Try to find an oriental radish called dikon. They are white and look like
icicle radishes, except you plant them in June and harvest in 45 days, and
they are quite large (sometimes more than a kilo each).

They are a little hotter than the normal radish, but not much, and you can
find a lot of interesting recipes on the internet. I enjoy just cutting
them into chunks and eating then raw.

Dwayne

"Les &/or Claire" wrote in message
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redclay wrote:
Bob Smith wrote in message
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When I was a kid, radishes used to be hot.

I heard that supermarkets sold horrible mild ones because people
don't like them hot, so I planted my own.

Mine aren't hot! Is there a specific variety that are hot? I
planted 'Saxa' because it said on the packet 'peppery taste'.
Thanks
Bob

French Breakfast used to be my favourite...

les

Check the pH of your soil, acid soils( 6.0 )grow hotter stuff.
Secondly do not fertilize while they are growing just use a small
amount when preparing the bed. Mine, in the former colony of VA,
have finally cooled down but it took me years to get the dirt right.
I plant the old timey kind that are red without any white around the
top.



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