One of my sons absolutely loves radishes. Given that they grow so quickly is it a great crop to grow and to succession plant. It can also be used as a stop gap plant to fill in gaps between crops or as a quick harvesting succession plant.

This year I started off early, planting the radish seeds on the 22nd February. Given the early start and the fact I may well be moving my raised beds around in 2-3 weeks time (to accommodate a new greenhouse) i’ve decided to start them off inside. I sowed 3-5 seeds in small germination cells in regular multipurpose compost. Germination started after 2-3 days.

The seedings got planted out on the 9th March, just three weeks after germination in to one of the new raised beds i’ve made. To help protect them from the cold winds I covered them in some horticultural fleece, held in place by a few bricks.