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Sowing radishes in kindergarten. My first contact with growing vegetables. Every toddler had a pot with his name on it, I was proud of my pot with 'Tom' on it. Sowing radishes and 6 weeks later we could go home as proud as a peacock to show what we had grown. I didn't like them then but that has changed in the meantime. The feeling in your mouth when you bite through a juicy radish is delicious. Slices of radish add bite and especially color to your salads. Sowing a tasty radish is not easy, you can grow radishes that burst or you can also have ones that are woody, dry and too spicy. In this article I will give you 14 tips for sowing delicious radishes.
Radishes can be harvested in 21 to 35 days, depending on the variety. It is better to sow a row every three weeks than too many at once. This way you can harvest throughout the spring and fall. 13 sowing tips:
Tip 1: Sowing radish - Sow radish directly in the soil in which you harvest the radishes. Do not sow in pots or trays
Like other root vegetables such as carrots and parsnips, radishes do not like transplanting or prickling out. Their short growth cycle (30 to 45 days) also does not invite pre-sowing. Sowing radishes directly in the open ground or in a large container works fine.
Tip 2: Radish seeds can be used for 5 years
In packets of radish seeds there are often masses of radishes. Don't worry, radish seeds keep for 5 years. If you have used up your seeds, leave a few radishes. You will soon see that they will bolt and form flowers when the weather gets better. A seed will form in the flowers. Harvest the plant when the seeds have turned brown and shake the plant out over a bucket. This way you have free new seeds to plant out.
