"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 11 Jun 2018 11:29:25 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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> wrote in message
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>>> On Sun, 10 Jun 2018 22:11:09 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>I know this isn't a gardening group but I thought someone here might
>>>>know.
>>>>I
>>>>am growing English Breakfast radishes. I have grown them before with no
>>>>problems. We haven't had any really hot weather yet. Leaves came on
>>>>quickly.
>>>>I tried eating a couple a few weeks ago. While tender and flavorful,
>>>>they
>>>>were toothpick skinny. So I let them go but now it's to the point where
>>>>a
>>>>few have gone to seed. But they're still not right! Angela and I pulled
>>>>some
>>>>up and tried to eat them. Couldn't. Now they're about the width of three
>>>>round toothpicks. Length seems right. But... We could not bite into
>>>>them.
>>>>They are very woody and tough. So we just sucked the flavor out and
>>>>tossed
>>>>them.
>>>>
>>>>What would cause this? Thanks!
>>>
>>> Awful growing conditions; poor soil and improper watering. Radishes
>>> mature quickly, typically from planted seeds they are ready to harvest
>>> in about 3-4 weeks... if left much longer they become woody. Radishes
>>> are also a cool weather crop, too hot and too much sun and they do
>>> poorly. Radishes should have been planted three months ago.
>>
>>We didn't start getting warm weather until about May. Couldn't have
>>planted
>>them any sooner as it was still down to freezing at night.
>
> You plant them 4 to 6 weeks before the average date of the last frost.
>
> https://www.almanac.com/plant/radishes

Our weather was not normal this year. I would normally have planted in
March. Was still too cold.