Radish
White/Chinese radish (Daikon)
White/Chinese radish (Daikon): Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
Daikon is a large Asian radish usually recognised by its long white root and crisp flesh. Also called Japanese radish or mooli, it belongs to Raphanus sativus, in the brassica family. The name covers a range of radishes rather than one cultivar with an identical length and shape in every plant.The most familiar types have an elongated root, thick at the upper end and gradually tapering below. Some can exceed 30 cm in length, while other cultivars remain shorter. The skin is usually white and the flesh pale. This size clearly distinguishes daikon from small round radishes eaten as bite-sized vegetables.Above the root, the plant develops a rosette of green leaves. The foliage may be divided, toothed and slightly rough. The shoulder, the upper part of the root, often stands above the soil. Its garden appearance therefore combines a fairly broad clump of foliage with a mainly underground root rather…
