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Radishes
About This Plant...
Family:
Brassicaceae
Genus and species:
Raphanus sativus
Growing Season:
spring and fall
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
-
When to transplant to garden:
-
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
4 to 6 weeks before last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
3-12 days
Germination temp.:
45-90 degrees F.
Sowing depth:
1/2 inch
Days to maturity:
25-35 days
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
1/2-1 inch
Spacing between rows:
8-18 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
flea beetles, cabbage root maggot
Diseases:
-
Harvest:
when they become a usable size
Growing tips:
radishes become hot-tasting and tough if watered unevenly or if grown in too much heat
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