- Why you should grow it
- Radishes are a great crop to fit into a garden at any time, especially in the later summer
- They are fast-growing and a great choice for kids or new gardeners
- Can come in multiple colours, from red to purple but the inside is always white
- How to start seeds
- Start in loose, amended soil
- They grow down so loose soil is key to growing larger radishes
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Sow seeds 1/4″ deep and about 2″ apart
- Thin quickly as they are fast-growing
- Sow short rows
- Tips for growth
- Water the soil regularly, they like sun, but not direct sun and heat
- Sow every 1-2 weeks for continued harvests
- Plant from late March to mid-September
- Harvesting
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Harvest after about 21 days
- Once the radish starts to shoulder out of the soil or looks about 1-2″ in diameter harvest
- Pull one as a test to see the size
- Loosen the soil around the radish and tug gently on the leaves
- Saving Seeds
- Saving radish seeds is easy
- Leave a few radishes in the ground beyond when you would be harvesting them
- Eventually, they will bolt, sending a flower stalk up
- The flower will die and seed pods will form
- Let the pods dry on the plant
- Snap off the full seed pods and open them inside
- Fully dry on paper towel
- Label with the variety and year, store in a cool, dark, dry place
