SPERLI Radieschen-Kombination – Saatband

Colourful radishes on 5 metres of seed tape: simply lay it out and within a few days the first green appears – again and again from March to September.

The story

Origins & history

Radishes are small forms of the radish plant, one of the oldest vegetables of all. The Greek historian Herodotus reports that the workers on the Egyptian pyramids were given radishes, onions and garlic. The German name Radieschen goes back to the Latin ‘radix’, root.

Uses

Radishes are a rewarding first vegetable: they grow in sun or partial shade and fit into any gap in the bed. The seed tape holds the seeds at the right spacing, so no thinning is needed. Lay a new length every few weeks and you will be harvesting into autumn.

Meaning

In Oaxaca, Mexico, the ‘Noche de los Rábanos’, the Night of the Radishes, is celebrated every year on 23 December: large radishes are carved into elaborate figures and entire scenes.

A thought for giving

Radishes often germinate within five days – hardly any seed answers so quickly. A gift for the impatient and for everyone who likes to see something grow soon.

At a glance

• Contents: 5 metres
• Botanical name: Raphanus sativus
• Life cycle: annual
• Position: sunny, partial shade
• Sow outdoors: March–September
• Harvest: May–December
• Sowing depth: 1–2 cm
• Germination temperature: 12–18 °C
• Germination time: 5–10 days
• Row spacing: 25 cm
• Seed type: seed tape

How to sow

1. Sow directly in the bed from March to September.
2. Lay the tape in a drill, cover with soil and keep moist – 1–2 cm deep, 25 cm between rows.
3. At 12–18 °C the seeds germinate in 5–10 days.
4. Sun or partial shade; a loose soil, for example with peat-free vegetable compost (Gemüseerde torffrei), suits the roots well.

Delivery time: 1–2 weeks. Manufacturer: SPERLI GmbH. Seeds, not a plant – the image shows the original packet.

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