// SPECIES PROFILE · FOOD CROP · CULTIVATED

Radish

Raphanus sativus

Radish (Raphanus sativus) is a cultivated annual food crop grown for its edible root, leaf, seed. Family: Brassicaceae (mustard family). Originally from South & East Asia. Grown as an annual in zones 2a–11a. Mature size 6"–1'. Harvest in northeastern Oklahoma: Mar–May and Sep–Nov.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: Brassicaceae (mustard family)
Group: crop · annual
Origin: South & East Asia · cultivated
USDA zones: Zones 2a–11a (as an annual)
Mature size: 6"–1'
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Edible parts: root, leaf, seed
Harvest (NE OK): Mar–May and Sep–Nov
Garden role: fastest root crop · ready in about 25 days · breaks up compacted soil

Radish (Raphanus sativus) — *Raphanus sativus* — Radish. Photo by Self, en:User:Jengod via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Why it's on this list: fastest root crop · ready in about 25 days · breaks up compacted soil. A cultivated food crop — not a native — grown alongside regional natives in Rooted Revival's kitchen-garden and food-forest designs. Harvest windows are for northeastern Oklahoma (USDA zone 7a).

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In a kitchen garden or food-forest guild, radish pairs well with: Lettuce (Lactuca sativa), Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus), Spinach (Spinacia oleracea), Garden Pea (Pisum sativum).