Radish – French Breakfast

Cultivated since the end of the 19th century, the French Breakfast radish produces oblong roots of 5 cm bicolored red and white, crunchy, juicy and pungent. They can be grown in the ground or in pots. Water regularly or mulch the plants to keep the soil cool, especially during the hot summer months.

Growing Tips

Conditions of germination:

depth of sowing: 1.5 cm

optimal temperatures of germination: 5 to 25 ºC

time for germination: 5 to 7 days

When to sow:

direct seeding when the soil can be worked in the spring in your area or when the soil temperature remains above 7.5 ºC

successive sowing every 2 weeks until August for a continuous harvest

Seeding technique: in line

Draw a line in the ground (in a pot or in the ground), then sow the seeds

Distance in the garden:

between seeds: 2.5 cm

between plants: 4 to 5 cm

between rows: 20 cm

Height of the plants: 15 cm

Soil: fresh, well drained, rich and loose

Water: regular moderate watering, except in case of strong heat. The less a radish is watered, the more pungent it will be.

Exposure: full sun or light shade

Days to harvest: 25 to 30 days

Specificities:

after removing plants that are too close together, bring soil around the base to prevent the base of the root from being exposed

QUICK STATS

Number of seeds: ±300

Difficulty: Medium

Type: Heirloom / Open pollinated

Lifecycle:Annual

Additional information

Weight            3 g

Difficulty         

Medium

Sowing          

Direct

Lifecycle        

Annual

Root cellar     

No

Sowing season        

Spring, Summer