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In today's episode we will see
How to grow Radish
We will look at the colorful Champion Radish
The very versatile Minowase
As well as the common White Icicle Radish
Radish can be grown pretty much around the year
However radish is a cool season crop
Which means its best grown between Fall and early Spring
Hot temperatures send the radish to bolt
Which is why its considered a very good cool season crop
Radish seeds can be sowed directly in the ground
Radish hates transplanting
So do not try to transplant your radish seedlings
You'll end up with radishes that might still grow
But might not be as effective
Its best to sow seeds directly in the ground
And radish seeds germinate at very low temperatures
So you need not worry about the temperatures
In about 40 days your radish may be ready for harvest
Now that's what makes radish such a wonderful vegetable to grow in your garden
You can harvest it as early as 30-40 days depending on the temperatures in your area
Now some radish varieties do mature faster
For example this red champion radish that you see here
Is one of the early maturing varieties of radish
As you can see, you can almost see the size of the radish that's growing below the soil
And this is the time when you can start harvesting your radish
Here we go
That looks like a pretty good sized radish
Now you might see some of your radish being split
Now that usually occurs when there are huge changes in temperatures
But you need not worry about it
Its just as edible as your other radishes
If you let your radish grow too long it will fork into multiple radish roots
And they become a lot more pungent
So this is really the time you should be harvesting your radish
There are a couple more varieties here
This is also the same seed packet
However its a little bit more elongated than the other radishes
So that's our bunch of radish that's harvested and washed
And ready to be eaten
Remember that you can not only eat the radish roots
But the radish greens are very edible and very delicious as well
The radish greens have a very different taste to it
And once you get used to the taste you'll love eating radish greens
And they are very healthy for you as well
The other radish varieties like Minowase are the long kind of radish
The long Asian Minowase radish
And they might take a little bit longer to mature
However they do form bigger sized radishes as well
As you can see here
Now you should usually space out your radish for growing
So that you have a constant supply of radish all the time throughout the winter season
And most varieties of radish grow best from fall thru early Spring
Which in this zone that we are growing in means from the months of September thru February
They grow really well in the cool season
While your other vegetables might not grow this time, when its really cold
Radish being a cool season crop, thrives growing in such conditions
So here is our harvest
Those look like really nice sized radishes
Let's wash them up and look at how they are
And those are pretty good looking radishes right there
And once again the tops are edible
The radish greens are edible
So do make good use of your radish greens as well
Now the minowase variety is a little bit more pungent
Compared to the champion radish that we saw earlier - the red champion radish
Some of the other radish varieties like champion and French breakfast are mild varieties
The minowase Asian Radish is a little more pungent variety
We now come to the most commonly grown radish here in the US
And maybe in other places int he world as well
This is called the White Icicle Radish
And its well known for its really short growing cycle
I think the white icicle radish is one of the most early maturing varieties of radish
you can grow
And that's what makes it so popular amongst a lot of home gardeners
So let's go ahead and harvest some of these white icicle radishes
Size wise they are a lot smaller than the minowase radish
But bigger than the champion or the French breakfast varieties of radish
Now my experience in growing all these different radish varieties
Is that white icicle requires more optimal conditions for the radish to grow
Whereas the minowase, champion - these varieties grow pretty much anywhere
In fact I dropped one of my radish seeds on my lawn
And that turned into a champion radish of decent size
So very hardy to grow
The white icicle on the other hand requires more optimal conditions
So we hope you liked this video of growing different radish varieties
From the folks at California Gardening
We wish you Happy Holidays!
And this is a good time to start preparing for your 2015 growing season
And we'll see you again soon
Happy Gardening!