Raddish bolted yet again, pathetic size again sigh......

[Jay-ell]

Last year I tried to grow some radish pods and my plants refused to flower till November - never got any pods.

[jacob]

I really don't get the unpredictability of radishes. Last year I sowed an early container crop in the greenhouse, and got fairly good results. This year I have taken an identical approach, with very similar weather and they've all bolted.

I just can't figure out why sometime they immediately bolt, and sometimes they don't

[skeggijon]

It always surprises me when I see the problems people have with radishes. Its one crop that I've never had a problem with. Lettuce on the other hand......

[Bren In Pots]

My lettuce grows fine Jon but my spring onions are always tiny.

[bazzaboy]

Excellent thread, I’m hopeless with radish and have more or less given up but will try again using some of the tips listed here.

... so today I've planted two small troughs of radish - one trough of round radishes, one deeper trough of long radishes - used firm soil rather than fluffy compost, added bonemeal as advised, planted separately and much deeper than I would usually (about 30 seeds at 2" spacings, 1" depth), placed troughs in sunny spot. Intrigued to see what, if anything, happens..... TBC!

[Nicos]

Great thread...I've enjoyed rereading it!

Never had probs with them either...strange isn't it?

I grow in the ground. Sprinkle into a shallow groove and gently over with soil.
Fleece, then leave .the fleece comes off after they are about 1" high.
Never had a problem.
I have light , fine soil, slightly acid, very damp now , but they nay need a spot of watering once the fleece comes off.
Grown with midday shade.

There are different varieties, and colours, I wonder if it's worth while trying out some different types which might do better for you?
Just a thought?

[Noosner]

I can't grow them, either. This year mine have refused to grow beyond seedling stage. But lettuce grows like wildfire here. Perhaps lettuce and radishes are in some sort of feud we don't know about and each refuses to grow if the other is present

[Greenleaves]

I cant grow radishes to save my life, given up trying for radishes and just grow for the edible seed pods

[Bren In Pots]

I think the pods taste much nicer than the actual radishes.

[Python15]

All's not lost leave your bolted radish to flower then eventually it will produce pods and I think they taste better than the radishes themselves.

Have a read about them here :-

Radish Seed Pods (and Some Pickles) | Garden Betty

Wow! Bren that looks like a MUST!!! I've never heard the like before!

[Marb67]

Took all the advice above and still poor crop. Plenty of sun, not too hot as temp has been consistently low. Blood fish bone, firmed up, kept watered. Most radish that have started to form have small round nibbled holes in them. It's like rocket science :-(

[KevinM67]

I planted a few rows of radish which were interspersed with parsnip seeds. This was about 6 weeks ago

All radish have come up a treat, despite a few having slug/snail damage on the leaves.

No sign of the darn parsnips though.

[Marb67]

Well I have to say that radish have beaten me after years and years of trying. I have taken all steps advised above and still (even though we have a cool spring) they are like bullets and started to bolt. Absolutely beyond me

[Marb67]

Anyone care to tell me why i never, ever get a single full radish despite takiking advice here and doing everything ?

[roitelet]

Bolting is usually assign that the plant is stressed in the early stages ie. lack of water. This could be the same problem as you have with your perpetual Spinach.