Best time to plant radish in Cairns
Raphanus sativus
Sow radish in Cairns in All year.
Sharp and slightly spicy, radish is a member of the mustard family grown chiefly for its large taproot, often served raw in salads for its crunch. The whole plant can be eaten, including the leaves. Varieties differ in size, colour and flavour, and small types can be ready within a month.
When to sow in Cairns
Cairns, QLD is in the tropical zone. Its months for radish apply here without a frost adjustment.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Cairns
Cairns frosts in fewer than 1 year in 10, so frost doesn't hold back any planting here.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 12mm
- Plant spacing
- 8cm
- Row spacing
- 10cm
- Height
- 15cm
- Germination
- About 10 days
- Time to harvest
- 30 days from sowing
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.