Growing Radishes from Sowing to Harvest

Speedy radishes can be grown almost anywhere: between larger vegetables, around soon-to-finish crops, in pots, or to give peppery roots both early or late in the season.

Try some for yourself, including delicious winter radishes to sow from late summer. In this short video we’ll tell you all you need to grow them successfully.

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[mikefabrie]

The seedlings that are removed for thinning go great in a salad or on a sandwich. They have a peppery flavor but not too strong.

[markgibbons]

Love your videos dude, short and concise, the perfect combination!

[ezclean]

i swear i looveee this channel. Omg his voice!! It just seems like a TV SHOW.. i cant get enough!!

[janainarogerio]

I always feel so bad about thinning the seedlings. 😕

[piasepi]

I seed my carrots with a sprinkling of radishes over the top, then harvest the radishes as the carrots begin to grow. It helps to define the row and to keep our clay soil from sealing over.

[kidurbanfarmer]

I just grew leaves. It was my first attempt and I'm 12 so think I did okay to get anything at all. Did I overcrowd them? I'm trying again with the seeds more spaced out and I've sowed directly as its nice weather. Thanks Brandon

[sarahford]

A wealth of information in this! It's really clear that a lot of thought has gone into making these videos as informative yet concise as possible. Already a subscriber, you have great content. Thank you!

[MrSammotube]

I love radishes, but growing them for the first time. They do seem to grow quickly - 2 weeks in and looking healthy in the greenhouse. Great to know that you can keep harvesting and sowing on a regular basis.

[laurafrey]

Love your clear, concise, and complete video lessons!

[fzszdjr]

These are the best gardening videos out there. Quick and to the point

[haikufarm]

I recently discovered that I can mellow out older radishes that have gotten too hot by roasting them--they taste like roasted turnips when we're done. An excuse to douse more veggies in olive oil and surround with garlic in a roasting pan is always welcome at my house. I'm also going to try allowing some to bolt (flowers are edible, as are young seed pods) so I can harvest seeds for next year from my heritage radishes.

[SinginMonster]

I'm so excited to start my food garden on my balcony this year. I already have some radishes I started last week so I'm very excited to see how they'll do. And if they don't work out, at least I have plenty of seeds and time to start over and plant them with other crops. I'm definitely looking forward to this year's harvests and your videos are such a great help.

[only-vans]

I'm pleased that you mentioned the Spanish Black Radish, I bought a packet of these seeds for the grandkids to grow.
I had a devil of a time explaining that not all radish are the same shape and colour as those in a supermarket .
Thankfully, they are eating them 🙂
PS.
I crowd plant radish in a square foot of raised bed, completely ignoring the spacing recommended on the packet .
3 weeks later, plant another square foot worth in a different raised bed.
repeat this until the end of the season.

[Andrewm]

Very good point about cutting off the foliage when storing in the fridge - thanks for mentioning that. Refrigerators dehumidify the air they circulate inside which helps prevent spoilage; a picked radish (or carrot, beet, turnip, et cetera) that still has its greens attached isn't quite dead - its leaves continue to exhale moisture while the root is in a sort of panic to produce flowers / seeds, shriveling as it redirects its stored energy. If you compare root vegetables at a grocer you may notice how firm and wet a root is when displayed with its foliage removed while alternative choices with leaves still attached can feel limp and dry. The foliage is all marketing, left on for a "natural" look to make the product more visually appealing - and if you're paying by weight you're buying greens you won't enjoy. Unless you're a rabbit.

[KhaziirEverflight]

Radishes are generally my very favorite healthy snack. Spicy little things.

[gymsreviews]

I planted radishes between my cucumber plants. I read somewhere that the cucumber beetles or bugs don't like radishes so far so good

[peterbergel]

I rarely grow radishes for their roots anymore because by letting them go to seed, one gets so much more out of them. The seed pods taste a lot like the roots and are delicious either as snacks or in salads. Each plant will make only one root, but will make several hundred seed pods. In fact, you won't be able to keep up with them as they quickly go from delicious and tender to being woody and pretty inedible, but they don't do that any quicker than the roots do. Any radish will produce edible pods, but varieties like the rattail radish are grown especially for their pods and therefore produce particularly large and delicious ones. Of course there is no reason you can't grow some radishes for their roots and let the rest go to seed.

[danarzechula]

I love letting the seed pods form they are delicious! And the flowers are so pretty

[fliptk]

I didn't know where to start as I'm new to this, but I have to say you are very good at keeping it simple and so easy to follow. Love your vids.

[ipeefreely]

I always grow French Breakfast they grow so fast and are so sweet n mild