Radishes — FarmPal
The fastest vegetable in the garden! Seed to harvest in under a month.
Sun
full
Water
moderate
Spacing
1-2 inches apart
Days to Harvest
Spring types: 22-30 days. Winter types: 50-70 days
Planting Depth
1/2 inch deep
Companion Plants
Carrots
Lettuce
Peas
Spinach
Cucumbers
Avoid Planting Near
Hyssop
Common Pests
Flea beetles
Cabbage maggot
Aphids
Diseases to Watch
Black root
Clubroot
Downy mildew
Growing Tips
- •Direct sow radishes don't transplant well
- •Succession plant every 10-14 days
- •Great "row marker" sow with slow-germinating carrots
- •Spring types bolt in heat plant early spring or fall only
- •Winter radishes (daikon) are planted in late summer
Harvesting
- •Pull when shoulders are visible at soil surface (about 1 inch)
- •Don't let spring radishes get too large they get pithy and hot
- •Winter radishes can stay in ground through light frost
- •Eat the greens too spicy and nutritious!
Storage
Refrigerator 2 weeks. Winter types: root cellar 2-4 months.
Varieties
Cherry Belle
Classic round red. Mild. 22 days. Foolproof.
French Breakfast
Elongated red and white. Mild crisp.
Watermelon
Green outside, pink inside. Stunning. Mild sweet.
Daikon
Large white winter radish. Versatile Asian staple.
Black Spanish
Black skin, white flesh. Peppery. Stores months.