Traditional fall harvest daikon.
Crisp, fall radish of highest quality. "Stump-rooted" cylindrical white roots are pale green near the crown and average 16-18" long by 2 1/2-3" wide. Most crisp and tender for pickling and storage. For July and early August sowing. Packet: 100 seeds.
Plant Cycle: (A) Days to Maturity or Bloom: 50
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Edible flowers: use in mixed salads, sprinkled on soups, for cider vinaigrette, with hot pasta and poached fish.
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Growing Information:
Radishes
CULTURE: Note planting seasons in variety descriptions. Work soil deeply, in raised beds if possible, for straight roots and ease of harvest. Sow 2" apart, thinning to 4-6" apart, rows 18" apart.
HARVEST AND STORAGE: Daikons are brittle; fork or undermine and lift roots carefully. Cut tops 2" above crowns, wash, and refrigerate. Daikons can be stored at 32°F (0°C) and 95% relative humidity for 6-10 weeks.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATES: 260'/oz., 3.9 oz./1,000', 5 1/4 lb./acre at 6 seeds/ft. in rows 24" apart, or 7 lb./acre in rows 18" apart.
SIZED SEEDS: All seeds are unsized.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: 23,000-33,000 (avg. 25,000).
PACKET: 100 seeds sows 16'-17'.
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