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Windowsill Radishes - Day 26

The march to 30 days continues as we come upon day 26 of radish growth. I ended up taking the photos a bit later in the day again as can be told from the lighting. The radishes are starting to really develop the a fleshy root. I'm not expecting them to end up as perfect round radishes. But they're getting thick or maybe thiccc with three C's. But also, I sadly noticed some cracks in the radishes. Both of them have a slight cracking at the base near the dirt. The radish itself isn't split open or anything exposing the inside of the root so I'm hoping that maybe this is just a cosmetic thing. There have been definite variations in the soil temperature so perhaps that had a hand in this. Also maybe the radishes aren't buried deep enough. I could see the soil possibly being too hot since there isn't a whole lot in the small pot and that windowsill can get quite hot in the full and direct sunlight. Anyway, I'll just have to keep observing the radishes and see how the growth progresses. 


Day 26 of radish growth side view
Side View

Day 26 of radish growth top view
Top View

Close up of radishes
Small crack at base of radish on the left

Close-up reverse side view
Flipped pot around - another crack on other radish :(

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