The Sakurajima daikon radish grown by elementary school students in Kagoshima City is now ready for harvest.
The children were pulling them out with all their strength from the fields where the snow remained.
At Tamae Elementary School in Kagoshima City, as part of their extracurricular activities, they have been growing Sakurajima radish, which has been certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the heaviest radish in the world, in their fields for the past five years.
The seeds were planted in September last year, and the fifth and sixth graders carefully nurtured them, and it was time to harvest them.
We harvested 8 out of 92 daikon radishes growing in the field. I am planning to submit it to a contest.
According to Kenichiro Nakamine, a former teacher at Tamae Elementary School, who taught how to grow, Sakurajima radish this year is smaller than usual, but it is delicious because there was little rain last autumn.
A 5th grade girl said, "It was heavy, but when I pulled it out, she looked like a 'big turnip' in a picture book and it was fun."
Also, a 5th grade boy said, "I was happy to have a sense of accomplishment in raising children."
Mr. Nakamine said, "Everyone raised them with enthusiasm. I hope that in the future, they will become interested in nature and vegetables and take action."