Radishes

Description: A Eurasian plant (Raphanus sativus) having a fleshy edible root and white to purple flowers clustered in a terminal ... more

Radishes ... raceme. Raphanus sativus is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that is grown and consumed throughout the world.

Newest Review: ... grow these. The season in the UK is from May until October. It is also possible to grow Radishes in pots or a window box, ... more

... just remember to water them well! My children love to harvest them as it is easy to pull them up. Using your Radishes. ****************** The most obvious way to use Radishes in salads. To prepare simply take off the leaves and root, wash and cut in half. It is important not to cut your radish too soon before eating as it will start to loose its crispness. Putting radishes into ice cold water just before serving will help to crisp them up. Many people don't like the strong peppery taste of radishes. If you remove th...more

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Radishes: Not just for salads! (620 words)
by - written on 02/06/09 (Very useful, 93 readings)
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Until recently I wasn't a fan of the radish. I changed my mind after I started to grow them in my garden and discovered just how delicious a home grown radish can be! Radishes are easy to grow, very good for you and look lovely in salads and other dishes too. Growing. ******** Radishes have to be one of the easiest vegetables to grow, needing little attention and giving quick results. This makes them an idea vegetable for children to grow, which is why I choose to grow them in the first place! Radishes can be grown from seed and will be ready for harvesting about 5 weeks after sowing. Radishes can be sown from around mid April. It is recommended ... Read the complete review

Hot hot hot and peppery (370 words)
by - written on 28/02/05 (Very useful, 134 readings)
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Radishes I hate them they taste peppery, hot unpleasant to me hubby likes them says they are a crisp clean taste too. Radishes are often added to a salad I always pick them out. My first experiences with radishes was as a young child, I used to spit them out, however I was encouraged to grow some in the garden I had a small patch that was mine. I grew some round red radish a globe radish its too long ago for me to remember the variety. I dug and raked my soil then made a shallow drill /trench. I sowed the seed thinly in the drill and covered it with soil and watered it. I was delighted when the green leaves showed within a week and by the end ... Read the complete review

Radishes: Some Like 'Em Hot! (1561 words)
by - written on 01/05/02 (Very useful, 243 readings)
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Radishes must be one of the quickest growing salad vegetables to cultivate, taking less than six weeks from planting to harvesting, and as such, must warrant a position in any garden. Homegrown radishes bear no resemblance to the things that are sold in supermarkets under that name! Until you have tasted proper, homegrown radishes, you haven’t lived! WHAT ARE THEY? Radishes are the edible swollen roots of the Raphanus Savitus Group of vegetables. They can vary in size from about one inch in diameter (the usual, red ones that we are familiar with, from the supermarket) to around nine inches in diameter for the oriental variety of the plant ... Read the complete review

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