PlantsVegetables & Roots
Radish
Raphanus sativus
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Three-week spring and fall root
EasyVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6 in
- Spacing
- 2 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Roots Apr–May and Sep–Oct
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Direct sow.
- When to plant
- Sow every two weeks from late March to early May, and again in late August.
In the design
If they don't size up in a month, the bed is too hot or too tight.
If you eat it
Roots and young leaves
Wash. Hot, pithy radishes were left too long.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
