Are my radishes done and if so what next?
Hello all, I planted my radishes June 3rd. and have gotten some nice radishes but some did not amount to much(I am sure I didn't thin them like I should have). Will the radishes keep growing or should I harvest them all at this point? Also should I plant more radishes in there place or another crop? I am in zone 5 and am wondering if it's too warm for radishes? Thanks everyone.
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Early spring planted radishes come up and when their first true leaves develop, they make a nice big root. Radishes planted later often go right to flower without making the nice big root. I don't know if its a day length thing or temperature thing, but radishes will try your patience. Try a few different varieties too. You may find one that does better in your locale. Also fall radishes do well here. I plant about mid august. Lessee, in Michigan, you likely need to plant radishes in April.
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This year I let a few radishes go all the way to flower and seed once I knew they wouldn't be any good. Then I noticed the goldfinches who like to eat my leaves of other plants liked the radish plants. So I left them in as a kind of trap crop. Then later noticed that the hummingbirds came to the flowers too.
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