Sai Sai Purple

SKU: RD699
Red-stem leaf daikon with delicious peppery sweet flavour that adds excitement to any dish. Saisai Purple was bred for use as a fresh or cooked green with its hairless, deeply lobed leaves and vibrant red stems. Read More

Exposure Full-sun

Matures in 30 days for baby greens

Season Cool season

Seed type F1 ?

Average Seeds Per Gram 83 ?

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Product Details

Red-stem leaf daikon with delicious peppery sweet flavor that adds excitement to any dish. Saisai Purple was bred for use as a fresh or cooked green with its hairless, deeply lobed leaves and vibrant dark pink, almost red stems and leaf veins. Young leaves have the most interesting leaf shape and colour contrast. The succulent leaves have amazing flavour and a pleasant sweetness that elevates a salad mix to the next level. Left to grow in the garden, Saisai Purple will eventually produce a flavourful, bolt resistant daikon root. Can be grown for fast, extra-large microgreens as well!

Quick Facts:

    • Excellent baby greens
    • Sweet and slightly spicy flavour
    • Vibrant dark pink stems
    • Will form a daikon root

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How to Grow Radishes

Step 1

Timing

Radishes can be grown all season but they’re easiest when sown just after the last frost date and again at the end of summer and into the fall. Optimal soil temperature: 18-24°C (65-75°F). Seeds should sprout in 5-7 days.

Step 2

Starting

Sow seeds 5mm (¼”) deep, 25 seeds per 30cm (12″) in rows spaced 30-45cm (12-18″) apart, and thin to 6-12 plants per 30cm (12″).

Step 3

Growing

Ideal pH: 6.0-6.8.

Radishes are moderate to heavy feeders. Best in rich, loamy soil amended with composted manure. Add 1 cup of complete organic fertilizer for every 3m (10′) of row for background fertility. Lime beds the previous fall. The real secret to growing this little vegetable is speed. Sow a short row frequently, thin them quickly, keep them watered, eat them quickly, and sow some more.

Step 4

Germination

From direct sowing.

In optimal conditions at least 80% of seeds will germinate. Usual seed life: 4 years. Per 100′ row: 1.2M seeds, per acre: 522M seeds.

Step 5

Harvest

Harvest promptly when radishes are the size of large marbles. The leaves and developing seedpods are also tasty.

Tips

Disease & Pests

Root maggots and flea beetles can be a problem. Expect to lose 20-30% of your crop to maggots if you don’t use a floating row cover.

Companion Planting

Plant radishes near beans, beets, celeriac, chervil, cucumber, lettuce, mint, parsnip, peas, spinach, squash, and tomatoes. Avoid planting near Agastache or potatoes. It is said that planting 3 or 4 icicle radishes around the mound where you plant squash, and allowing them to grow and bloom, will prevent most pests of squash and cucumber.

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