Black radish grow and care – leaf plant of the genus Raphanus also known as Black Spanish, Black radish is an annual or biennial plant, can grow in temperate, mediterranean or subtropical climate and growing in hardiness zone 2-10a spring planting 10a-11 in autumn planting
Leaves edible the shape pinnatisect deep lobes with oval top and grow in radial structure, the color green
Flowers small white-purple that grow on inflorescence
Black radish roots
Root edible and spicy color is white with black peel, the shape can be round or elongated
Black radish for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Black radish growing and care:
Moist, mulch, little cold weather
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Need to know when to pick it that the root won’t be fibrous
Planting season:
Autumn-winter – frost free area / Spring – temperate climate
Pests and diseases:
Pieris (butterfly), prodenia (Spodoptera), slugs, delia radicum, cabbage root fly
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
No needs
Size of the plant?
Blossom stem 50-100cm (20-40 inches), root 4-20 cm (1.8-8 inches), leaf 5-30 cm (2-12 inches)
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Summer
General information about the flower
White-purple flowers grow on inflorescence
Pollination is done by:
Bees, butterfly
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season
In cold area spring-summer in frost free autumn-winter
How to harvest the leaves?
Trim the leaves in the base of the leave next to the stem, for salad young leaves for cooked mature leaves, better not to trim the leaves before the root picked up
Information about leaves:
Pinnatisect deep lobes shape leaf with oval top and grow in radial structure, the color green
Uses of Black radish leaves:
Salad, cooked
Edible Roots
Information about Black radish bulb:
Root edible color is white with black peel, the shape can be round or elongated
When to pull up Black radish bulb:
In cold area spring-summer in frost free autumn-winter
Uses of Black radish bulb:
Eat raw, salad, pickled
Scientific name:
Raphanus sativus
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