Radish
Black radishesThe black radish is a garden vegetable with a delicious, spicy taste that is somewhere between slightly bitter and uniquely pungent. The black radish is coveted in certain culinary preparations such as velvety soups, remoulades, broths or for hummus. It is also used to add crunch to salads. Belonging to the Brassicaceae family, the best known varieties are the "black winter round", the "okhura", the "Gournay winter violet", the "black spanish round" or the "daïkon". It is a tasty vegetable that has the advantage of being very easy to grow because its maintenance is very simple to perform.
To plant black radish, it is essential to refer to the sowing calendar. It is planted directly in the ground from May to October. The black radish likes well-maintained vegetable garden soils and sunny exposures. If you want to harvest beautiful radishes in your garden, you must sow your seeds in a soil that remains slightly drained with a rich soil as well as cool, especially during hot weather. If you have a garden that meets all of these conditions, chances are you will be proud of your radishes throughout the harvest.
Black radish, also known as winter radish or its Latin name raphanus sativus, is a simple vegetable to plant in your garden. It is relatively easy to maintain, from its planting to its harvest... As with pink radishes, to plant black radishes, it is important to mulch the soil in your garden, to cover them well with soil, to eliminate weeds as you go along and to keep the soil moist in summer. Many vegetable lovers plant black radishes in their garden. It takes about 3 months after planting them to harvest them.
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Black radishes
- Type : Vegetables
- Subtype : Root vegetables
- Botanical family : Brassicaceae (cruciferous)
Characteristics
- Lifecycle : Annual
- Exposure : Sun
- Hardiness : Not frost resistant
- Cultivation difficulty : Easy to grow, but requires regular maintenance (difficulty : 2/3)
- Adult height : 30 cm
Sowing & planting
- Sowing depth : 1 cm
- Plant spacing : 8 cm
- Row spacing : 20 cm
Maintenance
- Maintenance : Low
- Water requirements : Moderate