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Radishes have flowers?
On 07/02/2017 10:19 PM, songbird wrote:
T wrote: Hi All, Several on my radishes have developed 12 to 18" stocks with white flowers on the ends. (No they are not weeds, I matched all their leaves to the other radishes next to them.) Do I need to cut them off as I do scapes? Any words of wisdom? what's wrong with free radish seeds? gives the bees and other insects something to feed upon. let them ripen, harvest and plant again... also, consider it free organic material. do you need that space for another crop? if no, let it ride. songbird Okay, but I want to eat the radishes. Let some seed? Eat the rest? Why are they seeding so quick? There is no sign of a radish under them yet. |
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Radishes have flowers?
On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 00:07:24 -0700, T wrote:
On 07/02/2017 10:19 PM, songbird wrote: T wrote: Hi All, Several on my radishes have developed 12 to 18" stocks with white flowers on the ends. (No they are not weeds, I matched all their leaves to the other radishes next to them.) Do I need to cut them off as I do scapes? Any words of wisdom? what's wrong with free radish seeds? gives the bees and other insects something to feed upon. let them ripen, harvest and plant again... also, consider it free organic material. do you need that space for another crop? if no, let it ride. songbird Okay, but I want to eat the radishes. Let some seed? Eat the rest? Why are they seeding so quick? There is no sign of a radish under them yet. Some radishes never set a good eating root. I usually pull them and use them for compost. Some folks like the leaves and they can add some tang to salads. It is easy to recognize the bum ones by feeling just below the surface while you are harvesting the ones that are setting a good root. And some will bolt fast - happens. I have usually found that temperature-excessive heat - can push some over the edge. The nice thing is that radish seed is about as cheap as it gets, keeps viability for years is stored cool and dry and you can have repeated crops during the season for pennies. We've just planted a 3rd crop here in NJ. Basically, I buy radish seed (or most of my seeds, actually) at end of season and store them. I do keep pepper and tomato seeds from fruits I grow and at the end of the season, I let these fruits ripen and drop naturally. I have dozens and dozens of volunteers that come up the next spring and get pretty terrific results and a few surprises that way, too. I've one type of cherry tomato - it is a small globe with a pointy end and wondrous flavor, that has grown as a volunteer in my garden for well over a decade. I do keep aside some seed just in case, but volunteers, root cuttings, accidental crosses can be a real delight for the gardener if one has time for them. |
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Radishes have flowers?
T wrote:
.... Okay, but I want to eat the radishes. Let some seed? Eat the rest? replant and use a shade cloth, but i suspect it may just be too hot now for them. try a few seeds/pods. i recall they are sorta peppery. i don't grow them here as we don't eat them, but i do grow the daikon radishes instead. which i also don't eat, but i like the sprouts and as a cover crop and to help bust a root down through the clay. i have a nice crop of seeds ripening now. Why are they seeding so quick? There is no sign of a radish under them yet. some bolt from the heat. they are more of a cool weather crop like most plants from that family. songbird |
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