Spanish Black Round Radish, 1500s Heirloom

The Seed Savers Exchange - Europeans have savored this easy-to-grow winter radish variety, also known as ‘Noir Gros Rond d’Hiver,’ since the 1500s! Its large, 3"-4" globes boast stunning black skin and crisp, pungent, spicy white flesh—and will also keep all winter in good conditions. Grown in the United States since the 1800s, this radish adds spiciness to raw or cooked dishes; spiciness declines when cooked. 60-70 days.

Characteristics: 

• New for 2022
• 3"-4" round roots
• Black skin and spicy white flesh
• Fall/winter and spring radish
• 60-70 days
• 250 Seeds per packet

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Plant in full sun. Successive plantings can be made every 3-4 weeks throughout summer and fall to provide a continual harvest.

Plant 1" apart

Plant 1/2" deep

Plant Rows 12" apart

Thin 2-3" apart

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