Growing radish
Raphanus sativus · also called Mooli, Muj (Kashmiri)A quick cool season root crop sown straight into ridges. Asiatic types take more heat; European types need cool weather, so the right variety lets radish be grown for much of the year.
Temperate Himalaya: Kashmir valley, Shimla, Kullu, Uttarakhand hills
At a glance
Radish in the Temperate Himalaya
Summer to autumn in the mid hills; spring to summer in the high hills3
About one to two months from sowing, depending on the variety (AI suggestion).
No published guide covers this for the Temperate Himalaya, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.July to October3
Across India
When to sow it
Twelve growing regions, January to December. Your region comes first.
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| Region | Sow | Nursery | Transplant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperate Himalaya | July to OctoberMarch to August | |||
| Cold desert | March to August | |||
| Sub-tropical foothills | March to May (Pusa Chetki)September to October (Pusa Reshmi, Minowase)End of November to January (Japanese White, Arka Nishant, Minowase, Pusa Desi, Pusa Himani)Mid August to November (Japanese White, Minowase)March to June (Pusa Himani)August to September (Pusa Reshmi, Japanese White, Minowase) | |||
| North-west plains | January to February (Pusa Himani)Second half of March (Punjab Pasand)April to August (Pusa Chetki)Mid September to October (Punjab Safed Mooli 2, Punjab Pasand, Japanese White)November to December (Japanese White) | February to AprilEnd of April to MayMay to SeptemberOctober to DecemberDecember to January | ||
| Gangetic plains | Early April to mid August (Pusa Chetki)Mid August to mid October (Pusa Desi)Mid September to mid November (Pusa Reshmi)Mid October to mid December (Japanese White)Mid October to mid February (Pusa Himani) | Early May to SeptemberLast week of September to early DecemberMid December to early MarchMid February to mid April | ||
| North-east hills and valleys | August to September (early varieties)October to November (late varieties) | |||
| Arid west | 1 September to 1 December | |||
| Central plateau | 1 September to 1 DecemberMid March to mid August (Pusa Chetki) | |||
| Deccan plateau | September to mid December | |||
| South interior | SeptemberJune to JulyApril to June | |||
| West coast | June to January | |||
| East coast | September |
From seed to harvest
One season, day by day
Days from sowing
Before sowing
Field preparation
Farmyard manure
100 quintals per hectare
Apply the full amount before sowing.
Day 0
Sow
Day 30 to 70
Last picking
No published guide covers this for the Temperate Himalaya, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Before sowing
Farmyard manure3
100 quintals per hectare · Apply the full amount before sowing. · Field preparation
Day 0
Sow
Day 3 to 6
Seeds come up1,3Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Day 30 to 70
Last pickingNo published guide covers this for the Temperate Himalaya, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Water before sowing so the seed comes up well. How often depends on the season and soil moisture. Keep the soil moist for tender roots; in summer water often, or roots turn pungent and unsaleable.3
What it needs
Soil, sun and warmth
Soil pH1,2
5.5 to 6.8
Light, friable sandy loam rich in humus. Heavy clay soils give rough, misshapen roots with many small side roots.
SunlightNo published guide covers this for the Temperate Himalaya, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
At least 6 hours a day
Full sun. Grows in light shade but the roots stay smaller.
Temperature1,2,3Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Grows best at 10 to 15 °C
Takes light frost.
Monthly temperatures for the Temperate Himalaya aren't in the library yet.
Water and feeding
Watering3
Water before sowing so the seed comes up well. How often depends on the season and soil moisture. Keep the soil moist for tender roots; in summer water often, or roots turn pungent and unsaleable.
Weeding3
Weed and hoe 15 to 20 days after sowing for European and early Asiatic types, and 20 to 35 days for mid season Asiatic types. Earth up so the roots grow long and do not push out of the soil.
| When | What | How much | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field preparation | Farmyard manure | 100 quintals per hectare | Apply the full amount before sowing. |
Varieties and yield
50 to 80 quintals a hectare
Yields vary with the plot, the seed and the season.
Palam Hriday
European (temperate) type, suggested for Himachal Pradesh.
White Icicle
European type.
Pusa Himani
European type.
Japanese White
Asiatic type.
Chinese Pink
Asiatic type.
Pusa Chetki
Asiatic type.
Good neighboursNo published guide covers this for the Temperate Himalaya, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Pests and diseases3Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Organic and cultural controls only.
Aphids
Signs
Clusters of small soft insects on leaves; leaves curl and growth slows.
What to do
- Pinch off and destroy badly infested leaves.
- Spray neem seed kernel extract 5%.
Prevention
- Do not overfeed with manure rich in nitrogen.
- Keep field edges free of weeds.
Flea beetle
Signs
Many small round holes in young leaves.
What to do
- Keep seedlings well watered so they grow past the damage.
Prevention
- Rotate with crops outside the cabbage family.
Alternaria blight
Signs
Brown round spots with dark rings on older leaves; worse on seed crops.
What to do
- Grow a variety reported to resist it, such as Arka Nishant.
- Remove and destroy badly spotted leaves.
Prevention
- Save seed only from healthy plants.
White rust
Signs
White raised blisters on the underside of leaves.
What to do
- Pull and destroy affected plants early.
Prevention
- Rotate with crops outside the cabbage family.
Seed and the season's end
Saving seed1,2Part of this comes from the sources cited. The rest is an AI suggestion.
Raise roots as for the market, select true to type roots and replant them as stecklings at 60 by 60 cm. Remove off types three times: at the leafy stage, at flowering and at maturity.
When the seed is ready
Plants flower in March and April and the pods are ready to harvest in May and June. Keep a seed crop 1,600 m from other radish varieties.
Cleaning the seed
Dry the ripe pods in the sun and thresh them. The pods are tough, so threshing often has to be repeated.
Store fully dried seed in a sealed container in a cool, dry place.
After the last pickingNo published guide covers this for the Temperate Himalaya, so this is an AI suggestion. Check it with local advice before you rely on it.
Clear the bed soon after the last pull and follow with peas, garlic or a leafy crop.
Leaves left after harvest can be fed to cattle or composted.
Rotation
Fits short vegetable rotations, for example potato, then muskmelon, then radish.
Sources
Where this comes from
Our team has checked this guide against the sources at the end of the page.Reviewed by our team on 13 November 2026.
These published guides are the sources. Where none of them covers a detail for this region, the page shows an AI suggestion and labels it.
- Production Technology of Vegetables and Flowers (VSF-231), Part I: Vegetable production (Radish; classification of vegetables)CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur (Department of Vegetable Science and Floriculture)Read the source
- Horticulture: Vegetables: RadishTNAU Agritech Portal, Tamil Nadu Agricultural UniversityRead the source
- Radish: planting (land preparation, season, method of planting)National Horticulture BoardRead the source
- Radish: varietiesNational Horticulture BoardRead the source
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