Radishes

Hi,

I was given some cherry belle radish seeds, and i was wondering what size of pot i would need to grow these.

Thanks

 

Usually these are sown directly into the ground,or you could use grow bags,never heard of them being grown in pots,but its possible someone, somewere, has .... you might also be a bit late in sowing now,but as they grow so fast give them a try,they should be ready in about 3 weeks or so ....

 

I don't think they will need much soil depth (seed trays, as JWK says) so you may not want / need to use pots, per se. I've read of people using larger trays - such as cat litter trays - making some drainage holes in the bottom, and sowing seeds carefully on a grid basis. I'm not sure I like radishes enough to bother though!

 

A tray about 10cm deep should be fine. Just remember to pick them young, the oldies are woody and even guinea pigs hate them.

Here's a recipe: take a bunch of young raddishes. Slice them thinly (my nan used a potato peeler, i use my kitchen doitall), sprinkle salt over the slices. Rest for 15 minutes, squeeze out the water and mix with sour cream or creme fraiche. Great with everything, bbq meats, plain potato or fish.

 

How do you know a raddish is ready to be picked?

 

Peak. Just expose enough of the root to see the size, if it is larger than a 1p coin, eat it. Usually thinning the youngsters provides you with this info automatically. The optimal size depends on the variety but after the penny- size age you can treat yourself a test raddish every day. Nothing is more delicious than a baby raddish straight from the ground.