Growing profiles
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Spring radish
Fast, small-rooted spring radish for cool-season sowings.
- Typical mature height
- 6–14 in (15–35 cm) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Mature canopy
- 3–6 in (8–15 cm) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Plant spacing
- 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Row spacing
- 6–12 in (15–30 cm) Editorial synthesisbasis
- Planting arrangement
- parallel rows · open ground Editorial synthesisbasis
- Support
- Usually unnecessary
- Optional container
- At least 0.1 US gal (0.5 L) · 1 plant Editorial synthesisbasis
- Best germination range
- 39–86 °F (4–30 °C) Editorial synthesisbasis
Climate-relative calendar
Frost and transplant rules become local dates when climate data is available. Cultivar maturity and crop condition are never replaced by a fabricated date.
Plant Spring radish42 days before last spring frost to 14 days before last spring frost Direct sourceEditorial synthesisbasisRecommended: Soil temperature at least 36 °F (2 °C) for 3 consecutive days. Editorial synthesisbasis
Thin Spring radish seedlings10 days after plant spring radish to 14 days after plant spring radish Direct source
Repeat sowing of Spring radish14 days after plant spring radish to 21 days after plant spring radish Editorial synthesisbasis
Begin harvesting Spring radish25 days after sowing to 35 days after sowing Planning estimatebasis
Finish harvesting Spring radish14 days after first harvest to 28 days after first harvest
Remove Spring radish cropthe expected end of harvest to 7 days after the expected end of harvest
Agronomy release agronomy-2026-07-11-r1 · reviewed 2026-07-11 by Gardeningist agronomic research synthesis. Direct-source links indicate close source support; synthesis and planning estimates are labeled separately.