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Ok, my calender is saying plant them.. silly calender..
Its in the 30's, raining and ummmmm
Im not gonna do it!
How about ya'll?
This message was edited Apr 19, 2011 9:37 AM
I'm a little warmer that you BLOSSOMBUDDY but my lettuce, radish, chard, nothing is coming up, tomato transplant are just sitting there, transplanted some corn, 4" high and the squirrels got 1/4 of them, they just dig them up to see what in the ground ? ?
Just finished the first harvest of Pink Beauty, Raxe is about ready, Ping Pong coming down the stretch.
Farmerdill those are loverly!! And quite huge I might add! Whats your secret?
Im gonna put out some "easter eggers" be a mix of seed we crossed last season .
Rent, trade ya KY for IL anytime.. my daffs have been bloomong. We have taters in and they are up and started, put uout some brocoli and caulflowers, poked some onions in pots..have the melon patch plowed.. and just have not got to the raddish.
Im waiting for the next "dry" spell!
BB
I planted Easter Egg seeds in a large barrel weekend before last and was just starting to see green on Monday. Over last weekend I finished making my raised beds and sowed peas, lettuce, spinach, beets and a wide row of radishes along one edge, then covered the whole bed with frost blanket on hoops. We had warm days but nights were still pretty cold, low to mid 30's. I'll be away from there now until weekend after next, but hope to see good progress by then.
Daffs were just starting to show buds, ditto species tulips, no sign yet of iris reticulate... Late spring this year :-(
But it will come... :-)
Pam
Raxe is about ready:
Well, my "tide" is in we got a goodly well wanted pile of rain and so its going to be a little whilebefore I have a dry enough spot to poke some seed. Maybe I will poke some in cans... need to get my cauliflower, brussel sprouts and cabbages and brocoli bumped up.
Need to "wade " out to the rain guage and see how well we were blessed!
Hey, BlossomBuddy:
Can you send some of that rain down to South Florida? We're in a drought.
Thanks in advance! :)
Just had some Scarlet Globe for lunch. Had some last week in the Shabbos salad. Planted some more last week and just planted some French Breakfast about an hour ago. I transplanted Avacado Squash, Honey Melons, Blue Lake, Dragon's Tongue Beans and Nastursiums into the Melon bed. Got em all covered up nicely. Japanese Cucumbers, Tomatoe, eggplant, okra and pepper seedlings are on the deck waiting to be transplanted along with Moonvine. I also have to dig up and replant some Hostas and Iris that the previous owners left behind. They need to be dug up and divided.
Uh,
Besides eating them raw in salads, what do ya'll do with so many radishes?
I tend to eat them like potatoe chips. My English mother had me eating them with bread and butter with a cup of tea from the earliest time I could remember. They can be cooked and are quite good that way, but I tend to eat them raw. Both of our dogs love them so I have to harvest twice what I want because they won't leave me alone until they get their share. They're just as bad with the Cherry Tomatoes. They love grapes too, but since they're poisonous to dogs along with another of their favorites, onions, they barely get a sniff and are not happy about it. Since they're so deprived I really don't mind sharing the radishes with them.
Have you tried Giant of Sicily? Its an Italian heirloom that will go over 2 inches. I like the Scarlet Globe and French Breakfast. Both varieties are old as Methuselah. French Breakfast goes back to the 1700's at least. I usually pick them when they're smaller than what you get in the store.
Got in Beet transplants (Bulls Blood) yesterday. Some of the Alaska peas are starting to bloom along with the Blue Lakes and Dragon's Tongue. I've never had beans start to bloom so early. I'm sure not complaining. I've put in more seed, so when these stop the new ones will be ready to take over. I've also got some Lancaster beans started along with Chinese longbeans and Yubari melons. I'm planning on starting some Red Orac and Skirrit today.
I'm dying of frustration, I've got a whole lot of heirloom ( I mean as old as dirt when Elizabeth I was in diapers) seeds coming from England and they're held up in customs. No telling when I'll get them.
Hi -
I'm going to grow radishes for the first time. Is it too late for me to plant seeds for my zone?
Also - is keeping the soil moist sufficient, or do they have other watering requirements?
Finally - are the radish greens edible?
Thanks!
Natasha
Baby radish greens are edible. Keep them nice and moist and consistently so. They can take some heat, but make sure they get some shade. The Giant Sicilies are going to be your best bet.
I have radish envy...I grow from seeds tomato, peppers, okra, melons, cucumbers but for some reason can't grow a radish to save my life. I must be tuberly challenged.
Araness,
Jump over to the "Zone 8-9 Spr/Summer veggie growers" thread.
