How To Thin: French Breakfast Radishes
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How To Thin: French Breakfast Radishes

To give French Breakfast Radishes enough room to grow, they require 'thinning' 10 days after planting when the seedlings are about an inch tall. These seedlings can be eaten, or planted in another area of fresh soil.

 

How to thin French Breakfast Radishes: 

  1. First, water the Seedsheet to saturate the soil and avoid damaging the roots.  
  2. Second, select the healthiest plants and gently pull out the extras with your thumb and pointer finger. 
  3. Thin French Breakfast Radishes to 2-plants so they have enough room to grow. 
  4. Pat down the soil around the remaining plants. 
  5. Have these as a spicy snack, or garnish your salads! 
  6. Watch the remaining two plants grow large and lush leaves. 

 

 

HAPPY GARDENING! 

 

 
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Comments (10)

The Seedsheet Team_

Hi Scott,
Once at least one of your plants has reached one inch in height, your container should be moved outside to an area that receives 10-12 hours of direct light per day (8 hours at a minimum). Keep an eye on the moisture level of your soil once you move outside and don’t be afraid to stick a finger into the soil to check for dryness. Let us know if you have any other questions.

Happy Growing!

Scott_

Just thinned radishes and I have the lettuce kit as well … when do they go outside into the sun ?

The Seedsheet Team_

Hi Angela,
Great question. The diagram on the packaging shows the arrangement of plants as the would appear to you when planted. So, in short, the diagram is seed-side down. Let us know if you have any other questions.

Happy Gardening!

The Seedsheet Team_

Hi Jo-Anne,
We have many thinning tutorials on our website, which include one about thinning tomatoes (see, “HOW TO THIN YOUR TOMATO PLANTS”) and one about thinning basil (see, “HOW TO THIN: SWEET BASIL”). Let us know if you have any other questions.

Happy Thinning!

The Seedsheet Team_

Hi Melissa,
Thinning basil is essentially the same process, however basil is a bit more fragile at this stage, so you will want to be extra careful as to not disturb the plants that you are leaving too much (see “HOW TO THIN: SWEET BASIL” for reference). Let us know if you have any other questions.

Happy Gardening!

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