Daikon Radish

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Daikon Radish outdoors about 6 weeks after your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 15 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 60 days.

Companion Planting

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  Chaytor's Lavender
  

  Chaytor's LavenderExcellent pair

  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Daikon Radish
  • ❧Daikon Radish draws Bees that improve pollination for both
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  Hairy Vetch
  

  Hairy VetchExcellent pair

  • ❧Hairy Vetch attracts Parasitic wasps and Ladybirds and more, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids that attack Daikon Radish
  • ❧Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Daikon Radish feeds on
  • ❧Daikon Radish acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Hairy Vetch
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  Maypop
  Great pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Daikon Radish
  • ❧Daikon Radish draws Bees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Daikon Radish acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Maypop

How to grow Daikon Radish

1. Sow6 weeks from frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space15 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~60 days

Water: Medium · Height: 50 cm · Soil: Deep, loose, well-draining — remove stones