Description

'French Breakfast' radishes are a timeless favorite, cherished for their delicate flavor and stunning scarlet roots with white tips. These frost-tolerant spring radishes thrive in the cool seasons of spring and fall, withstanding some summer heat. Ideal for vegetable platters or as a fresh garden snack, they’re easy to grow and fun for kids. Harvest in just 28 days for crisp, mild radishes perfect for salads and sandwiches.

Botanical Name: Raphanus sativus
Days to Maturity: 28 days
Family: Brassicaceae
Native: Unknown
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual
Plant Dimensions: 3″–4″ long tops, about 1″ wide root
Variety Information: Root is scarlet with a white tip.
Type: Spring/Summer radish (Learn more)
Attributes: Good for Containers

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is above 40°F, ideally 65°–85°F. Successive Sowings: Every 1 to 2 weeks until late spring. Sow again in late summer until 4 weeks before your average first fall frost date.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended; roots sensitive to disturbance.
Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
Seed Depth: ½”
Seed Spacing: 1″
Row Spacing: 12″
Thinning: When 1″ tall, thin to 2″ apart

Harvesting: Harvest when radish is no larger than 4″ long and under 1″ wide in diameter. If allowed to grow bigger, 'French Breakfast' may become pithy and hot.

This packet sows up to 17 feet. 210 seeds in packet.