How to Grow White Radishes (Daikon)
Instruction & Advice for Growing White Radish Plants
in Your Vegetable Garden
| Nutrition | Watering Instructions | Harvesting |
| Climate | Fertilizing Instructions | Storage |
| Soil | Challenges | Tips |
| Planting |
This vegetable is an Asian form of radish, often called daikon. Daikon (White Radish) is a member of the mustard family. It is enjoyed from the garden namely for its root. However, the stems, seed pods and seedlings can also be eaten. White Radish can grow to 3 feet tall.
Gardening Advice Tip: White Radish tends to perform well in container gardening.
Be careful when weeding. Even the slightest damage to the roots (by pulling out nearby weed roots too roughly) can introduce plant disease. Also, white radish tends to bolt in warm temperatures.
Climate & Growing Conditions: (back to top)
Daikon / White Radish is a cool weather crop. It’s ideal temperature is about 68 degrees (F).
How to Prepare the Garden Soil: (back to top)
White Radish prefers shady moist pots and rich well-drained soil. The root shape is formed by the character of the soil. It will grow the best in well-worked, composted, friable (loose crumbly) garden soil.
How to Plant White Radish: (back to top)
Plant the seeds thinly at a depth of about ¾”. When seedlings appear (approx. 10 days), thin to the specificaations given by your supplier for your white radish variety. As the plants grow, hill garden soil up around the stems.
How to Water: (back to top)
Important: water evenly and do not let soil dry out. When plants approach maturity, reduce watering so the roots don’t split.
How to Fertilize: (back to top)
Reuse last year’s fertilized bed from a different crop.
Gardening Challenges: (back to top)
Pests that may enjoy dining on your white radish crop: aphids, cabbage butterfly, nematodes, black beetle
Gardening Tip: Practice good vegetable gardening by rotating your crops within your garden space with each new season. This will prevent many plant diseases.
How to Harvest White Radish: (back to top)
You can harvest white radish at any point, taking what's needed, and leaving the rest of the crop to grow. Pull the whole plant from the ground.
Daikon / White Radish grows to maturity in 2 or 3 months. The roots are generally considered mature when they're about 8” long.
Gardening Advice Tips (back to top)
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