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'Long Black Spanish' Radishes

Sub-Category:	Winter/Daikon

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Description:	European heirloom winter radish. Plants produce 9-inch black roots with white flesh. Long version of 'Round Black Spanish'. For fall plantings. Also known as 'Noir Gros Long d'Hiver'.
Days To Maturity:	NA
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (3.0 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 04/17/2012 by pointydog - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Orange, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Not very good fresh from the garden, but they do produce large roots in under 60 days when sown in August-September. They were very sharp and best roasted. Storage in a cool cellar for a month or so made them much tastier, But they are still not good for raw eating. They were mellow but still rather woody until roasted. Yields were huge, they sprouted quickly and produced a ton of roots for storage.

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