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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05 Jul 14, john (Australia - temperate climate)
Why are my radishes all leaves and no bulbs
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21 Jul 14, Steve (Australia - temperate climate)
Too much nitrogen, grow some lettuce chard or cabbage there
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02 Jul 14, Lerna Obaldo (Australia - temperate climate)
Is daikon included as to radish?
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03 Jul 14, (Australia - temperate climate)
Try looking under D for daikon
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18 Apr 14, Dede (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Is it possible to grow Radish "Sparkler " in a 1.2 by 1m pot? The specific name for the radish "sparkler" is Raphanus Sativus Thank you in advance
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01 May 14, Travis Edwards (Australia - temperate climate)
in simple the answer is YES. raphanus sativus is actually the name of most of the radish family that we know are edible. I plant in rows approximately 175mm apart, and try to space your seeds roughly 25 mm (1 inch) apart and about 10mm deep in the soil. you will find sparkler cherry belle long scarlet and many others also have the raphanus sativus name
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14 Apr 14, a.whitfield (South Africa - Semi-arid climate)
Radishes are long although I planted cherry variety.thanks
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26 Jan 14, Joyce (USA - Zone 7b climate)
Does 1 seed produce 1 radish? Or does it grow in a bush? Only 1 person will be eating them and I don't want to grow too many.
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27 Jan 14, Maria (Australia - temperate climate)
1 seed produces 1 radish. We had lots of varieties last season.
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31 Aug 13, Jeff (Australia - temperate climate)
Can you eat the leaves of radish? I don't fertilise but have poor root development. Probably too much nitrogen in the compost that I forked through before planting.
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As a commercial grower of radish (primex), I always remember the advice given to me many years ago, that being to never fertilise radish. As radish is one of the fastest growing vegetables, too much fertiliser causes the leaves to outgrow the root. Long leaves have no shelf life, just look in your local supermarket. I actually apply a VERY light application of Nitrophoska Blue which gives the leaves a beautiful velvety texture. I pick the radish when they are the size of a ten cent piece and leaves about four inches long. One of the great pleasures of my life is washing the bunches of radish and packing them in boxes of thirty for sale knowing that some-one is going to enjoy eating them as much as I enjoy growing them.

- Robert

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