Growing Radish

Raphanus sativas : Brassicaceae / the mustard or cabbage family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
    P P P     P        

(Best months for growing Radish in USA - Zone 5a regions)

  • P = Sow seed
  • Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 46°F and 86°F. (Show °C/cm)
  • Space plants: 1 - 2 inches apart
  • Harvest in 5-7 weeks.
  • Compatible with (can grow beside): Chervil, cress,lettuce, leeks, spinach, strawberries, tomatoes
  • Avoid growing close to: Hyssop, gherkins

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19 Apr 16, Daniel (Australia - temperate climate)
I am also using fresh radish with sushi instead of wasabi. Delicious!
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04 Apr 16, gaby (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)
can i pickel radishes
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25 Mar 16, Susainable Susan (Australia - temperate climate)
I am wondering if you are able to make a paste like the horseradish paste you buy from the store but from the pink radishes as i have noticed that the flavour of my pink radish has a bite to it similar to that of the horseradish root. Meanwhile i will try to make it using my Grandmothers horseradish paste recipe and let you know how i go.
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16 Oct 15, Joe graham (Australia - temperate climate)
i left radish plants in garden last summer. they have kept growing. now they are a large twisted root with branches coming of them with small white flowers. i have noticed that there i a large amount of pods.on each plant. on closer inspection of the pods i have found that each pod i picked has 2 or 3 green seeds. if i pick the pods a this stage and dried them will i get viable seed. i would like to do this as i have kept this garden bed organic as much as i can. i cant stop the bees cross pollinating. but im still trying to keep it organic. Thanks for your help
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18 Jan 16, Erika Semenoff (Australia - temperate climate)
Try and wait until the pods are dried. I did this with a few plants and had more seeds for next year than I knew what to do with :)
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19 Aug 15, robyn hamilton (Australia - arid climate)
I came back from 5 weeks in europe with too much weight on. My winter crop of radish had matured and I added to eveything I cooked. I lost 6 kilos in 7 weeks, but I did eat baby spinach, little cucumbers all mixed in a greek salad at each meal with fetta cheese and apple vinegar and sesame oil dressing. Have I found the great weight loss? Or, is it the very small meals with meat and veg?
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28 Jul 15, Doug (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Best fertilizer for radishes
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06 Jun 15, Dhan chhetri (Australia - arid climate)
when to show red radish in melton vic 3338 australia?
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03 Jun 15, Jim (USA - Zone 5a climate)
Is June too late to plant radishes in Kansas City, MO?
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11 May 15, Janice (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi there, just thought I'll share this lovely winter radish citrus recipe which l discovered. Looks so delicious and some great info about radishes :) stirringchange.com/radish-citrus-salad/
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A better suggestion is a Styrofoam box used for corn or zucchini - if you can find bigger boxes the better - you can grow more at a time. Go to Foodworks, IGA or any supermarket and ask if they have any. Put newspaper, shade cloth or bubble wrap on the bottom - then about 25 mm of small pebble (the beach) - then another layer of paper, shade cloth or bubble wrap with some holes in it. Mix up some soil, sand, compost/manure and potting mix/seed raising mix. Put that in the box and give a good watering. Plant the radish and sprinkle some soil/ potting mix/seed raising mix over the radish. Keep out of the sun until they germinate or put some shade cloth or something similar over them until they germinate. With this free draining soil and shallow soil depth they will need watering each day and plenty of sun. Have 2-3-4 boxes and have a succession of plantings. This method can be also used to grow lettuce and baby spinach - plant very densely and cut the young leaves about 25-50 mm up the plant and they will reshoot - multiply cuttings. You can buy seeds on the internet 100-200 seeds for $1.

- Mike

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