Radish in Florida

Garf · March 2, 2015

I grow mostly tomatoes, but once in a while I plant some radish seed. Most do well but some fail to form a radish. I have had some monster leaves grow. This one seems to be doing well.

Stvrob · March 2, 2015

What variety are you growing?

ginger2778 · March 2, 2015

That's

4season · March 2, 2015

I tried to grow some a couple of winters ago, none bulbed up. You must be doing something right. I used to have an uncle who lived in Princeton, Florida, visited in 1966. Saw plenty of citrus and avacados but missed other crops.

Starlight · March 2, 2015

Looks like you have enough leaves there to pick some and have in a salad. They look good and mighty tasty.

Usually when my radishes don't bulb up it is because there is not enough sand in the soil mixture or the ground. To me, it's like the bulb part gets tired of trying to push the soil out of the way to grow and you end up with just salad leaves.

Hope you get a great big fat, good to eat radish. : )

Stvrob · March 2, 2015

Make sure it has enough potassium.

Imthechuck · March 3, 2015

I grow "a lot" of radishes in containers - southern florida

Give them a good soaking of 20-20-20 + micro nutrients liquid fert once a week!

Garf · March 3, 2015

I'm told that too much nitrogen will do that. The medium I am using is 3 year old ProMix BX. Almost worn out.

Garf · March 3, 2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stvrob

What variety are you growing?

Crimson Giant.

FarmerShawn · March 4, 2015

I agree with Starlight - radish greens are often overlooked, either young and raw, or older and stir-fried. Treat them like kale or collards; they're great! I'm not sure I've got any insight on bulbing or not. I know they like it cool, and with plenty of moisture.

Tracydr · March 4, 2015

I've also heard boron can cause failure to bulb up.
Radish pods are my favorite part of the radish and good bugs love the flowers, too.

4season · March 4, 2015

The honeybees like the flowers but I have a lot of cabbage butterflies that will feed there so I try not to let them blossom.
I had never heard of using the leaves in a salad, the Black Spanish variety has large leaves, as big as kale leaves, will try some this year.

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FarmerShawn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,001	I agree with Starlight - radish greens are often overlooked, either young and raw, or older and stir-fried. Treat them like kale or collards; they're great! I'm not sure I've got any insight on bulbing or not. I know they like it cool, and with plenty of moisture. __________________ "Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT'S bad for you!" -- Tommy Smothers

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Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	What variety are you growing?

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ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	That's

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4season Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: albuquerque Posts: 308	I tried to grow some a couple of winters ago, none bulbed up. You must be doing something right. I used to have an uncle who lived in Princeton, Florida, visited in 1966. Saw plenty of citrus and avacados but missed other crops.

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Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	Looks like you have enough leaves there to pick some and have in a salad. They look good and mighty tasty. Usually when my radishes don't bulb up it is because there is not enough sand in the soil mixture or the ground. To me, it's like the bulb part gets tired of trying to push the soil out of the way to grow and you end up with just salad leaves. Hope you get a great big fat, good to eat radish. : )

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Imthechuck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: SouthFlorida Zone 10 Posts: 120	I grow "a lot" of radishes in containers - southern florida Give them a good soaking of 20-20-20 + micro nutrients liquid fert once a week!

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Garf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Miami, FL. Posts: 442	I'm told that too much nitrogen will do that. The medium I am using is 3 year old ProMix BX. Almost worn out.

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Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	I've also heard boron can cause failure to bulb up. Radish pods are my favorite part of the radish and good bugs love the flowers, too.