radish 'French Breakfast 3'
radish or Raphanus sativus 'French Breakfast 3'
For quick results there's nothing better than growing radishes, and this is a real classic: within four weeks of sowing you can...
They come up in a jiffy but their roots turn from tender to woody within days: take a weekend away and you’ve missed them. No matter. Let them grow on and they eventually bolt: this time you not only get pretty and tasty flowers, but the fat balloon-like seedpods are utterly scrummy too.
Plant description
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Growing instructions:
GOES WELL WITH
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