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Radish – Vegetable Profile

Radish Vegetable Profile

Name Radishes
Verities Cherry Bell, Easter Egg, Miyashige
Family Cabbage Family
Exposure Full Sun, Will tolerate partial shade
Size 6" – 12"
Days to Harvest ~ 30 Days
Description Radishes are famous for the crisp flavor that
they add to a fresh salad, but they can also be eaten whole or
pickled.  Most radishes are a small round red root with a white flesh
inside.  
Sowing Radishes like cool weather and hate to have any
interruptions while growing.  Once the seeds are sown the soil should
be kept evenly moist.  Radishes grow very quickly so it is important
to keep conditions ideal at all times.
Growing Although a fast grower, Radishes are fairly
undemanding.  They do, however, like to have their nutrients readily
available, so a well finished compost is a great amendment to soil that
will grow radishes.
Harvest Once a radish is ripe it should be harvested
right away.  They do not hold their flavor for long in the ground and
will also split in a few days after they have ripened.  Radishes are
best eaten fresh but some will store for a few days to a few weeks in a refrigerator.
Notes Radishes make a great Trap crop for those
growing Broccoli, kale, turnips and pak choi.  Pest that like these
crops also love radishes!

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