Radishes

Breakfast Radishes

Breakfast Radishes © Denzil Green Breakfast Radishes are often called “French Breakfast Radishes”, particularly in North American seed catalogues. In the UK they are just called Breakfast Radishes. These radishes are a red, oblong radish tapering to a whitened tip. They are generally about 4 to 5 cm long (1 1/2 to 2 inches), though…

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Daikon Radishes

Daikon Radishes © Denzil Green These are a Japanese variety of radish quite different from the red globe radish we are familiar with. It is long like a carrot and quite big (growing from 5 to 18 inches / 13 to 45 cm long), is hotter than red globe radishes, and its skin is tan…

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Night of the Radishes

December 23rd is the Night of the Radishes in the Mexican city of Oaxaca. It is a festival where radishes are carved into small sculptures.

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Radishes

Radishes © Paula Trites Radishes are a branch of the cabbage family that we are more interested in for their roots (as is also the case for turnip.) There are three main varieties of radish in North American and in UK stores. (If you are a home gardener, there are actually 150 varieties available to…

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