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Radish Mixed Varieties
A mixture of sweet, crunchy radishes of different shapes and sizes. They don't all become ready for eating at the same time, avoiding wastage and loss of valuable garden space.
Packet should contain: French Breakfast 25%, Scarlet Globe 25%, White Turnip Globe 25%, Sparkler 25%.
Sowing:
Radishes grow well in most soils, but prefer rich, moist, free draining soils. Sow in summer in well cultivated soil. Sow very thinly ½ inch deep in drills 6 inches apart.
Growing:
Thin out the seedlings to 6 inches apart.
Aftercare:
Water during dry spells. Lift the roots when about 6 inches long as required until early winter when they are best lifted and stored in moist sand.
Feb 25, 2007
french breakfast- off seedsavers website
Oblong and blunt, rose-scarlet with a white tip. Flesh is white and crisp, mildly pungent flavor, top quality. Sow in the spring or fall, pick when small. A garden standard since the 1880s. 30 days.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/54707/index.html
Feb 25, 2007
scarlet globe- off seedsavers website
Early forcing radish for home or market gardeners. Bright red skin, white flesh, 1" diameter, deep-globe shape. Nice for home gardeners and early harvest. Plant in the spring or fall. 20-28 days.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/79382/index.html
Feb 25, 2007
white turnip globe- off seedfest.co.uk website
The White Globe Radish, also known as the Hailstone Radish is a wonderful globe shaped radish with a snow white skin and interior. These quick growing radishes are suitable for both spring and fall planting and are best harvested when each reaches about an inch in diameter. Features a crisp, tender flesh with a spicy flavor.
Matures very early - only 25 days!
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/118979/index.html
Feb 25, 2007
Sparkler- off parkseed website
America's Favorite Radish is Now Certified Organic!
Festive scarlet tops, white bottoms, and freckles in between!
25 days. A best-selling radish at Park Seed about 30 years ago, Sparkler recently staged a big comeback, and now it's available as Certified Organic seed! Truth is, there's no beating this delightful little two-tone jewel for quick harvest, mild peppery bite, and terrific plate appeal.
Ready in just a little over 3 weeks, this knobby little radish is full of character but easy on spice. Even children have been known to smile at its appearance. Every fruit is distinctive -- this isn't one of those vegetables that looks like it came from a designer's studio instead of a friendly vegetable patch! The shading from brightest scarlet to pure white is dotted with merry flecks, and the size of the fruit ranges from 1 to 1 1/2 inches, with a wide, long white root trailing from the end.
The plant is columnar, reaching about 6 to 8 inches tall and up to 6 inches wide. The festive look and mild, satisfying flavor have made Sparkler a home garden favorite for decades, and we're delighted to have it available again to Park gardeners.
Sparkler is easy to grow and quick to harvest. Before planting, fertilize the soil, making it as loose, rich, and moist as you can, to enable the small root to grow. Fertilize again about 2 weeks after planting. Direct-sow the seed as soon as the soil can be worked in early spring, planting successively every week until late spring. Radishes cannot withstand much heat, so stop sowing when the weather is about to warm up in your climate. You can also sow for fall, beginning in late summer and succession-sowing again until a month before frost. Pkt is 400 seeds.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/119486/index.html
