All Seasons White Daikon
All Seasons White Daikon is a long, cylindrical, tapered root vegetable with fruit around 14-18 inches long, 2-3 inches diameter, 1-2 pounds. Ready from roughly day 60-70. Germination takes 5-10 days. Space 4-6 inches apart at pH 6.0-7.0. Full sun (6+ hours).
Sowing
Direct sow in early spring or late summer. Plant seeds 1/2 inch deep, thin to final spacing when 2 inches tall.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- 1-1.5 inches per week, deep consistent watering
- Soil
- Deep, loose, well-drained soil free of obstacles
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- 4-6 inches
- Height
- 0-3 feet
- Season
- Cool season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Pure white skin and flesh
- Size
- 14-18 inches long, 2-3 inches diameter, 1-2 pounds
- Shape
- Long, cylindrical, tapered
- Flavour
- Mild, crisp, and juicy with a slight peppery bite when raw
In the kitchen
Pickling, fermenting, stir-fries, soups, grating for condiments, roasting, braising
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Flea beetles, cabbage root maggots, aphids
- Diseases
- Clubroot, black rot, bacterial soft rot
- Resistance
- Good general disease resistance, tolerant of clubroot
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | — | June – July | August – September |
| 2 | — | — | May – July | July – September |
| 3 | — | — | May – June | July – October |
| 4 | — | — | April – June | June – October |
| 5 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 6 | — | — | April – May | June – November |
| 7 | — | — | March – May | May – November |
| 8 | — | — | March – April | May – December |
| 9 | — | — | February – March | April – December |
| 10 | — | — | January – March | March – December |
| 11 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
| 12 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
| 13 | — | — | January – February | February – December |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 41
- Protein (g)
- 0.93
- Fat (g)
- 0.24
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 9.58
- Fibre (g)
- 2.8
- Sugars (g)
- 4.74
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 835
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 5.9
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.66
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 13.2
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.138
- Folate (µg)
- 19
- Calcium (mg)
- 33
- Iron (mg)
- 0.3
- Magnesium (mg)
- 12
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 35
- Potassium (mg)
- 320
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.24
- Selenium (µg)
- 0.1
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
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Similar varieties
Other root vegetables with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits All Seasons White Daikon suits these too.
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- Touchon Carrot 65 days
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