Winter radish mistakenly sown in spring
I didn't realise that one of the varieties of radish I bought was a winter radish. (I'm not sure even now how large the bulb is supposed to grow, it's called "Red Flesh" and is a Japanese variety.) So I sowed alongside the normal stuff in April, thinned it to 1 to 2 inches, like the normal stuff. It has grown tall, with a thick central stem, is flowering, and is not producing any root bulb volume. Normal radish treated the same way is giving me a crop.
What should I do with this winter radish? Wait? Thin it out to a wider spacing and wait? Cut off the central stem? Pull it all out and throw it away? |
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Winter radish mistakenly sown in spring
On Jun 2, 5:17*pm, echinosum
wrote: kay;925213 Wrote: If it's flowering, you'll not get a root. You could try eating the leaves, and waiting for seed pods and eating them. Or letting the seeds ripen and sow them later at the proper time ;-) But if it's in the way of other possible crops, I'd suggest throwing it out. Thanks. *Throw them out it will be. *I think I still have seed in the packet for sowing later. -- echinosum ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????? |
Winter radish mistakenly sown in spring
"echinosum" wrote in message ... I didn't realise that one of the varieties of radish I bought was a winter radish. (I'm not sure even now how large the bulb is supposed to grow, it's called "Red Flesh" and is a Japanese variety.) So I sowed alongside the normal stuff in April, thinned it to 1 to 2 inches, like the normal stuff. It has grown tall, with a thick central stem, is flowering, and is not producing any root bulb volume. Normal radish treated the same way is giving me a crop. What should I do with this winter radish? Wait? Thin it out to a wider spacing and wait? Cut off the central stem? Pull it all out and throw it away? Eat the leaves, quite tasty chopped up as a stir-fry. Then get rid of it. Sounds like it needs to be sown when it's autumn and cold and wet. I sowed two varieties about 1-1/2 months ago, one was French, and has come to nothing much, because it has been so dry and we were away. The other one was called an 18-day radish or some such, and they look really round and tasty. Going to try one now :-) someone |
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