{"id":4177,"date":"2026-10-01T18:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2026-10-10T20:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T20:36:43","slug":"why-does-daikon-go-to-seed-instead-of-forming-a-root","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/en\/why-does-daikon-go-to-seed-instead-of-forming-a-root\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does My Daikon Go to Seed Instead of Forming a Root?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4177&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;0\\\/5 - (0 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Why Does My Daikon Go to Seed Instead of Forming a Root?&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate this<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"tldr-box\" style=\"background: #f4f9f4; padding: 20px; border-left: 5px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 30px; border-radius: 4px;\">\n<h3>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary: Stop Your Daikon from Bolting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\ud83d\uded1 <strong>The Bolting Problem:<\/strong> If your daikon radish is sending up flower stalks (bolting) instead of growing a thick root, you are planting it at the wrong time. Spring\/early summer planting triggers seed production due to long daylight hours.<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>The Golden Window:<\/strong> The secret to giant daikon is planting it in <strong>late July or early August<\/strong>. As the days get shorter going into fall, the plant focuses entirely on root growth.<\/li>\n<li>\u267b\ufe0f <strong>Perfect Crop Rotation:<\/strong> Daikon is the ultimate succession crop. As soon as you pull your hardneck garlic, onions, or early potatoes in July, pop daikon seeds right into that empty bed!<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc1b <strong>Bug Preferences:<\/strong> Interestingly, pests often prefer colored radishes (like Misato Red) over white varieties (like Mino Summer Cross).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">Y<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Yangun (Irina) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 User (300 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Ruza, Moscow Reg. (USDA Zone 4b) | \ud83d\udcc5 June 28, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p>Luda, have your pumpkins set any fruit yet? I\u2019ve been struggling for 3 years and can&#8217;t get it right. I have an Australian Butter and a Butternut, and neither has set fruit yet. The butternut is just now getting ready to flower. I bought a blossom-set spray today, maybe I should spray them? The Australian Butter already has 3 or 4 long vines, should I pinch them all off? I really want to master growing pumpkins!<\/p>\n<p>Also, regarding radishes &#8211; I used to grow daikon without any issues, but for the last three years, it just bolts (goes to seed) or the roots never mature. Any advice?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"answer\" class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Natko (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 VIP User (5,922 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino, Moscow Reg. (USDA Zone 4b) | \ud83d\udcc5 July 2, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Yangun wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230;for the last three years, it just bolts (goes to seed) or the roots never mature.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I plant my daikon at the end of July. It has never bolted on me. Here is the one I grew last year&#8211;honestly, it\u2019s almost excessively huge in my opinion&#8230;<br \/>\nGood day to everyone! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<p><!-- \u041d\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0432\u044b\u0432\u043e\u0434 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e \u0441 ALT \u0442\u0435\u0433\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u043b\u044f SEO --><\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-images\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 10px; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_07\/20201106_160551.jpg.2a69072ac557f84313932faa39ccf190.jpg\" alt=\"Giant white daikon radish grown in Moscow region\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 10px; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2021_07\/20201106_160351.jpg.6646598d7ba2ed24e74211a4120b52fa.jpg\" alt=\"Harvested daikon radishes resting on a garden bench\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Aleksan9ra (Ludmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Expert \/ Author (15,056 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4b) | \ud83d\udcc5 July 2, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Natko wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nHere is the one I grew last year&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Natasha, what a beauty, pure magic! What variety is that?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">O<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Olvika70 (Olga) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Pro Grower (9,801 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Voronezh Region (USDA Zone 5b) | \ud83d\udcc5 July 2, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Natko wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nI plant my daikon at the end of July.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Natasha, wonderful daikon. Do you plant it at the *very* end of July, or just sometime in the third week? I was just thinking today that I need to plant some daikon. I plan to pull my garlic at the end of July and pop the daikon right into that empty spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">N<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Natko (Natalia) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 VIP User (5,922 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Stupino, Moscow Reg. (USDA Zone 4b) | \ud83d\udcc5 July 3, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Aleksan9ra wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat variety is that?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Good afternoon!<br \/>\nLuda, the white one is <strong>Mino Summer Cross<\/strong>.<br \/>\nAnd here is the <strong>Misato Red<\/strong> I showed before. Though, it&#8217;s a bit closer in texture to a traditional radish. Believe it or not, it&#8217;s still sitting perfectly in my fridge!<\/p>\n<p><!-- \u0412\u044b\u0432\u043e\u0434 \u0444\u043e\u0442\u043e \u043a\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0435\u0434\u0438\u0441\u0430\/\u0434\u0430\u0439\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0430 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"forum-images\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 10px; display: inline-block; width: 48%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_11\/20201106_160709.jpg.2a0fcb3ed18b216fb9ab08ceae4f9bd7.jpg\" alt=\"Misato Red daikon radish variety cut in half\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 10px; display: inline-block; width: 48%; margin-left: 2%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tomat-pomidor.com\/uploads\/monthly_2020_11\/20201106_160615.jpg.9313b7b2446d1c8cd55cca37bf2c7e00.jpg\" alt=\"Round Misato Red daikon showing insect scarring on the skin\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Olvika70 wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\nDo you plant it at the very end of July, or just sometime in the third week?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I plant in the very last days of July, or sometimes even early August (my memory isn&#8217;t what it used to be!). But yes, I plant it as a succession crop right after harvesting the garlic, onions, or early potatoes.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and those spots on the red one &#8211; that&#8217;s where bugs were chewing on it, and it scarred over. They only went after the red one; they completely ignored the white one, even though half of it sits in the dirt and the other 8 to 12 inches (20-30 cm) grows straight up above the ground!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"forum-post\">\n<div class=\"author-header\">\n<div class=\"forum-avatar\">A<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-name\">Aleksan9ra (Ludmila) <span class=\"author-stats\">\u2b50 Expert \/ Author (15,056 posts)<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-geo\">\ud83d\udccd Moscow Region (USDA Zone 4b) | \ud83d\udcc5 July 3, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Natko wrote:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8230;even though half of it sits in the dirt and the other 8 to 12 inches (20-30 cm) grows straight up above the ground!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Natasha! Thank you! That is incredibly helpful and very tempting, I might have to try it!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccc Quick Summary: Stop Your Daikon from Bolting \ud83d\uded1 The Bolting Problem: If your daikon radish is sending up flower stalks (bolting) instead of growing a thick root, you are planting it at the wrong time. 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