Radish – Cherry Belle

Heirloom.
All American Selections winner in 1949. It is a dutch radish whose plants produce smooth round scarlet red beautiful radishes with crisp, sweet, succulent mildly flavored white flesh. Their green tops also are edible and will add a peppery taste to dishes and salads. Extra early it retains fine eating quality all season. Early very fast maturing and very slow to go woody. Excellent for performance, flavor, and wide adaptibility.
Sowing: Sow in early spring to early summer. Sow into well cultivated soil 1/2 inch deep. Keep moist during germination.
Germination: 4-7 Spacing: Plant spacing 2-3 inches. Row spacing 12 inches Days to maturity: 22 Moisture: Keep fairly well watered Soil: Moist, fertile soil. Light: Full to part sun Height: 2-6 inches
Information: Can succession sow every couple of weeks for continuous harvest. Radishes are a cool weather crop and do best in cooler weather. For best results, harvest on time. Begin harvesting in about 3 weeks. To be mild tender and attractive they should be grown rapidly with plenty of moisture. If left too long the roots may become hot, tough, and pithy.
Raphanus sativus
Heirloom.