The scallion was sowed in June. I got the seeds from agrohaitai.com last year. It is the "Siji" variety in their category, which is now unavailable. The seedlings were transplanted into rows in mid-July with about 15cm between rows. They were deep planted (about 6 inches) to produce the disirable white stem. Later in growing season more dirts should be mounted around the stems to create ridges, and thereby maximizing the white stem. I have not done the ridging, so the white stem is very short, only about 5cm long. This is partly because the soil became compacted because of the rainfall and I have not been diligent enough to keep on the cultivating - in fact I have done almost nothing. They are of good size for the variety. Very strong in falvour, great for making stir fries and salsa-style salads. I sowd the red globe radish on 22 July. I again got the seed from agrohaitai.com - in fact this is why I get almost all my seeds from. I sowed with one seed every about 10cm. They the row is now jam packed with sizable radishes. The entire plant is editble. The radish itself is very peppery and even mustard hot. The colour is nonetheless very lovely. It is great for salad and soups.
Looks great. Radishes are a misery for me to grow, since the flea beetle gets the tops,and if they don't grow fast due to poor weather they are a bust; also the type I grow doesn't hot weather.
Yes, flea beetles are a huge problem to me in spring time, but they are nonexistent in fall. Radishes, with exception of those small ones you find in stores, love the second half of the growing season. So does Chinese cabbage, though nowadays there are heat resistent varieties that do not bolt in summer. If you sow the seeds in late July, they can grow pretty decent. The problems are ground bugs such as grubs and catepillars. Last year about 75% of my green radishes were attacked by ground bugs, many of them rotted inside. I think I left them growing for too long as well. Some of them grew to be over 3 kilogrammes but I found the flesh was turning spongy. This year I am going to start harvesting next week as I eat them through.
