i grow winter radish spanish blacks white dikion they store well in a root celler paul
Radishes 101 !!!
Farmerdill..those "Cherry Belles" are beautiful!!!
Podster Makesure you Fertlize
Thanks Paul ~ I used an organic composted manure. Almost afraid I used too much as the tops looked healthy. Just don't know the cause, that was a dismal crop.
Our first one was ready tonight. A little small but,
Don't fertilize radishes. They will be all tops.
That may have been the problem. Odds were not good on the bottoms ~ lol
i fert mine and get great radishs
I haven't check the next planting yet. I am keeping them moistened and have hilled the dirt toward that row. This foliage does not look as lush as the last batch.
make sure you thin out as they grow
How far apart do you recommend?
We just planted 4th planting tonight. Red Satin & Cherritte.
How cool is the weather for you still?
60º overnight, 75º daytime.
I should be able to try another planting then, thanks...
at lest a inch a part . Cat Mad Try eating Beet Greens there great To Paul
Picking my first cherry belle and scallions, can hardly wait for more. Ric
This was our stand on Saturday. Sold out!
Yum ~ who wouldn't want to shop there. No nearby markets here but I would wish.
Has anyone ever used DE in their radish beds to reduce pest damage. I know it's not good for earthworms but it's also bad for grubs ,slugs, and other crawling things. Ric
what a great thread! I was going to post questions and most of my answers are right here. Good on ya Miss Pod.
DH planted Cherry Belle for fun. The 1st two crops were fine and here is what the third crop is looking like. Were the seeds planted oo shallow or it is a matter or being too hot already? Presently daily highs are hi 80s.
To the left of DH's finger is what came out of the ground. To the right is how high up they stuck out of the ground. (hope that makes sense)
here is another view, showing what is sticking out of the ground this third time around. It was interesting to read that the longer they're in the ground and the warmer the temps, the more of a kick they'll have. I had no pests, probably b/c we have had a dry late winter/spring. I guess Farmerdill, you're saying Cherry Belle is a european variety which explains the "sticking out"?
I use the greens as treat for my pet bunny. He loves them.
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Hiow about the seed pods? Mine are at the flowering stage, and last year I used the pods in my salads, and really liked them. Hopefully, they are not toxic*G*.
Does anyone else do that?
Catmad ~ I've never seen seedpods. I always get aggravated and rip them up before that. LOL
Hey Vossner ~ let me send your bunny a lifetimes supply of radish greens. That is all I've managed to grow. If your first two crops of Cherry Belle were good, I'd have to guess it is already too warm and doing the damage.
What I can't figure out is we purchase excellent radishes from the store even in the heat of summer. Seems like the tags indicate Mexico as country of origin. Now... I'm athinkin' it gets hotter there than here. So what would be their secret?
podster, Altitude or west coast sea breeze? Ric
Or controlled growing conditions??? Dunno...
I'd like to know the same thing re: Cilantro. It always wants to rush to bolting, even in a normal winter here, and I think the Mexicans have it year round.
Secret; Plant, plant, plant.
Both radish & Cilantro, plant at least once a week & keep it watered. As soon as they dry out, hot radish or bolted Cilantro.
I removed the last planting as we are now way too warm and I won't try anymore till fall. And as I now have a greenhouse, I am considering trying some in there next winter. Again, I will welcome input on soil, temps, watering and lighting to grow these buddies in the greenhouse. Hopefully with more success.
This is the last batch that I uprooted today. The amazing thing was the soil was loose, not compacted, evenly moist. The radish roots reached deep and all that for this.... an addition to the compost.
I only have success with radishes 1 out of 10 times I plant. By the time those are obviously successful, I've already forgotten whatever I might have done that made the difference. Very frustrating. I can grow tops like those like a champ.
When others say how hard can it be, I wonder if this soil is lacking something specific. This last clump almost convinces me as conditions seemed just right and the length of those long skinny roots was amazing.
I hope for input on soil blend and depth of radish growing boxes for winter GH growing with hopes of improving my "radish education".
Wow pod - that is just crazy... I just throw the seeds out and get radishes.
Looking at those roots my best guess would be you need some Phosphorous added for root development. Are you able to grow other root crops without issue like carrots, turnips, beets???
http://www.cleanairgardening.com/npkexplanation.html
Carrots in containers, potatoes in leaves ~ although they will grow in ground here too. Never tried turnips or beets. I will check out Phosphorous and your link... thanks.
here is my last little clump of radishes. They were so pungent, almost as strong as horseradish. Bunny had a nice radishsalad today.
All right! Now I'm jealous ~ your radishes are round. My last crop was long & pencil thin. Well, let's try again next fall. These hot days surely won't work for radishes.
Finally, I managed to pull some radishes! I don't know why, but they took closer to 6 weeks than the 3 weeks that the seed package said. This was the first time I planted radishes, and they didn't get round until all of a sudden there they were (within a couple days!)... We're just starting to get into 30 deg weather (86 F), so none of the radishes I pulled had any real bite to them... hopefully the next batch will!
I left one radish in the ground so it would go to seed. I'm getting little seed pods forming now! (Although, I read somewhere they're technically not seed pods.)
stephanie, I'm jealous!! hahahaha... I am going to have to try again in the cooler weather for radishes..as mine are growing, but not like they should. I know it's the type of radish too.. Farmerdill was so helpful too.... I just left the radishes in the container... curiousity for the most part.
staphanie, I let them go to "seed" because those are one of my favorite garden snacks *g*. Got my first couple yesterday, and they'll also go into today's salad.
But, if not seed pods, what the heck _are_ they??
They're called siliques.
We(well, actually the farm employees) pulled the last easter egg radishes this week and the watermelon radishes will come out this weekend. Some are wanting to bolt, but most are still very good. We have a unique climate here, goes into upper 80's most days but cool at night. I think the way we irrigate keeps the soil cool, I still have lettuce and spinach germinating in the garden.
Watermelon radishes need fertilizing just like turnips. A few of the easter egg mix were planted too thickly and didn't make nice radishes, they were more elongated.
I'm in MN right now, it is cold! Yesterday was nice though.