RADISH-WATERMELON-SHINRIMEI
RADISH-WATERMELON-SHINRIMEI
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Seeds Per Pack: 75
Raphanus sativus
RADISH-WATERMELON-(SHINREMEI) also known as Rose heart or Red Meat, is an heirloom Chinese Daikon radish. It originated in China, where they are called Shinrimei which means ‘Beauty in the Heart’ A large round root vegetable with a crisp texture & a mild to sweet peppery flavour. Unlike many other radishes, the intensity of this radish lessens as it matures. The flesh is hotter toward the outside & sweeter toward the centre. Growing to approx 7.5cm in diameter, it displays a white outer skin at the top with green shoulders & a pink base that covers a bright red to magenta inner flesh. This amazing Chinese heirloom radish produces large roots.
Sow at regular intervals from early spring to early summer & also early Autumn. Radishes grow well in most soils, but prefer rich, moist free draining soils. Sow very thinly into well cultivated soil. Thin out seedlings to 3-5cm apart.
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Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
15 - 20cm (⅝" - ¾")
Season of Interest
Fall / Winter
Temperature Range
10 - 25
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Hardy
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun / Part Shade
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
Well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter
pH
6 - 7
Soil Temperature
7 - 29
Seed Preparation
Soak seeds in water for a few hours before planting
Sowing Depth
1
Plant Spacing
10 - 15
Row spacing
30 - 45
Watering
Regular watering, keep the soil moist, but not waterlogged
Germination Time (Days)
5 - 7
Harvest Time (Days)
30 - 45
Good Companion Plants
Carrots, Lettuce, Cabbage, Peas, Beans, Spinach, Chard, Cucumbers,
Bad Companion Plants
Brassicas (e.g. broccoli, cauliflower, kale), Nightshade plants (e.g. tomatoes, peppers, eggplants), Corn
Pests
Flea beetles (Phyllotreta spp.), Root maggots (Delia spp.), Aphids (Aphis spp.), Cabbage worms (Pieris rapae), Cabbage maggots (Delia radicum)
Diseases
Downy mildew, Powdery mildew, Clubroot Root rot, White rust, Alternaria leaf spot
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