Descripción

Daikon es un término genérico para designar al rábano en japonés. Por ejemplo, en Japón el rábano europeo se llama hatsukadaikon. En Occidente, la palabra daikon a veces se refiere a variedades de rábano asiático blanco y alargado y, a veces, a variedades de rábano japonés.

Especificaciones

  • Plant Name: Radish 'Watermelon' / 'Rooseheart' (Raphanus sativus)
  • Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
  • Plant Class: Cool-Season Annual Root Vegetable
  • Color: Pale green to creamy white skin, brilliant magenta-pink interior flesh
  • Plant Characteristics: Large globe root habit (2.5–3.5 inches wide / 6–9 cm), dense crunchy texture, mild sweet flavor, strong leafy top canopy
  • Suitable Space: Vegetable garden rows, raised beds, deep container plots, fall harvest beds
  • Season: Late Summer through Autumn Harvest (Cool Season, ~50–60 Days to Maturity)
  • Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors late July through August for optimal fall harvests (sow 0.5 inches deep). Autumn growing produces the sweetest flavor, deepest interior coloration,
  • prevents premature bolting caused by increasing spring daylight hours. Thin seedlings early to 4–6 inches apart.: prevents premature bolting caused by increasing spring daylight hours. Thin seedlings early to 4–6 inches apart.
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What is included?

Contains about 1 gram of seeds

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Good to know
  • Exceptional visual appeal with eye-catching magenta interior flesh, perfect for gourmet dishes, pickles
  • Crisp, sweet, exceptionally mild flavor lacking the sharp bite of standard summer radishes
  • Stores remarkably well in refrigeration or cool storage after late fall harvest
  • Best grown as a fall crop; spring plantings risk early bolting, smaller roots due to increasing day length
  • Requires longer maturity window (~55 days) and wider plant spacing compared to small spring radishes

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