Mungre Pods – मुंगरे (200+ Seed)

🌿🥬 Mungre (Radish Pods) Growing Guide
🔹 Common name ➜ Mungre, Radish Pods, Rat-Tail Radish
🔹 Scientific name ➜ Raphanus sativus var. caudatus
🔹 Type ➜ Annual pod vegetable 🌱
🔹 Special ➜ Grown for its tender, crunchy seed pods instead of the root.
✔️ Suitable for: ➜ Organic farming
➜ Natural farming
➜ Kitchen gardening
➜ Terrace gardening

🌟 Why Grow Mungre?
✔️ Delicious, crunchy edible pods 🌿
✔️ Fast-growing crop ⚡
✔️ High-yielding and easy to grow
✔️ Excellent for salads, stir-fries and pickles
✔️ Ideal for: ➜ Home gardens
➜ Organic vegetable farming
➜ Local fresh markets

🌤️ Climate & Sowing Time 🇮🇳
India:
➜ September – February
📍 Punjab:
➜ Best sowing: • September – March
✔️ Best temperature: ➜ 15–28°C
🌾 Soil Requirement
➜ Fertile, well-drained loamy or sandy loam soil
➜ pH 6.0–7.5
✔️ Mix well-rotted compost before sowing.

🌰 Seed Selection
➜ Mungre seeds
➜ Rat-tail radish seeds
➜ Organic radish pod seeds
➜ Open-pollinated seeds
🌱 Sowing Method
➜ Direct sowing
Seed depth: ➜ 1.5–2 cm
✔️ Germination: ➜ 4–7 days

🌿 Spacing
➜ Row to row ➜ 45–60 cm
➜ Plant to plant ➜ 20–30 cm

🌿 Organic Fertilizer Plan
Before sowing:
➜ FYM ➜ 5–8 ton/acre
➜ Vermicompost
➜ Neem cake
During growth:
➜ Jeevamrit spray
➜ Compost tea
✔️ Encourages vigorous flowering and pod production.

💧 Irrigation
➜ Water every 5–7 days, depending on weather and soil moisture.
❌ Avoid waterlogging.
☀️ Sunlight Requirement
➜ Full sunlight
✔️ Minimum 6 hours of direct sunlight daily.

🐛 Organic Pest & Disease Control
Common issues:
➜ Aphids
➜ Flea beetles
➜ Caterpillars
Control:
➜ Neem oil spray 🌿
➜ Yellow sticky traps
➜ Remove damaged leaves

🌸 Flowering & Pod Formation
➜ Flowering starts in 35–45 days
➜ Tender pods are ready 10–15 days after flowering.
✂️ Harvesting
➜ First harvest: 45–60 days after sowing
✔️ Harvest pods when they are 5–10 cm long, tender and crisp.
✔️ Pick every 2–3 days to encourage continuous pod production.

⏳ Crop Duration
➜ 70–90 days
📦 Yield
➜ Average yield: 25–40 quintal/acre (tender pods)
🌱 Special Benefits
✔️ Rich in Vitamin C and dietary fiber 🌿
✔️ Crisp texture with mildly spicy flavour
✔️ Excellent for fresh consumption and pickling

🪴 Growing Mungre on Roof
✔️ Very suitable for terrace gardening.
Container
➜ 10–12 inch deep grow bag or pot
Soil Mix
➜ 40% garden soil
➜ 30% compost
➜ 20% cocopeat
➜ 10% sand
Watering
➜ Keep soil evenly moist but not soggy.