Description

Le daikon est un terme générique pour désigner le radis en japonais. Par exemple, le radis européen est appelé hatsukadaikon au Japon. En Occident, le mot daikon désigne parfois les variétés de radis asiatiques blancs longs et parfois les variétés de radis japonais.

Spécifications

  • Plant Name: Radish 'Purple Plum' (Raphanus sativus)
  • Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
  • Plant Class: Cool-Season Annual Root Vegetable
  • Color: Deep violet-purple exterior skin, solid white interior flesh
  • Plant Characteristics: Round uniform globe habit (1 to 1.5 inches wide / 2.5–4 cm), crisp solid flesh, sturdy green tops, superior heat tolerance
  • Suitable Space: Vegetable garden rows, raised beds, container boxes, interplanted row dividers
  • Season: Spring Harvest, Late Summer through Autumn Harvest (Cool Season, ~25–28 Days to Maturity)
  • Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors April through May as soon as soil can be worked in spring (sow 0.5 inches deep). Direct sow again mid-August through September for cool autumn crops. Succession sow every 10 days for continuous yields.
  • Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade (thrives in full sun; tolerates light afternoon shade in late spring)
  • Lis Plus
What is included?

Contains about 1 gram of seeds

Check out the growing specs for the specific organic heirloom seeds you bought.

Good to know
  • Striking violet-purple exterior color adds gorgeous visual contrast to fresh garden salads, vegetable trays
  • Maintains solid, crisp white flesh without turning spongy, hollow, or pithy as roots mature
  • Higher heat resistance compared to traditional red globe radishes, extending late spring harvest windows
  • Overcrowded seedlings prevent round root formation, requiring early thinning after emergence
  • Leaving roots in ground during extended heat spells increases skin pungency, spicy flavor development

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