Radish plants grew tall but radish was non-existent

Question

So I planted some radish in my garden and they grew fine but when I went to harvest they were tall and had started to flower but the radish was almost non existent. What did I do wrong?

Answer 1

Radishes like full sun and an enriched (with manure preferably) soil, and they are ready to harvest very quickly, sometimes within three weeks. They're also a cool season crop, so don't do well if you try to grow them in summer. It may be that you left them too long in the ground and they deteriorated, or insufficient sunlight meant you got tall, leafy plants and no swollen roots (the radish), as well as the lack of fertilizer or enrichment of the soil. More info here http://www.almanac.com/plant/radishes