Radishes

The radish varieties I had planted were cherry belle from Heritage and white icicle from Livingston Seed. I plant the cherry belle every year because they always do really, excellent germination and they form a bulb even if I don't thin them. They are also the type my grandmother used to grow so I like them because it reminds of the garden salads she would make from her garden. I also like trying new varieties so I decided to try the white icicles. They had great germination as well but all I got were leafy tops. They went in the first of June and the weather hasn't been super hot so I think the issue was that I didn't thin them. They are supposed to grow a longer bulb instead of a round one like the cherry belle. I read that the bulb not forming is typically due to either heat or crowding and mine were crowded. I may give them another try around September to see if thinning works. The white icicle are a 28 day one, the cherry belle is 20-25 day so I definitely gave them enough time to mature before pulling them. They are on the compost pile now but I'll give them another try before tossing the seeds.