Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Mini Purple F1 Radish
Raphanus sativus · Mini Purple F1 Radish
Vegetables · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Mini Purple daikon has purple-skinned elongated roots and pale flesh streaked with purple.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep moisture steady for crisp roots; drying and delay make roots tough.
Soil & drainage
Fine, loose, well-drained soil without a compacted layer.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Direct sow and thin promptly in cool spring or autumn weather. Give larger daikon types more space and time.
Harvest
Lift roots as soon as they reach the intended variety size; do not wait for the plants to flower.
Through the seasons
Small successive sowings prevent a large crop becoming pithy at once. Summer heat often reduces quality.
When your plant needs help
- Give the longer root more soil depth and harvest in cool weather; occasional white roots can occur in this selection.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.