I grow and feed radish to rabbits [and humans] , I prefer the daikon's with big leafy tops,- the tops have much more nutrition than the bottoms. I think the radishes with short tops are a waste of garden space, --on a dry mater basis the tops are about as good as "most" hay we would pay high prices for [ alfalfa hay is more nutrient dense than radish tops]
rabbits do well on radish tops, and the roots are just OK, as long as some nutrient dense feeds are fed with them [especially to growing rabbits]
I like to grow/ eat a radish called "Everest" it is a daikon, with a top that is smooth and very much like romaine lettuce in palatability , it has no little rough hairs on the leaf-- I would rather eat it as a salad base than any lettuce I have grown. [it is planted in the summer, or late summer in Utah]
I planted "April Cross" and "Everest", in the early spring, [when I was in North Florida, near Ocala]
I also grew a lot of other varieties for market [farmers market] including some "leaf" varieties.
Everest, Radish
DESCRIPTION: A tropical Chinese radish hybrid, Everest has attractive white skin
and finely textured flesh. Late pithiness. 14 inches in length, 2 to 2.5
inches in diameter, weight is 1.5 lbs.
MATURITY: 55 days after sowing
CULTURAL
CHARACTERISTICS:
Not suitable for spring sowing in cool areas. Tolerant to heat, high
yields.
ADAPTABILITY: May be harvested year-round in tropic and sub-tropic conditions.
FEATURES BENEFITS
• Smooth skin and excellent
texture
• Desirable market characteristics
• Tolerant to heat • Wide adaptability