Retek Colour Mixture BK 3 g

Introducing the radish:

A mixture of different coloured month-old radish varieties, giving the opportunity for longer harvesting. The tubers are crunchy, slightly spicy, and are excellent in salads and as a garnish for dishes.

The nutritional value of radishes:

A very tasty vegetable, rich in vitamins and nutrients, low in calories, it can be eaten by dieters. Rich in vitamins A, B and C, it also contains significant amounts of phosphorus and potassium.

Radish requirements:

Heat requirements:

Radish seeds are cold tolerant and germinate at temperatures as low as 2-3 degrees Celsius, germinating fastest at 15-20 degrees Celsius, and do not require much heat for tuber formation.

Soil requirements:

It prefers nutrient-rich, looser-textured, sandy soils.

Water requirements:

During tuber formation it requires a lot of moisture, if it does not get enough moisture it will easily swell in dry soil and become unpalatable to the taste.

Radish cultivation techniques:

Seed sowing:

Sow from March onwards in a permanent place.

Spacing:

30 cm x 5 cm row and sow at stake spacing.

Harvesting:

Can be harvested from April to May.