Shawo radish is a specialty of Tianjin where
Shawo radish, also known as the Shawo fruit radish,because it is a specialty of Tianjin so it is also called Tianjin Wei radish. Shawo in Tianjin is the most authentic, the most authentic Shawo radish.
Shawo is actually the name of a village, and history records that the earliest cultivation was started by Shawo village. And it has a very long history of growing the Shawo fruit radish, more than 600 years in the small Shawo village in Xinkou Town, Xiqing District, and is truly an old variety.
Characteristics of Shawo radish
Shawo radish's biggest feature is that it is crispy, sweet and juicy, and its skin is particularly thin. The radish can be broken into many pieces when you put it on the table, and it is said that it is crunchy when you put it on the table, so you can see how crunchy it is.
And, Shawo radish can be eaten in a variety of ways, but most often eaten raw, cut into thin slices or eaten directly or dipped in sauce are particularly delicious.
Shawo fruit radish nutritional value
Shawo radish is not only delicious, it is particularly rich in nutrition, rich in vitamins, fiber, crude protein and other trace elements.
Regularly eat with phlegm, diuretic, digestion, prevention of colds and flu, smooth the chest. So there is a proverb in Tianjin called, "Shawo radish on hot tea, gas doctor crawling all over the street", which shows its status in the therapeutic world and the influence of the great .
Shavu radish planting time and method
In fact, Shavu radish not only in the Tianjin area can be planted, as long as the planting time is good, all over the country can be planted comparable to the Tianjin local authentic Shavu radish.
In the northern region is generally chosen around August 10th planting, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the end of August and early September is the most appropriate .
Overall it is to choose to sow in the hot and cool junction, harvest in late fall and early winter is appropriate, so that the radish in the growth of the period of time there is enough temperature difference, the radish grows to be the most delicious.
Shavu radish planting is actually particularly simple, general soil can be planted, fertilizer should be fermented good organic fertilizer based on the deep turning and fine soil before sowing, in order to facilitate the growth of radish. And in its entire growth cycle mainly to watering and weeding as the main management will be able to harvest good quality radish.