it came to harvesting vegetables and to harvest, then the last watering should be done 5-6 hours before the harvest. If everything is done that way, then the vegetables will be sweet and tasty. And they can be stored longer.
• When preparing the soil for radish, it is best to completely eliminate manure. It can be replaced with other fertilizers. This is due to the fact that with further watering in the first place leaves will grow best, and only then fruits. And it is the leaves that will take all the nutrients and elements from the root, it will be sluggish and weak, which will significantly affect its taste and appearance.
• After rains, showers or self-watering vegetables need loosening the soil. It should be made between rows about 3-5 cm deep in the ground. This is done for the best intake of oxygen to the radish root system. Thus, it will grow faster and give a bountiful harvest.

On the rules of watering radish, see below.