Radish is an important mainland vegetable in my country. It is high-quality and low-priced. It is a popular vegetable with excellent food and medicine. It is known among the people that "winter radish is better than ginseng" and is grown all over the country. It can be cultivated all year round and supplied year-round. So where are the main radish producing areas in my country? When is the best time to plant?

1. Where are the main radish producing areas in my country?

1. Funan Tianji radish

Tianji radish is produced in Changshou Village, Tianji Town. It is irrigated by high-quality groundwater from 72 ancient wells. Its product features are thin skin, juicy and meaty. Tender, crisp, sweet and nutritious, it is better than fruit when eaten raw. It is a typical local specialty and has been registered as a "Jiantian" trademark by the industrial and commercial department.

2. Northeast carrot

Northeast carrot is a kind of radish; it is a specialty of Northeast my country. It is a "cruciferous radish", a one or two-year-old herb with fleshy roots, spherical shape, red root bark, and white or light pink root flesh. Northeastern carrot is slightly warm in nature and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying, diuresis, dissipating blood stasis, strengthening the stomach and digestion, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, smoothing the qi, facilitating defecation, producing body fluids and quenching thirst, tonic, and calming the five internal organs. Due to factors such as climate and variety, Northeastern carrots have extremely high nutritional value and medicinal value.

3. Weixian radish

Weifang radish is traditionally called "Weixian radish" because it originates from the old Weixian County, which is part of Weicheng District and Kuiwen District of Weifang City. Weifang radish cultivation has a history of more than 300 years, and there are three varieties: Daying, Xiaoying and Erying. The characteristics of the three strains are basically similar. The leaves are all mosaic type, each leaf has 8-10 pairs of split leaves, and the leaves are dark green. The fleshy roots are all cylindrical, with the aboveground part accounting for three-quarters of the total length and being green, and the underground part accounting for one-quarter and being white. This is the difference between Weixian radish and other varieties.

4. Tianjin green radish

Tianjin green radish, also known as Weiqing radish, is the collective name for Shawo radish, Gegu radish and Huidui radish. It is a green variety that can be eaten raw. It is slender and cylindrical, with emerald green skin and jade-white tail. The upper part of the whole radish is sweet and less spicy, and the spiciness gradually increases towards the end. It is an excellent local variety and is extremely resistant to storage.

5. Rugao radish

Rugao is located in the Shanghai metropolitan area of ??the Yangtze River Delta, with the Yellow Sea to the east and the Yangtze River to the south. It has excellent climate conditions and sandy soil, suitable for radish. of planting. Today, "Rugao radish" has become famous at home and abroad for its thin skin, tender meat, juicy, sweet but not spicy taste, low lignin, and no residue when chewed.

2. When is the best time to plant radishes?

1. Spring radish

Sow in early spring and harvest in early summer. The growing period is generally 25-60 days. Cultivation is relatively common in the vast area north of the Yangtze River in China. In places such as Shanghai, Nanjing in Jiangsu Province, and Wuhan in Hubei Province in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, sowing occurs from February to March and harvesting occurs from April to early June. In the Huang-Huai-Hai region, sowing occurs from March to April and harvesting occurs from early May to June. In high latitude and high altitude areas such as the Northeast, Northwest and northern North China, sowing occurs in April-May and harvesting takes place in June-July.

2. Summer radish

Sow in May-June and harvest in July-August. If sown too early, it is easy to bolt in advance. It is mainly used for replenishment in autumn.

3. Autumn radish

In the warm areas of North China and Northwest China, they are sown from late July to early August and harvested from late October to early November; in the colder areas of Northeast and Northwest China, Sow in early or mid-July and harvest in early or mid-October; in alpine and cold areas in the north, sow in early mid-June and harvest from late September to early October.

4. Winter radish

The sowing period for winter radish is generally in early to mid-September. Sowing too late will result in insufficient leaf growth and low yield due to low temperatures.

To sum up, according to the cultivation season and the strength of winter, radish is mainly divided into four basic types: autumn and winter radish, winter and spring radish, spring and summer radish and summer and autumn radish. The planting time should be based on the type of radish. Sure.