Growing Radishes from Sowing to Harvest 

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

I'm growing radish now and i will transplant them tomorrow I'm excited

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

I ❤️ radishes! Growing three kinds over this summer season (2022).

First timer at this. Thank you for the information. Was not aware of the different types for radishes. Looking forward to experimenting.

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.

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

I grow many broccoli plants in my garden during the fall like close to 100, discovered radishes do excellent as a border plant. I also grow spring onions in the fall as border plants the same way. Also discovered the leaves are really good in salads especially when mixed with fresh spinach which I also grow. Mix in a row of carrots & leaf lettuce in shady areas = early winter salads. I;m in Louisiana so for me winter is only late December until mid-February.

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

I agree. I began some radishes this year. They hardly needing maintenance once they past seedling stage other than watering occasionally. I kept mine on the windowsill in my conservatory

I grow Daikon radish in Northern California. A favorite easy crop

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

Howdy partner :) cool vid. I planted radish for the first time recently and didn't know what to expect really, so your vid was very helpful. Thanks again, friend.

Thank you, have grown some from seed and they have come out really well. Wasn’t sure what to expect but really pleased for a first attempt 😊

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.

Thank you for a great video. I love radish.

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Just watched your video on raspberries and loved it, now you had one for radishes too! You rock!

I grow winter and all season radish and large pots are great, I use plastic clear disposable beer barrels and cut the tops offf and remove the beer bag, drill some small drainage holes and fill one third with compost, cover the hole and you have a miniature greenhouse you can move.

Lovw using some of the greens in my green-berry banana smoothies😊

Very thorough ...cheers mate ..

Thanks for sharing! I will be growing radishes for the first time this year...

I love your videos. Great content, keep it up. I'm off to sow some cherry belle in containers- so quick to grow.

This is my first time growing radsishes im exctied fall is coming soon here...in fall my room turns into the perfect sun room for plants! Plus all the plants are gonna keep it fresh in there, i cant wait! It seems to actually help my asthma, which is wired I thought that would make it worse!

Thank you very much from a brand new sub. Cant wait to watch your other uploads so again thank you stay safe and well.

Another excellent video - I like the menu ideas.

never grown in the fall, usu in the spring to get the garden going. By fall, Im ready for it to end. Great video tho as always

I always feel so bad about thinning the seedlings. 😕

Thankyou for your video.

Great video and works. Thanks.

Thanks you for video nowi will grow.

Hello! New subscriber here! I love your channel, I’m Mexican and I just moved to the Uk since my fiancé it’s British and I wanted some gardening tips for this time zone/weather and I’m totally binging all your videos, great explanations and very jolly!

I planted cherry belle radish for the first time and they germinated on the third day. Now waiting for a harvest🤞

I tried the black radishes, which are a favourite of my dad, but they got wormy before they were at an edible size. I will try again though, sowing them a little later. Any advice for companion planting to avoid those worms? I always sow radishes from january onwards in the greenhouse. I'm less successful with radishes outside the greenhouse, they usually bolt, or have worms. In the greenhouse though they are fine. No worms, though if it suddenly gets too warm they can also bolt. The secret is to check every day, and harvest them as a leafy green if the weather suddenly gets too hot and they start to bolt. I use the greens in soup (with onion, leeks, and celery: absolutely delicious!) or in a stirfry, with shalots, garlic, soy sauce, pepper and chilies. It's so nice to be able to harvest fresh green vegetables from your own garden in the middle of winter. Left to flower, the flowers are delicious and look great in salads, and you can even eat the young seed pods as a crunchy snack as well.

Veey well done detailed video.. thanks.

I'm really happy to watch your video, I hope you will grow and create for the benefit of all our compatriots with love. And it's an honor to have you visit our channel, we can discuss more about our experiences in harvesting and building farms.

I have tried every method you outlined and I cannot get my radishes to bulb out. I have lovely tops, but that’s always it. Only my composter is enjoying them. This may be one of the easiest and fastest crops to grow, but this gardener is stumped.

Do you have a book which to plant on what weather I get so confused which kind or varieties of radish, zucchini or brassicas to plant during winter spring summer or fall 😕👩‍🌾🤦🏻‍♀️ I love this video, catching up all your videos now 😊👍👩‍🌾 thank you Ben.

I love your videos

I just throw a couple hundred cover with soil and water

i just love ❤️ radishes & this is my first growing them in my garden. i allready see red popping at the soil line. i have thined them out and weed free. my question to you is ... when do i know they are ready to pull ??? thanks for the helpful video

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Raddishes grown between the month of January thru December have an inedibly bitter taste. I find that with some chard and a lot of butter in a hot pan they slide into the garbage quite nicely :) I kid, I'm sowing mine noww just because I've time until last frost.

I grew 3 containers, staggered. The only problem was the soil must have had to much nitrogen, the tops were amazing but the bottoms were almost non existent. Love your videos, thank you.

The house we bought has big cracks at end of driveway. Planted radishes in them 😂

I’ve been growing cherry belle radishes for a year or two in North West England and am still trying to smooth out the issues. (Only managed to grow 4 bulbs worth eating) I’ve already figured out I need slightly acidic soil, loose and they don’t like the heat ( so my conservatory in winter has got them going now) but I have huge issues with them growing an inch or so, the stem reddening, falling over, the leaves growing upwards and the red bit becomes a skinny split bulb that stays long and only thickens about half a centimeter . No matter how deep I plant them, they keep doing that.

