Picking the garden
 

On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 21:28:14 -0500, George Shirley
wrote:

On 6/13/2016 9:15 PM, T wrote:
On 06/13/2016 06:33 PM, George Shirley wrote:
On 6/13/2016 7:53 PM, T wrote:
On 06/11/2016 04:19 AM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:
...
You cut the top of a dandelion (the only one I will not chop at
with my axe) and they will grow back and back and back. Them
I pickle.

Death to weeds, except purslane, which is yummy!

keep finding other plants to try instead, from
bulk seed, radish, daikon radish, the leaves/sprouts
are good at first too. :)


songbird


Is there a good tasting radish? The ones I get from the
store have zero taste and are only hot.
Look online for heirloom radishes. That's how we got our sweet radishes,
just like the ones we grew fifty years ago. Some how hot radishes became
the standard but we never liked those anyway.


Which ones do you like?
http://www.rareseeds.com/search/?F_Keyword=radish
We've grown Long Scarlet and China Rose with good results. A lot of the
hotness of radishes can be caused by letting them get to big. I prefer
them when young and sweet.


Yup. We pick them quite small - little delightful flavor bursts with a
hint of salt sprinkled on or sliced onto buttered bread.

Picking the garden
 

On 06/14/2016 04:28 AM, Boron Elgar wrote:
On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 17:53:21 -0700, T wrote:

On 06/11/2016 04:19 AM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:
...
You cut the top of a dandelion (the only one I will not chop at
with my axe) and they will grow back and back and back. Them
I pickle.

Death to weeds, except purslane, which is yummy!

keep finding other plants to try instead, from
bulk seed, radish, daikon radish, the leaves/sprouts
are good at first too. :)


songbird


Is there a good tasting radish? The ones I get from the
store have zero taste and are only hot.

French breakfast radishes.



Thank you!

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In article , T wrote:

I wonder if it is too late to try this year? Our growing season
is really short. Early October comes the first freeze.

....Most radishes (other than some "storage" varieties) are ready to eat
3 weeks after planing, more or less.

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Please don't feed the trolls. Killfile and ignore them so they will go away.

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On 06/14/2016 05:02 PM, Ecnerwal wrote:
In article , T wrote:

I wonder if it is too late to try this year? Our growing season
is really short. Early October comes the first freeze.

...Most radishes (other than some "storage" varieties) are ready to eat
3 weeks after planing, more or less.


Wow. They grow that fast?

Do they like poor sandy soil?

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T wrote:
....radishes...

yes, the grow quickly... :)


Do they like poor sandy soil?

dunno, i never put them in the gardens that
have that type of soil. they'd probably grow
if they got enough water. might not have much
flavor.

note that some radishes are excellent for
busting into hard packed ground. they are
often included in a mix of seeds people around
here use to seed a pasture. diakon radish.
they can get pretty big too.


songbird

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On 6/17/2016 11:26 AM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:
...radishes...

yes, the grow quickly... :)


Do they like poor sandy soil?

dunno, i never put them in the gardens that
have that type of soil. they'd probably grow
if they got enough water. might not have much
flavor.

note that some radishes are excellent for
busting into hard packed ground. they are
often included in a mix of seeds people around
here use to seed a pasture. diakon radish.
they can get pretty big too.


songbird

I tried daikon radishes once upon a time when I was young and foolish.
About burned my taste buds off my tongue. I found them hotter than horse
radish, when daikon must be kin to.

George, in hot, humid, SE Texas

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George Shirley wrote:
....
I tried daikon radishes once upon a time when I was young and foolish.
About burned my taste buds off my tongue. I found them hotter than horse
radish, when daikon must be kin to.

i just sprout 'em and eat the sprouts, after a few
weeks i may chop 'em under and replant if i want more
but usually i'm too busy and forget about it. :)


songbird

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On 06/19/2016 01:17 PM, songbird wrote:
George Shirley wrote:
...
I tried daikon radishes once upon a time when I was young and foolish.
About burned my taste buds off my tongue. I found them hotter than horse
radish, when daikon must be kin to.

i just sprout 'em and eat the sprouts, after a few
weeks i may chop 'em under and replant if i want more
but usually i'm too busy and forget about it. :)


songbird


Would this work on my devastated radish patch now that I
have the earwigs on the run? Just replant?

