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Radish Seeds - Description
- Pack of Radish Seeds
- Long, Cylindrical Roots
- Packet Size: 750 Seeds
- Produces Crisp Texture With Slight Spicy Taste
- Colour: Pink With White Ends
- Very Popular & Old Favourite
- Long Harvest Period Harvest From April to October
Radish Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- Sow: March to August
- Sow thinly, later thin to 10cm apart
- Harvest: 4 weeks after sowing
- Grows in any type of soil
- See how to grow tab for full growing instructions
- Grow with mint to deter the flea beetle
Radish Seeds - Uses
- Great in Summer salads
- Suited to containers & window boxes
- Radish can be eaten raw
- High in vitamin C & potassium
Radish Seeds - Advantages
- Radish seeds are very easy to grow
- Extremely economical way of producing radishes
- Great tasting varieties
- Requires little space to grow
Radish Seeds - Notes
- Important to watch out for common problems such as soft rot, black rot, brown heart and splitting
Index
- Sowing Instructions (Outdoors)
- Crop Maintenance
- How to Harvest
Sowing Instructions
- Sowing time: Spring & Summer
- Stagger sowing times to every 3 or 4 weeks
- Sow Location: Sow direct in rows
- Radish prefer a sheltered spot, sun or shade
- Can be used as filler plants around parsnips or turnips
- To sow prepare drill 2cm deep
- Space rows 10cm apart
- Sow seed 1cm apart, cover with soil & water well
- Later thin seedlings to 5cm apart
Crop Maintenance
- Avoid Irregular watering or poor weather as this can lead to bolting
- Protect early sown crops with a garden cloche
- Keep the rows weed free and well watered
- A small scattering of growmore or fish, blood and bone can increase vegetable vigour
Harvesting
- Check often as radishes are prone to bolting
- Harvest once roots are 3cm above the soil
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