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Quick Reference |
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| Optimum Soil Temperature | |
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| Direct Sow or Transplant | |
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History |
| two categories: European ball tupe and Asian radishes
Daikon radishes – asian radishes white fleshed with a mild sweet flavour. more versatile than the European radish can be grated into salads, steamed, stirfried, pickled, put in casseroles and dipping sauces leaves on daikon also edible and can be added to sitr frys and soups and salads european radishes are fast growing Daikon like deep friable fertile soil that is free draingin. \keep soil moist in hot dry weather eat european radishs young before they become sharp and woody. Daikon however stay crisp and tender for up to a month. Rat-tailed radish has edible seed pods. – use raw in salads or in stir fries |
Growing |
| Storing harvested [name]:Seed Saving: |
Maintenance |
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Fun Facts |
Problems |
| Black Root – more common in warm weather with moist soil. Improve drainage. Practice crop rotation.
Club Root – deformed roots. Add lime to the soil. Ensure good drainage. Crop rotation (7 years) |
Pests |
| Aphids – plant wilts, leaves puckered and distorted. Insects under leaves or on new growth. Water regularly in dry weather.
Caterpillars – holes in leaves |
Companion Planting |
| Climbing Beans, Carrots, Chervil, Corn, Cumber, Lettuce, Marjoram, Nasturtiums, Parsnip |