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Radish
- A Description of Radishes
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History: Radishes are an old and venerable vegetable. They originated in China and spread quickly to Europe and the Mediterranean. The ancient Greeks offered up radishes in "vessels of beaten gold" to the god Apollo. By the 16th C., they had been introduced to England and Gerarde mentioned four garden varieties. By the late 1800's in the U.S., radishes were so prized as an early vegetable crop that over 20 acres of greenhouses were used around New York City to supply radishes to meet that city's demand. Cultivation: Easy to grow. Radishes are one of the easiest crops to grow. They are a cool weather crop and are best direct-sown in successive plantings in very early to late spring and then again in late summer through to early fall. Sow seed 1/4" deep and thin to 2-3" apart. Radishes are often sown with slower-germinating crops like carrots to mark the rows. As the radishes mature and are harvested, room is made for the carrots to expand. Companions: Radishes are one of the best companion plants in the garden and will benefit almost all other vegetable crops except some of the brassicas. Nasturtiums are beneficial to radishes.
- Black Spanish Round Radish
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Certified Organic
Aka 'Turnip-Rooted Black Spanish'. 80 days. 1824. The large 4-6" roots of this winter radish are almost black-skinned with pure white flesh. Strong flavour and a good keeper. Very popular in Germany in the 1800's, where it was known as 'Rettig' and, according to a Burpee seed catalogue of the time "extensively used throughout the entire winter".
- Bouquet Radish Mix
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The Cottage Gardener's; Sustainably-Grown
SORRY, SOLD OUT. Market growers in 19th C. North America would create colourful "bouquets" of their various-coloured round, summer radishes. We've recreated these heirloom mixes, putting together Helios (yellow), White Beauty (white) and Plum Purple (purple) radishes. Because they're all the same shape and roughly the same size they make an extremely attractive market display.
Sold Out- Pkt - 300 seeds: 3.00
- Trade Pack - 900 seeds: 6.00
- China Rose Radish
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Certified Organic
(30-50 days) 1850. Introduced to Europe by Jesuit missionaries, this radish was described in an 1886 book on market growing as having "firm flesh" and being "excellent for winter use". Its cylindrical roots grow to 6-8", are a deep rose with a white tip and do keep well. Flavour is fairly hot.
- French Breakfast Radish
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Certified Organic
20-30 days. 1879. An old Paris market radish, its shape was known as "olive shaped". An oblong radish, about 2" long, red with white tip whose flesh is crisp and tender. Recommended.
- German Giant Radish
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Certified Organic
SORRY, SOLD OUT. 29 days. You can leave this German heirloom in the garden until it's the size of a baseball and it retains its crisp, sweet texture and taste. Mild and never pithy, it can be harvested at any size.
Sold Out- Pkt - 300 seeds: 3.00
- Trade Pack - 900 seeds: 6.00
- Helios Radish
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Sustainably Grown
(30--35 days) This Czechoslovakian heirloom is a spring radish that produces well into summer. Unique, pale yellow, olive-shaped roots have white flesh and are sweet and mild with a long harvest period. Believed to be the same as the "Small Early Yellow Turnip Radish" offered by the Vilmorin seed company in 1885.
- Miyashige White Radish
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Certified Organic
(60 days) Originally from Japan, this Asian heirloom is a daikon-type radish with roots 12-15" long, 2-3" wide and bright white. Its mild-flavoured flesh is wonderful raw, pickled or stir-fried. It's considered a winter radish, with recommendations to sow it in late summer for a late autumn/winter harvesting.
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