Variety profile
Trophy Radish
- Multiple — Daikon-type forage radish
- Brassicas
- 60–80 days to root maturity
- Organic
- Food plot
Regional performance reviews
Trophy Radish, region by region.
Corn Belt Core
GoodTrophy radish is the most widely-deployed forage radish in Corn Belt food plots — fast establishment, heavy summer foliage that deer browse aggressively, and tap roots that improve soil structure as they decompose after winter kill. Strong dual-purpose (food plot + cover crop) value.
Trophy radish is an annual that winter-kills below approximately 20°F sustained — does not persist into spring. Tap roots can rot rapidly in February / March creating a brief odor issue. Brassica disease pressure builds in continuous brassica rotations.
Mid-Atlantic North
GoodForage radish establishes well in the Mid-Atlantic North late-summer planting window — Pennsylvania, New York, and northern New Jersey hunters use it in brassica blends behind small-grain stubble and corn.
Late-August / early-September planting window is narrow in NE-2 — push past Sept 15 and tops are unlikely to develop adequate biomass before hard freeze. Heavy clay Pennsylvania soils slow establishment.