Radish heartbreak

Hi,

I planted radishes in a 12ltr grow bag 4 weeks ago. I harvested today and they are not good. There's about 30-35 plants in there and all are tiny and barely developed but have massive leaves!

What have I don't wrong?is it a room issue, did I harvest too early? Also, can I replant some in the leftover soil or is this soil for the compost bin now?

A bit gutted to be honest.

 

Hi,

They look good healthy plants with no slug or snail damage, just that you have pulled them too early.

You can normally see the top of the developing 'bulb' part pushing up through the compost.

They also like a lot of regular watering.

Radishes are considered a 'cash' crop, which grow so quickly they are sown between other slower growing crops, as such the compost hardly knows they have been there, so no need to discard it to the garden until the end of the season.

As for replanting them ?? - never tried it, but worth a go if thye still have some roots on them but also sow some more seed so you have double the chance.
Worth trying other varieties of radishes, lots of different shapes and colours.

 

You would usually pull the bigger ones leaving the smaller ones to grow on.
I think if you try replanting ones you have pulled up you will find they just run to seed.
As ricky says, sow some more, but keep them cool and well watered.

 

Thank you. Yes I've been a bit impatient I think. I will put some more seeds in the leftover soil, water and leave alone!

 

The ones you have pulled may be young enough to use in a salad, like micro shoots, as they say all parts of the plant is edible, but the older leaves can become too tough to be eaten raw.

They can grow to about 60cm high, but by then the 'bulb' has often become too woody to eat.
You will soon be able to judge when they are ready to eat, we all pick things too early at some time of other