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Bloom Color: Bright Yellow Chartreuse (Yellow-Green) Pale Green Green
Bloom Time: N/A
Foliage: Grown for foliage Herbaceous Blue-Green Aromatic Smooth-Textured
Other details: Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings Suitable for growing in containers
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Propagation Methods: From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; sow indoors before last frost From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
On May 1, 2005, NatureWalker from New York & Terrell, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
China Rose, Winter Radish forms an elongated root with bright rose-colored skin and white firm inner flesh and has a hot pungency.
Hardy to Zone1.
Sow one-quarter inch deep in well-prepared garden loam in full sun.
In cool areas, sow seeds in early summer to mid summer.
In warm areas, sow seeds in spring or late summer to early fall. August.
Germination is fast, 3 to 5 days.
Harvest when root reaches 4"- 5" long.
Harvest between 40 to 52 days at 55 days they can start to split.
Harvest in late fall before frost and store.
Besides havesting and cooking the root, you can make a dish from radish leaves by simmering them in chicken broth until just tender then season with butter and pepper or olive oil.
It was introduced about 1850 from Europe, having been brought there from China by Jesuit missionaries.
Also known as (Rose Colored Chinese and Scarlet China Winter)
Nutritional info:
Vitamins A, B, C, E and K
Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc
Carotene, Chlorophyll
Amino Acids
Trace Elements
Antioxidants
Protein: 35%
On Apr 2, 2005, Farmerdill from Augusta, GA (Zone 8a) wrote:
A 55 day long rose colored radish. This red-skinned and white flesh variety has a hot pungency. In cool areas, sow seeds in early summer to mid summer. In warm areas, sow seeds in spring or late summer to early fall. Harvest when root reaches 4"-6" long. Besides cooking the root, you can make a dish from radish leaves by simmering them in chicken broth until just tender then season with butter and pepper. (60 day)
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