Believe it or not, it wasn't till about two months ago that I had eaten a radish. (there is of course a high likelihood I've eaten them before but just not been aware of it or taken the time to taste them) Anyway, surprisingly, really liked them.
So partly because I liked them, and more because I really wanted a photo of me pulling a huge bunch of big round radishes out of the ground (definitely going to be posting that photo when it happens) I decided to throw some Radishes in the garden.
One of the first veggies we planted to sprout were the radishes. Here are some factoids about those pretty red roots.
Type: Cherry Belle Spring Radish
Brand of Seed: Botanical Interests Organic Certified
When to Plant: Plant during cool periods of spring and fall
Days to Emerge: 5-10
Time till Harvest: 24 days
Other notes: Good for Container gardening, Full Sun/Part Shade, Water when dry, plant near carrots
Our Experience: We planted 3-5 seeds in holes 1/2 inch deep at 1 inch apart. As the radishes have sprouted at least 2-4 of the seeds in each hole were successful. Once the second set of radish leaves appear it will be time to thin the radishes by pulling out the root of the weaklings, cutting the greens at the soil line, or digging all seedlings out and replanting individually (though this risk shocking your seedlings). At two weeks, today was the first time we saw the second set of leaves. Will tackle thinning tomorrow.
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