{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "radish",
  "common_name": "Radish",
  "botanical_name": "Raphanus sativus",
  "family": "Brassicaceae",
  "summary": "Radish is a quick cool-season root crop that produces crisp roots when seedlings grow evenly without crowding, heat or drought.",
  "categories": [
    "root vegetable",
    "brassica",
    "cool-season crop"
  ],
  "growth_habits": [
    "rosette",
    "taproot"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Annual or biennial, usually grown as an annual",
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "requirements": {
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 4,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 6
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "minimum": 6.0,
      "maximum": 7.0
    },
    "container": {
      "minimum_volume_litres": 8,
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 20,
      "plants_per_container": 9
    },
    "spacing": {
      "minimum_cm": 2.5,
      "maximum_cm": 5
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 5,
      "frost_tolerant": true,
      "label": "Sow outside",
      "note": "Spring radishes prefer cool soil and tolerate light frost."
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "March",
        "November"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-radishes",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/radishes/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "types",
        "sowing",
        "spacing",
        "containers",
        "care",
        "harvest"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "umn-growing-radishes",
      "publisher": "University of Minnesota Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.umn.edu/vegetables/growing-radishes",
      "supports": [
        "soil_ph",
        "types",
        "sowing",
        "watering",
        "harvest",
        "problems"
      ]
    }
  ]
}