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Vegetable Planting Calendar

Radish

• Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 5 to 10 feet
• 1 ounce of seeds for 100 feet of row
• Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 18 inches
• 42 inches
• 1 inch between plants in row
• Plant 0.25 inch deep
• 25 to 35 days from planting to eating stage
• 30 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
• 24 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
• Recommended varieties
  • Cherry Belle
    Small, globular, uniform, scarlet root
  • Champion
    Large, globular, mild
  • Easter Egg
    Novelty, purple, pink, red, white
  • Comet
  • Red Prince

• Recommended planting dates
  • South Missouri
    March 10 to May 10
    Aug. 1 to 30
  • Central Missouri
    March 15 to May 1
    Aug. 1 to 25
  • North Missouri
    March 25 to May 1
    Aug. 1 to 20

G6201, revised April 2000

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