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Pink Beauty Radish

Jennymarie Jemison

Raphanus sativus • Organic

These cuties will be ready to pick month after planting. Super fun for kiddos.

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Radishes really get the party started. Crisp, sweet, adorable, and pink this is also maybe the best-tasting radish out there.

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  • A wonderful and super tasty radish variety. You won’t find it in many shops.

  • Very early, eye-catching spring beauty. Harvests in 26-30 days.

  • Fun and easy for kiddos, quick payoff and large seeds

  • Neon pink color looks great pickled or sliced in half with kosher salt.

  • Edible Flowers (if you leave them to bolt): Sprinkle into mixed salads; top soups, hot pasta, and poached fish; add to cider vinaigrette.

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Basic Growing Information

Radishes require crumbly, well-drained soils. Direct sow 1/2” deep, 2-4” apart any time temps are reliably under 80º. Do succession plantings every two weeks to keep radishes coming.


HARVEST: It’s way better to harvest too early than too late, as their flavor will turn spicy and too hot if not picked in their prime. Harvest beginning at about 3-4 weeks when roots are the size of a large marble. Bunch or top and refrigerate. Topped radishes will keep 3–4 weeks in good, crisp condition if kept at 32°F (0°C), 95% relative humidity, and in breathable packaging.

Tips for Growing Radishes

  • Radishes do not like hot, dry weather. They remain in prime condition only a few days and should be grown rapidly with plenty of moisture to be mild, tender, and attractive. If not harvested, roots may become tough and too spicy to be enjoyable.

  • Start harvesting beginning at about 3-4 weeks when roots are around 2” in diameter. Bunch or top, and refrigerate. Topped radishes will keep 3–4 weeks in good, crisp condition at very cold temperature.

  • Can be sown in the same row with carrots, parsley, parsnips, and other slow germinating crops. The radishes help to break soil crust for the weaker and later-germinating crops.

  • Because they mature quickly, radishes make a good intercrop along with slower growing crops, such as brassicas or peppers.

Companion Planting

Plant radishes near beans, beets, celeriac, chervil, cucumber, lettuce, mint, parsnip, peas, spinach, squash, and tomatoes. They are especially good with carrots as they break up the soil crust in advance of the slower seeds. Avoid: Potatoes