Radish plant grow and care – leaf plant of the genus Raphanus also known for the varieties as Daikon, Black radish, Watermelon radish or European radish, 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
Radish plant roots
Root edible color is white sometimes red, the peel can be white, yellow, red, purple, black, the shape can be round or elongated.
Radish plant for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Radish plant 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 0.3-1 m (12-40 inches), root 1-80 cm (0.25-32 inches), leaf 5-50 cm (2-20 inches)
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Radish Irrigation Water Management:
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
Subspecies
Watermelon radish – Root shape round – oval, size:4-9 cm, the color white outside the inner part is red-pink
Small radish grow and care – – Root shape round to oval, size:1-4cm, the color white the peel can be red, pink or purple, sometime the bottom is white
Red radish grow and care – Root color is white with red peel, the shape can be round or elongated
Daikon grow and care – Root color is white with peel white-yellow, the shape elongated
Black radish grow and care – Root spicy the color is white with black peel, the shape can be round or elongated
Edible leaves
When to trim Radish leaves?
In cold area spring-summer in frost free autumn-winter
How to trim Radish 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 Radish leaves:
Pinnatisect deep lobes shape leaf with oval top and grow in radial structure, the color green
Uses of Radish leaves:
Salad, cooked
Edible Roots
Information about Radish bulb:
Root edible color is white sometimes red, the peel can be white, yellow, red, purple, black, the shape can be round or elongated
When to pull up Radish bulb:
In cold area spring-summer in frost free autumn-winter
Uses of Radish bulb:
Eat raw, salad, pickled
Scientific name:
Raphanus sativus
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