The Radish
This post is devoted to the Easter Egg Radishes ready to harvest in the Hershey Children’s Garden vegetable patch. I cannot wait to share them with some little green thumbs.
I often get the question: what are some easy, kid-friendly seeds to grow? Well, here is a short list:
• Sunflowers
• Any bean
• Corn
• Wheat
• Cotton
• Any squash, cucumber or pumpkin
• Watermelon
• Of course, radish
Now, why is the Easter Egg Radish one of my favorites? Well, first of all, the radish tends to mature within 21-30 days (so you can grow several crops in one season). Second, the seeds are large enough to handle. Third, the plants have large enough plant parts that you can talk about what grows above ground and what grows below ground. Lastly, with Easter Egg Radish, you never know exactly what color you are going to pull out of the ground. How cool is that?
Posted by Josh Steffen
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May 24th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Hi Mr. Josh! What a cool vegetable, a radish that could come out different colors.
Our family has been planting container garden vegetables and I’m looking forward to watching our vegetables grow.
We haven’t been to the Garden recently, but we hope that this beautiful weather holds up and we’ll come play soon! We’re thinking about having my half birthday (in June) at the Garden since we’re now celebrating every day as a gift. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Your Friend,
Jacob