Soak seeds overnight before planting. Direct seed as soon as soil can be worked, do not transplant. Germination is slow, so sow 3-4 seeds in clusters 2–4” apart and sow radish between stations to mark your crop. Sow midsummer, cultivate over winter and harvest early next year. When the seedlings have developed, thin to one plant. Best root results are in sandy soil, roots are shallow and stunted in heavy soils. Roots split if allowed to become too dry. Water and mulch regularly in dry summers. Will overwinter and dug as your Sunday roast requires. Where ground freezes, roots can be stored in moist sand in the shed.
Usual seed life: 2–3 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 1 mile.
Planting Depth
1/4"Soil Temp. Germ.
50-75˚FDays to Germ.
14–28Plant Spacing
2–4”Row Spacing
12–18”Days To Maturity
90Full Sun,
Moist Well Drained Soil