Radish (Watermelon)

Seed Savers Exchange Watermelon Radish Seeds

Round 2-4" white radish with a stunning dark pink and white interior. Flesh is surprisingly sweet, crisp, and refreshing. Best grown in cool weather. Warm days, cool nights, and adequate nutrition and moisture result in a more colorful interior. The leaves of radish plants are edible and can be boiled to improve the texture. Radishes are mostly eaten raw, sliced or diced and added to salads. You can also serve them as an appetizer with dip or hummus or sliced on buttered bread.

Sowing Information: 

• Light: Full Sun
• When to Start Inside: Not recommended; roots are sensitive to disturbance.
• When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, and when the soil temperature is above 40°F, ideally 65°–85°F. Successive Sowings: Every 1 to 2 weeks until late spring. Sow again in late summer until 4 weeks before your average first fall frost date.
• Seed Depth: ½ inch
• Seed Spacing: 1 inch
• Row Spacing: 12 inches
• Thinning: When 1 inch tall, thin to 2 inches apart
• Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
• Days to Maturity: 24 days

Growing Notes:

• Harvesting: Harvest when radish is no larger than 4 inch in diameter.
• Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual
• Variety Information: Firm, white radish with dark pink interior