Radish 'D'Avignon'

This radish crops earlier than the round radishes, but needs to be harvested promptly at maturity, as it gets pithy. Best stored refriger...Read Moreated.

The roots are 3" to 4" long with 65% to 75% red, the rest is white.

I have grown this radish on the west coast,east coast and in the mtns.of southern Utah at 6000 ft.It has always performed well for me-how...Read Moreever I always plant as the weather cools and through the cool weather.I always add lots of compost with good nitrogen content.and dig it in well-if the weather is very warm, or if I plant in the hot summer,I keep the soil very wet[or they will get woody early]. The tops are good to eat also as this variety has smooth[not stickery],tender tops.The secret to a tender radish is rapid growth, so make sure the soil is rich and wet.

Although they grow fine during cool periods, the variable San Antonio, Texas (zone 8b) winter weather seems to keep the "D'Avignon" radis...Read Moreh from being very crisp or flavorful, and they can become woody before they are even large enough to eat.