I've started White Icicle and Red Meat radishes. Indoors. By my office window in 24 plug trays😊 Will plant them out as they grow🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 How long do you think before I can or should plant out?

I wish they were trouble free... My first crop was perfect but subsequent crops have not filled out at all... scrawny roots only. Only difference was a really hot spell of weather and they were in a position of direct sunlight, sadly. Since July has been cooler I tried again but the same result. Hmmm...

I find the best way to store my harvested radishes is to keep them in cold water. Otherwise, they get soft and mushy very quickly.

Love you channel. Really appreciate the information. I live in Florida and have never tried the winter radishes. Would they do well here in Florida or do they do better in cooler weather? Thanks again for sharing all your wonderful knowledge.

I have just harvested this humongous radish ! Is it still edible

How can you tell when they're ready to harvest? Will the bulb be poking out of the ground or are they ready before then? Thanks.

My radishes don't seem to fill out but instead grow long stems and flowers and almost no radish bulb at all. What am I doing wrong? I live in Northern California by the San Francisco Bay so the weather is pretty temperate most of the year. Help?

I'm growing radishes to and is it okay if the radishes are close together in a bunch?

So, I don't have to thin them if I first sow them into trays and later transplant them?

great video, you say sow in spring, i had not the chance this year so i sowed them in july, I wonder if i sow them at the end of july I will get a crop under a large hoop house, what is your experience on this please.

Hi planted my raddish in modulars they came through no problem but have really long stalks and only the two small leaves but I plant them deeper? Tia my first year growing

It most be cold to grow them? I just live in a very hot place... our clodest temperature in the year is like 10c~ (50F) And even the 10c is very rare, the winter here is like 16c (60F)...

I have good luck with the little cherry radishes, but my daikons go to seed before they become large enough to eat!? Not sure what to do, so am focusing on other crops.

We planted ours at the end of spring and now have nothing but leaves with the Radishes themselves just not swelling up. Any ideas why? Pull them up and start again?

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How do you know when the radishes are ready to eat? Before flowering or after flowering ?

My reddish seeds germinated in a plastic box inside wet kitchen towel. What's the best way to transfer them. Should I transfer them to small seed pot or in a big tob.

I planted a row of black radishes (with a row each of salad onions and carrots) at the beginning of the month and followed all the instructions (depth of sowing, watering etc). They are in full sunlight. After a week there were a couple of little green leaves poking up but these have now disappeared. When I return to my patch to water it, the area looks as though someone or something has been digging in it - there are six inch deep pits in what was smooth soil and today some of my plastic row markers (I had planted other veg too - carrots and salad onions) have been moved, one was moved to a nearby ledge, one was buried, one was out of the bed entirely (nearby on the ground) and one was completely missing. There is also no sign of any carrots or onions growing! What's going on?

Apparently I am growing winter radish varieties but have been trying for three years and they always bolt without producing radishes. Do you plant winter radishes at a different time? I am following the instructions on the packet but again they are bolting. I planted them around the Memorial day. (after last frost date.

I have never tried winter radish yet

Do radishes have any plant enemies? (Anti-companions)

Do you have any cooking tips for spanish radish? Can they be boiled?

I had a nice crop of radishes, however, they didn't stay crips long some event went soggy later on the day I harvested them. Is there a secret on this? The first I harvested, I left the leaves for a little while and they went soft in the following hour so after this I removed the leaves straight after harvest, they stayed crispy a little longer. I wonder why the ones I buy in the keep crispy for so long?

I did all of that but they still dis mot grow well. Di they need fertilzer?

My radish leaves are turning reddish. Almost like a beet leaf. Any suggestions. Thanks

Excellent video! Is it possible to harvest a few radish leaves but leave the root to grow on? I’ve found the leaves to be tasty with my egg on toast, so wanted to take a few leaves while I wait for the root to fully swell (which is currently edible but small). GS.

Ppl talk about peat compost , is it available in uk . I can only find compost ....cam you please suggest best compost for containers ...though I'm make my own compost with fruit and veg peels egg shells tea bags

When thinning radishes out why can’t I replant them elsewhere?

Hey dear freind… what ad how depth please 🙏🏻? I think you didn’t mention that😊

hi from Australia Aug 2022 i planted watermelon , spanish and mixed whites, reds etc... the foliage is huge but not much happening below ground ... this is now about 8 weeks.... any suggestions on what I did wrong???

How can I tell if my cherry belles bolted?

What are those tiny bite marks I get those too ?

My radishes are all leaf (a lot of leaf) and tiny roots. What am I doing wrong? Do I need to pull and start over again?

Can we grow white reddish seeds in seedling tray and than transplant..??

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Hi, how do you make rotten manure or compost? Thanks

And how can I pick the radish seeds after planting a whole radish?

Can you eat their leaves too?

My leafs are growing but i see now radish underneath, what am i doing wrong?

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My radishes get worms in the root and make the radishes ugly and inedible. What can I do to stop them?

Great video. Actually tells you want you need to know! There are some terrible gardening videos out there more like Alan Bennett monologues.