I have radishes here and there some actually planted others just scattered. But they all poking out of the ground, the actually radish that is. Is this normal? I don't have too much experience with them. Though I think it to be normal cause they did the same thing last year.
One more thing how do you know when they are ready to pick, can you just pick them whenever. I seen to remember they are best picked early so they don't get all woody on you. I could be wrong.
Thanks
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This is normal. I like to pick mine when they are about an inch to inch and a half in diamenter. You can look at the part of the radish exposed and get a rough estimate of how big it is. If nothing is showing you can GENTLY move the soil away from the tops to see how it is progressing. Just be sure to cover it back up if not to your liking.
here are a couple of pics of some I picked last month
[img]https://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb478/nosta2/garden2011014.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb478/nosta2/garden2011012.jpg[/img]
the icicle ones didnt get quite as big as I wanted but were really tasty.
here are a couple of pics of some I picked last month
[img]https://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb478/nosta2/garden2011014.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb478/nosta2/garden2011012.jpg[/img]
the icicle ones didnt get quite as big as I wanted but were really tasty.
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those a great looking radishes! I actually planted both types u showed pics of as well...mine are coming along very nicely, they are loving all this rain we're getting too here in ohio....and yes radishes will always in the least show they're shoulders when growing and in some cases may completely grow above ground
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I think there is a relation between how much water they get and how hot they will be. I don't do a lot of supplemental watering on most of my veggies. I've found that they may not grow as big, but the flavor is more intense that way. We had a dry spell last year and my radishes were so hot they would burn your tongue, like jalapeno hot. I'm giving them plenty of water this year, so I guess I'll find out in a bit.
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