by johnah on November 22, 2020
What Are Radish?
Radishes are small green vegetables with a sweet taste and mild flavor. They have been cultivated since ancient times and were first used as food during the Han Dynasty (206 BC – AD 220). Today they are one of the most popular vegetable among Chinese people. The name “radish” comes from their shape which resembles a raspy toothpick or root. They are a member of the cabbage family.
How Do You Grow Radishes In A Pot?
Growing radishes in a pot is not difficult but it takes time and patience. There are many varieties of radish so you need to choose the right variety for your needs. The best way to grow them in a container is through seedless reproduction method. For this purpose, you can use cuttings taken from mature plants or seeds from the mother plant.
You can also grow radishes in a pot using grafting technique. Grafting involves taking two separate plants and joining them together at the stem end to form a single plant.
This method requires longer time than other methods.
The main disadvantage of these methods is that the roots will be exposed to air when you transplant them into the soil. For this reason, you need to take care when transplanting them into the soil so that the roots do not experience shock.
It is best to grow radishes in a pot rather than directly in the soil. The reason for this is that the taproot of the plant can become very long as it searches out nutrients.
Long taproots are more susceptible to disease and damage. Growing in a pot allows you to easily control its growth as you can simply move the plant from one pot to another as it grows larger.
How Should You Grow Radishes In A Container?
Step 1: Choose Your Container
You need to choose the right type of container for your plant. Most vegetables prefer a pot that has multiple holes for drainage and at least one hole for adding water.
This type of container provides better aeration and moisture control.
Sources & references used in this article:
Comparison of survival of Campylobacter jejuni in the phyllosphere with that in the rhizosphere of spinach and radish plants by MT Brandl, AF Haxo, AH Bates… – Applied and …, 2004 – Am Soc Microbiol
Intercropping different varieties of radish can increase cadmium accumulation in radish by L Lin, Q Liu, J Shi, J Sun, M Liao… – … toxicology and chemistry, 2014 – Wiley Online Library
Effects of fertilization and irrigation on the quality of radish/Raphanus Sativus L. Var. Niger/grown in experimental pots by KW Park, D Fritz – Symposium on the Use of Fertilizers in Protected …, 1983 – actahort.org
Nitrate Accumulation in Radish as Affected by Nitrapyrin1 by HA Mills, AV Barker, DN Maynard – Agronomy Journal, 1976 – Wiley Online Library
Suppression of fusarium wilt of radish by co-inoculation of fluorescentPseudomonas spp. and root-colonizing fungi by M Leeman, FM Den Ouden, JA Van Pelt… – … Journal of Plant …, 1996 – Springer
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