Vegetable

• Crops in : 65 Days
• Ideal for : Children

Description

Known as 'Beauty Heart' with green and white skinned tennis ball sized roots have an inner core of bright magenta. The flesh is crisp, sweet, slightly nutty with a touch of 'heat' only in the outer white flesh. Perfect for salads, on their own as a gourmet vegetable, sprinkled with sugar or carved into roses. They store for several weeks in a fridge.

Sowing Instructions

Needs warm weather to develop properly so don't sow before mid summer. July-August sowings are best. Either sow outdoors or in modules for transplanting. To sow outdoors sow very thinly 6mm (¼in) deep in rows 30cm (12in) apart and thin the seedlings out gradually to 30cm (12in) apart or sow the seeds singly 6mm (¼iin) deep in modules filled with moist seed compost. Germination takes 5-10 days at 15-20C (60- 70F).

Aftercare

They will grow well in any soil but must be kept well watered. Harvest in late summer/autumn.

Nutritional Information

Radishes are rich in Vitamin C and potassium and contain sulphur compounds.