Radish 'White icicle'

A full sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. White icicle is generally regarded as a tender plant, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. White icicle needs a loamy, clay and sandy soil with a ph of 5.5 to 6.8 (weakly acidic soil).

Sow 0.47 inches (1.2 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 0.98 inches (2.5 cm). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 13°C / 55°F.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing White icicle about 28 days before your last frost date.

Do not transplant. Sow in stone-free soil in early spring to early summer, and again in late summer for fall crop. Thrives in cool weather. Make successive sowing every 2 weeks.

White icicle is tender, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

White roots grow to six inches long.

This variety tends to mature and be ready for harvest in early spring.

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