Radishes: A Harvest in Four Weeks
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The fastest vegetable in the garden. When to sow radishes so they are crisp rather than hollow and fiery.
Quick and easy
Radishes germinate in 3–5 days and are ready in 25–30 days. That makes them ideal for beginners and for children. Sow from March to May and again from August to October.
Sowing
- Depth: 1 cm.
- Spacing: 3–5 cm between seeds — radishes sown too thickly do not form roots.
- Sow a little every 10 days.
Why they turn hollow or fiery
In drought and heat, radishes become woody and hot-tasting and quickly bolt. Water evenly and do not sow in June–July. Too much nitrogen gives lots of leaves and a small root.
Harvest
Pick as soon as the roots reach their typical size. A radish left in the soil too long cracks and turns mushy. The leaves of young radishes are also good in salads.
Photo: Jeffery Martin, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
