Radishes
Best varieties: Cherry Belle, French Breakfast, Watermelon Radish, Daikon
Easy
Vegetable
❄️ Frost Hardy
🐾 Pet Safe
🌲 PNW Growing Notes
One of the fastest crops—ready in 25–30 days. Perfect for filling gaps between longer crops. Succession sow spring through fall.
☀️ Light
Full sun to part shade
💧 Water
Even moisture for mild flavor
🪨 Soil
Loose, well-drained, pH 6.0–7.0
📏 Spacing
2" apart
📅 Planting Timeline (Seattle)
🌱
Direct Sow
Mar–Sep (succession sow every 2 weeks)
🧺
Harvest
Apr–Oct (25–60 days depending on variety)
💡 Pro Tip
Watermelon radish is stunning sliced thin—white outside, bright pink inside. Takes 50–60 days vs 25 for regular radishes.
🤝 Companion Planting
✅ Good Companions
Lettuce, Peas, Spinach, Carrots