French Breakfast Radish Seeds (Organic)

French Breakfast Radish is a classic heirloom variety known for its slender, oblong roots and vibrant color. Each radish features a beautiful gradient from deep pink at the top to a crisp white tip, making it as attractive as it is delicious. The flesh is tender and crisp, with a mild peppery flavor that adds a refreshing bite to salads, sandwiches, and charcuterie boards. Thriving in full sun and well-draining soil, French Breakfast Radishes mature in just 25-30 days, making them one of the fastest and easiest crops to grow.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Raphanus sativus
• Plant type: Annual
• Growth habit: Herbaceous
• Crop category: Radish
• Kitchen profile: French Breakfast Radish is a classic heirloom variety known for its slender, oblong roots and vibrant color.
• Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
• Product format: Seed packet with a separately listed bulk option

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: 45-90°F
• Planting Depth: 1/2"
• Germination: 4-12 Days
• Height At Maturity: 6"
• Days To Maturity: 25 Days
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 4"-6"

Direct sow French Breakfast Radish into a fine, loose seedbed during a suitable cool-season window. Keep the shallow root zone evenly moist as seedlings emerge, then thin to prevent crowding and misshapen roots. Radishes can change texture as they remain in the ground, so begin checking root shoulders near the early end of the maturity range. Harvest at the diameter and crispness you prefer, and date succession sowings separately.

This variety performs well in both spring and fall, tolerating cooler temperatures and maintaining its sweetness.

Its quick growth and adaptability make it ideal for succession planting, ensuring a continuous harvest.

French Breakfast Radish is also a great companion plant, helping to deter pests and loosen soil for neighboring crops.

Before sowing French Breakfast Radish, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

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