Easter Egg Radish

Easter Egg is not a single variety but a cheerful blend of round radishes that mature in a rainbow of colors - red, pink, rose, purple, and white - from one sowing, so each pull from the row is a surprise. The roots are crisp, juicy, and mild, ready in under a month, and the assortment makes a colorful show on the plate and a fun crop for getting children into the garden. Like all spring radishes it is fast, easy, and ideal for filling gaps and edging rows, giving near-instant gratification in cool weather.

✅ Plant alongside

Good neighbors that attract beneficial insects or deter pests

• Green Leaf Lettuce — Shares the cool season and shallow rooting; the quick radishes are pulled before the lettuce needs the space
• English Shelling Pea — Early companion that fixes nitrogen and uses vertical space above the low radishes
• Marketmore Cucumber — Radishes sown alongside cucumbers are a traditional companion said to help deter cucumber beetles

🛡️ Pest & disease prevention

Proactive ways to stop trouble before it starts — tap a name with an arrow for its full guide

• Flea beetles →

  The main pest - cover the row with floating row cover from sowing, since the beetles riddle the leaves with tiny holes

• Root maggots →

  Fly larvae that tunnel the roots - use row cover to prevent egg-laying and rotate away from where brassicas recently grew

• Aphids →

  Hose off colonies on the foliage; healthy fast-growing plants rarely suffer much

🌾 Harvest & storage

Pull Easter Egg radishes as soon as the roots reach about 1 in. across - they can be ready in 25 to 30 days, and leaving them too long makes them woody, cracked, and unpleasantly hot. Because they mature at slightly different rates and sizes, harvest the biggest first over several days and enjoy the changing colors. Twist off the tops for storage, but do not discard them - young radish greens are edible and good sautéed or in soups. Eat the crisp roots raw, roasted, or pickled.

🥗 Nutrition & benefits

Radishes are crisp, peppery, and very low in calories, providing vitamin C, fiber, and potassium, and the multicolored Easter Egg mix adds visual variety with the same nutrition. Eaten raw in salads and on buttered bread, roasted to a sweet mellowness, or quick-pickled, they are a versatile fresh vegetable, and the edible greens add another nutritious crop from the same fast planting.