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

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

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?

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.

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

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.

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