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 Chinese
Radish
English Name - Chinese Radish
Japanese Name - ビタミン大根 (bitamin daikon)
Picture - Chinese radish seeds
Picture - Chinese radishes ready for harvest
Picture - Harvested Chinese radishes
Picture - Seed package of another variety used this year
White radishes, AKA daikon in Japan, are definitely a cool season favorite. I
put in a few different kinds during the first year on the island. They were
completely wiped out compliments of a couple of typhoons. They were sown again
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 Bitamin
Daikon
Um pretty sure this is basically a vitamin radish....Japanese pronunciation
being bitamin. These were among my favorite since half is green as opposed to
the typically all white radish usually seen in Japan.
The taste was really good and I plan to put these in again if I can find the
seeds online.
Picture - Bitamin radish
ready for harvest. |
 Interesting
Radish
These radishes were very easy to grow and withstood the strong seasonal winds on
the island.
The radishes were basically bug resistant with few damaged leaves.
Picture - Washed and ready
to eat bitamin radishes. |
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 White Daikon
Radish
English Name - White Daikon Radish
Japanese Name - 大蔵大根 (okura daikon)
Picture - White daikon radish seeds
Picture - White daikon radishes ready for harvest
Picture - Harvested white daikon radishes
This is a really white daikon. |
 Mostly
White
Um okay these are not quite as white and beautiful as the seed package picture
but they were delicious nonetheless.
Picture - Washed and ready
to eat okura daikon. |
 White Daikon
Radish
English Name - White Daikon Radish
Japanese Name - サラダ小町二十日大根 (salada komachi hatsuka daikon)
Picture - White daikon radish seeds
Picture - White daikon radishes ready for harvest
Picture - Harvested white daikon radishes
This is more of a salad daikon and can be eaten fresh in a salad. |
 Salad
Daikon
These were actually pretty good both fresh and cooked.
Picture - Washed and ready
to eat salad daikon. |
 White Daikon
Radish
English Name - White Daikon Radish
Japanese Name - 聖護院大根 (shogoin daikon)
Picture - White daikon radish seeds
Picture - White daikon radishes ready for harvest
Picture - Harvested white daikon radishes
This is more of a round daikon. |
 Roundish
Radishes
These daikon look a bit like small turnips.
Picture - Washed and ready
to eat round radishes.
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 White Daikon
Radish
English Name - White Daikon Radish
Japanese Name - 時なし大根 (tokinashi daikon)
Picture - White daikon radish seeds
Picture - White daikon radishes ready for harvest
Picture - Harvested white daikon radishes
More beautiful white radishes. |
 Standard
Daikon
These white radishes are supposed to be the more traditional type of daikon,
used in hot nabe pots. Um okay they are not exactly like the seed package
picture.
Picture - Washed and ready
to eat daikon radishes. |
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 Resources
As an amateur farmer, I am constantly looking for
information to make things easier, and to be more productive in my farms.
My best resource though is all of you REAL FARMERS
out there. If you are growing white diakon radishes, please
take some time and post a comment with your thoughts, suggestions, constructive
criticism, and links to useful sites.
Your input will be greatly appreciated not only by me, but anyone else visiting
this page. Thanking you ahead of time for posting.
For now check out the following links, which I found to be very useful.
Picture - White daikon
radish
seeds. |
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http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/radish/growing-daikon-radishes.htm
http://www.growthis.com/how-to-grow-daikon/
Wikipedia - general information about daikon. |
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