Radish - Scarlet Globe Seeds, Mr Fothergill's

Scarlet Globe Radish. Heirloom vegetable. Bright scarlet roots with pure white, crisp, tender flesh that has a very mild taste. Our stock is a special strain with medium tops about 7.5cm (3in) high. This is a good variety to choose if your soil tends to be a little sandy or on the drier side. Grown since the late 1890’s.

Attributes

Light Requirement: Full Sun
Planting Method: Direct Seed
Growth Habit: Root Crop
Days to Emergence: 5
Days to Harvest 24
Height: 7.5 - 30cm (3 - 12in)

How to Grow

Sow early varieties in a sunny site as soon as the ground is workable in the spring. Winter radishes are generally sown in mid-summer. Sow seed every two weeks 12mm (1/2in) deep and about 2.5cm (1in) apart in rows about 30cm (12in) apart. Keep soil evenly moist during germination and growth. Harvest in 3-4 weeks when the roots have reached the size of a large marble. One packet sows approximately 6m (20ft) of row.