Organic Daikon Radish Seeds

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Organic Daikon Radish Sprouts

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Organic Daikon Radish Sprouts

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Organic Daikon Radish Sprouts and Microgreens

Organic Daikon Radish sprouting seeds can be cultivated into both Sprouts and Microgreens in your kitchen all year.

NAMES

Daikon radish, Red and Purple Radish belong to the same bothanical family.

The Latin name for this beautiful variety is Raphanus sativus.

TASTE

Organic Daikon Radish for sprouts has a strong taste of fresh, young summer radishes. So they will easily spice up a dish and should not be eaten on an empty stomach.

LOOKS

Daikon Radish are just 15 cm long as sprouts from root tip to leaf top.

As microgreens they are 20 cm long. They are green and white.

NUTRIENTS

Daikon radish microgreens and sprouts contain the nutrients: A, C, B1, B3, B6, B9 and Copper Magnesium, Folate, Phosphorus, Manganese.

EDIBLE PARTS

Daikon radish sprouts and microgreens form root hairs that resemble mould. Do not worry. They are just roots and eadible at all stages.

TIME

Daikon radish sprouts take 6 days from seed to edible sprout. As microgreens they take 12 days from seed to mature microgreens.

Tips on Organic Diakon Radish Sprouts and Microgreens

MOULD OR ROOTS

All radish variants develop very fine, thin and white roots. These roots look like mould for the first 2-4 days of growth.

But they are only roots and are actually sign, that your sprouts are healthy and have enough moisture.

SMALL AMOUNTS

Your young Organic Daikon Radish for sprouts all contain a lot of taste. One 15 cm long sprout actually have as much taste as a fully grown radish.

So you can benefit from only growing a little Radish at a time as it is possible to do in a SproutPearl sprouter.

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Organic Daikon Radish Seeds for Microgreens

These Organic Daikon radish seeds are easy to grow into Microgreens in your kitchen all year. This variety of seeds have the Latin name Raphanus Sativus.. Daikon radish is also called: White radish, Japanese radish, Chinese radish, Winter radish, and Luobo.

Vitamins and minerals in Daikon Radish

Daikon radish Microgreens are a good supplement in your food. They contain the vitamins: A, C, B1, B3, B6, B9 and the minerals Copper Magnesium, Folate, Phosphorus, Manganese.

Moundy roots on Radish

Please note, that Radish develop very fine roots that look like mould during the first 3-4 days of cultivation. You can eat the roots on sprouts. On microgreens you may find the roots are too long to eat and so ypu can cut them of as you harvest the plants.

Taste and use in food

Your home-grown microgreens of daikon has a delicious taste of newly harvested radish. Their taste is not as strong as Red or Rose radish, but it is still so full, that you only need a few to fill your taste buds. They will go well as taste decor in most green dishes as a spicy ingredient in sandwiches, green salads, dips and wraps.

Cultivation time of organic Daikon Radish seeds for Microgreens

You can grow your organic Daikon radish seeds into either sprouts or microgreens. If your kitchen temperature is 18-23 ° C / 64-73 ° F, your Daikon radish sprouts should be ready for harvest after 6 days of cultivation. At the same temperature, they should have grown to mature microgreens after a total of 12 days.

Cultivation device for Daikon Radish microgreens

Radish sprouts can grow in any sprouting device. The longer Radish Microgreens will, however, give the best result in a SproutPearl sprouter or a Hemp mat. This is because these two methods let the plants get plenty of room to grow and ventilation around the plant tops.
See SproutPearl sprouter or See Hemp mat

Microgreens need light and fertilizer

If you grow Microgreens, then the plants need artificial light and extra fertilizer from day 7 of the cultivation. Under MICRO KIT you can find descriptions about the right amount of light and fertilizer for Microgreens when you use each product. Visit Micro Kit

I have also written different blog articles about microgreens. Those may interest you and give you tips for succes.
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