Purple Plum Radish History

The Purple Plum Radish has a handsome violet purple skin with white crisp flesh. It is Sweet and mild all season. A great addition to salads and relish trays. Hardy, very easy to grow. 30 days from transplant. This small round shaped radish is early to harvest, which makes it great for home and market growers. The pulp is white and very aromatic. Ideal as raw food, salad or garnish. Best sown in early spring and again in mid-summer for fall harvest.

Purple Radish Growing

Plant radish seed in the garden as soon as the garden soil can be reasonably worked. Plant your radish garden in a shady, moist location. Grow them very shallowly in the garden soil, Around One Half Inch Deep. Growing Radish plants can be done in nearly any climate. However, they need at least 6 hours of sunlight a day. radish plants work best in a spot that has been prepared with a fertilizer, compost, or manure. It’s far better to plant small crops of radishes every 2 weeks. This way you keep a constant supply of fresh radishes at their peak in taste.

Once the radish seedlings are established, you can feed the soil around the plants with a dose of liquid fertilizer every week. Harvest radishes by lifting from the ground, when they’re of a size that’s agreeable to you. The younger the plant, the sweeter the flavor.

When To Plant Purple Plum Radish

Purple Plum Radishes are a cool-season crop making spring and fall the best time to sow the seeds. The soil needs to reach a temperature of 40°F before planting. Hot weather can cause bitterness in the radish and slower growth. Harvests will be better if you prepare your soil with the addition of compost. Loosen the soil at least 6 inches deep to give the radish space to grow. Young radish seedlings can be a favorite snack for birds. Protect them by lightly covering with a fine mesh netting or cheesecloth, supported on sticks, string or structure so that they’re suspended off the plants.

Preserving And Storing Plum Radish Plant

Fermented fresh vegetables are very good for the gut and digestion. Fermented radishes are crisp, tangy, and require just salt, water and sliced radishes to make. radishes aren’t as versatile as other vegetables. However, they flourish when fermented.

Radish Recipes

Roasted radishes taste lightly sweet and mellow, with just a hint of their original spice. Roasting them neutralizes the sharp bite that raw ones have, so you can often use them as a low carb potato replacement.

Purple Plum Radish Nutrition

Purple Plum Radishes are a good source of antioxidants like catechin, pyrogallol, vanillic acid, and other phenolic compounds. Radishes contain small amounts of:

• potassium
• folate
• riboflavin
• niacin
• vitamin B-6
• vitamin K
• calcium
• magnesium
• zinc
• phosphorous
• copper
• manganese
• sodium

Other Radish Varieties Worth Checking Out

 The White Icicle Radish was very popular in the early 1900s, this paper-white radish grows up to 6” long and has sweet and spicy flesh. One of the most beautiful of all radishes and truly a gourmet variety. 28 days.

 The Red Head Radish is an attractive and uniform bi-colored radish from The Netherlands. Crisp and succulent mildly flavored roots, best when harvested at 1″ diameter. Normally not offered outside of Europe, our strain is well selected and is suitable for professional and home gardeners alike.