radish 'French Breakfast 3'
radish or Raphanus sativus 'French Breakfast 3'
For quick results there's nothing better than growing radishes, and 'French Breakfast 3' is a real classic - within four weeks of sowing you can expect to be pulling the peppery round roots with their characteristic red shoulders and white tips.
Reliable, trouble-free and outstanding quality, they're uniformly tender and crunchy and a delicious way to pep up your summer salads. The flowers are edible too. A heritage introduced before 1885, this cultivar was a favourite among French market gardeners.
Reliable, trouble-free and outstanding quality, they're uniformly tender and crunchy and a delicious way to pep up your summer salads. The flowers are edible too. A heritage introduced before 1885, this cultivar was a favourite among French market gardeners.
How to care for radish French Breakfast 3:
Radishes grow quickly and do best in full sun with moist, well-drained soil that’s not too rich, as overly fertile soil can lead to more leaf than root growth. Water regularly to keep the roots developing steadily and avoid them becoming woody or split.
Harvest as soon as they reach a usable size (usually within 3 to 6 weeks) by gently pulling them from the soil. Don’t leave them in too long as they quickly become pithy and hot. The leaves can also be eaten when young and tender.
Harvest as soon as they reach a usable size (usually within 3 to 6 weeks) by gently pulling them from the soil. Don’t leave them in too long as they quickly become pithy and hot. The leaves can also be eaten when young and tender.
Sowing instructions:
Choose a sunny, sheltered spot with free-draining soil and sow sparingly direct where they are to grow, in shallow drills.
Thinning is not necessary, but take care not to disturb other roots - pull out the largest as they reach the size of a marble, when they're at their tenderest. The rest will grow to fill the space they leave.
br> Don't sow too many radishes at once, or you'll have a glut: instead, sow half a row every two or three weeks to have just the right amount to harvest all season long.
Thinning is not necessary, but take care not to disturb other roots - pull out the largest as they reach the size of a marble, when they're at their tenderest. The rest will grow to fill the space they leave.
br> Don't sow too many radishes at once, or you'll have a glut: instead, sow half a row every two or three weeks to have just the right amount to harvest all season long.
Eventual height:
0.3m
Eventual spread:
0.15m
Position:
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
approx 1200 seeds
£2.29
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