Description
Easter Egg Blend is a mix of red, white, rose pink, purple, and bi-color (red top, white base) radishes. At harvest time, you can have your own “Easter egg” hunt for the most colorful radish! As a spring radish, they are best grown in the cool periods of spring and fall. Eat fresh in salads or add a bit of crunch and color to sandwiches. A good choice for gardening with kids.
Variety Info
- Days to Maturity: 30 days
- Family: Brassicaceae
- Type: Spring/Summer radish
- Native: Unknown
- Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual
- Exposure: Full sun to part shade
- Plant Dimensions: 5″–8″ tops, 1″ globe-shaped roots
- Variety Info: Exterior colors of red, white, rose pink, purple, and bi-color (red top, white base), crisp, white interior with a mild flavor.
- Attributes: Frost Tolerant, Good for Containers
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is above 40°F, ideally 65°185°F. Successive Sowings: Every 1 to 2 weeks until late spring. Sow again in late summer until 4 weeks before your average first fall frost date.
- When to Start Inside: Not recommended; roots sensitive to disturbance.
- Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
- Seed Depth: ½”
- Seed Spacing: 1″
- Row Spacing: 12″
- Thinning: When 1″ tall, thin to 2″ apart
Growing Info
- Harvesting: Harvest when radish is no larger than 1 ½” in diameter. If allowed to grow bigger, Easter Egg may become pithy and hot.
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