Clever Daikon Growing Tips for Home Gardeners

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The daikon radish is a large white root popular in Asian cuisine. You may also know it as white radish, Japanese radish, or Chinese radish. It’s a member of the Brassicaceae family and delicious in everything from salads to stews. It is one of the easiest root veggies to grow as a fall crop, requires very little maintenance, and stores well through the winter. While growing daikon radishes is reasonably straightforward, it’s never a bad idea to gather as much growing information as possible before planting them. Find out the steps needed to grow and care for these radishes for a productive harvest.
Learn about the best areas for growing daikon and which varieties are the best choice to grow for your tastes. Discover how to start your radishes from seeds with the correct depth and spacing, when to thin your plants, and how much food and water to give them as they grow. Explore our tips for keeping bugs off your plants to keep the large roots healthy for harvesting at the end of the growing season.