This is a mix of various coloured radishes. A fantastic selection of pink, red, white and purple round radishes. They all have white flesh and the flavours range from mild to spicy. Great for a colourful salad.
Radish is a very healthy vegetable it contains several vitamins and minerals. Vitamin A, B3, B5, B6, B9, B11, C and K. And minerals include: calcium, iron, potassium, copper, magnesium, manganese and sodium. Also, like many vegetables, radishes are low in calories, but high in fibre. Radishes can obviously be used raw in a variety of dishes, but stir-frying, steaming and baking are also possible. Keep cooking times short to avoid losing the crunch. The leaves of radish are also edible and can be stir-fried, for instance, in stews, in stew, in soups or prepared as an alternative to spinach. Radish tastes delicious in combination with cheese, eggs, mayonnaise, ham, bacon, chicken, beef, pork, olive oil, salmon, mackerel, apple and tuna. And other vegetables Like: chicory, lettuce, tomatoes, potatoes, spring onion, garlic, spinach, broccoli, sweet potato, red beets, rocket and green beans. Non hardy annual.
Outdoor sowing under glass: From February
Outdoor sowing: March -September
Germination: 6 - 10 days
Germination temp: 10 -18 °C
Sowing depth: ½ - 1cm
Plant position: 3 - 5 cm
Planting position: sunny
Days till harvest: 25 - 30
Sow outdoors under glass from February on. You can also use special fleece and flodderfolie (seetrough plastic with tiny holes in). Sow thinly and shallow. Cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil. this way it take the seeds longer to germinate and to develop. Air the seeds each day for about 15 minutes. Sowing outdoors can start from March or April (after frost) untill september.
Sow Your radishes thinly, about ½ - 1 cm deep and leave about 5 cm apart between the rows. You can thin the seedlings after germination to about 3 cm apart and nice roots to develop. Sow, for a long summer of radishes, about every week a couple of rows. Radish doesn't need much fertilizer, You can use a good compost. To much fertilizer can cause the radishes to go spongy.