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T wrote:
....
Would this work on my devastated radish patch now that I
have the earwigs on the run? Just replant?

the radishes may recover, but yeah, you can
also replant. they sprout and grow quickly,
just not sure how well they will do in the
very hot weather. pick, 'em as soon as they
get big enough, would be my guess.

the daikons here are already a foot high.
nice tap root. :) too hot for me to eat now.
i just like the sprouts.


songbird

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On 6/26/2016 5:42 AM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:
...
Would this work on my devastated radish patch now that I
have the earwigs on the run? Just replant?

the radishes may recover, but yeah, you can
also replant. they sprout and grow quickly,
just not sure how well they will do in the
very hot weather. pick, 'em as soon as they
get big enough, would be my guess.

the daikons here are already a foot high.
nice tap root. :) too hot for me to eat now.
i just like the sprouts.


songbird

Hot as it is here radishes do not flourish in the hot summer of Houston
area. We're getting some mid-afternoon temps up to 100F, hopefully it
will get hotter in July and I won't be going outside for awhile.

I'm thinking of planting some New Zealand spinach again. It took three
years to get rid of them in Louisiana but the leaves are tasty and they
carry a goodly load of vitamins. Dear wife might try to off me if I do.

George

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On 06/26/2016 03:42 AM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:
...
Would this work on my devastated radish patch now that I
have the earwigs on the run? Just replant?

the radishes may recover, but yeah, you can
also replant. they sprout and grow quickly,
just not sure how well they will do in the
very hot weather. pick, 'em as soon as they
get big enough, would be my guess.

the daikons here are already a foot high.
nice tap root. :) too hot for me to eat now.
i just like the sprouts.


songbird


Hi Songbird,

You know you guys could really hose me I know so
little about this stuff. Radish tops from the store
are AWFUL. So, I am trusting you are not pulling my
leg here!

Thank you!
-T

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On 06/26/2016 04:37 AM, George Shirley wrote:
New Zealand spinach

The crinkly stuff that won't fit well in packing containers
and won't be sold or the flat shippable stuff in the stores?

Does it taste better than the store stuff? Is the oxalic
acid lower?

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On 6/26/2016 4:59 PM, T wrote:
On 06/26/2016 03:42 AM, songbird wrote:
T wrote:
...
Would this work on my devastated radish patch now that I
have the earwigs on the run? Just replant?

the radishes may recover, but yeah, you can
also replant. they sprout and grow quickly,
just not sure how well they will do in the
very hot weather. pick, 'em as soon as they
get big enough, would be my guess.

the daikons here are already a foot high.
nice tap root. :) too hot for me to eat now.
i just like the sprouts.


songbird


Hi Songbird,

You know you guys could really hose me I know so
little about this stuff. Radish tops from the store
are AWFUL. So, I am trusting you are not pulling my
leg here!

Thank you!
-T
I don't thank anyone on here would yank your chain. What's left of us is
pretty serious.

Picking the garden
 

On 6/26/2016 5:01 PM, T wrote:
On 06/26/2016 04:37 AM, George Shirley wrote:
New Zealand spinach

The crinkly stuff that won't fit well in packing containers
and won't be sold or the flat shippable stuff in the stores?

Does it taste better than the store stuff? Is the oxalic
acid lower?
Mostly, if taken fresh. Have no idea of the oxalic acid levels. Just
know it's tasty, seldom dies back in my climate, and that it drops a lot
of seeds. The leaves get about as big as an American quarter so it takes
a lot of picking to make a mess.

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T wrote:
....
You know you guys could really hose me I know so
little about this stuff. Radish tops from the store
are AWFUL. So, I am trusting you are not pulling my
leg here!

i only like the sprouts, first few leaves when
they are very small. i don't even try them when
they get bigger.

the daikon radish i pulled the other day was a
foot tall and had a tap root a foot long. it
was tough and hot. i didn't eat any more of it.
i just grow them to cover a space quickly and to
help break up the soil.


songbird