2024 garden thread

[basstracker89]

Just harvested my first ever wasabi radishes! Planted a few early to give them a try- sounded interesting. This guy is a hoss. Watch there for size comparison View attachment 7269943

WOW

 

[Just1more]

Just harvested my first ever wasabi radishes! Planted a few early to give them a try- sounded interesting. This guy is a hoss. Watch there for size comparison View attachment 7269943

Never had one. Give us an update once you try it.

 

[Whodunnit]

Never had one. Give us an update once you try it.

Will do

 

[Just1more]

Will do

We only have red radishes and black radishes. lol

 

[Whodunnit]

I love horseradish/wasabi, so these called to me. Grew Avajarski peppers last year and really liked them too. Great for stuffing. I love trying new things directly from the garden

 

[GUNBRAND.COM]

Just harvested my first ever wasabi radishes! Planted a few early to give them a try- sounded interesting. This guy is a hoss. Watch there for size comparison View attachment 7269943

We grew some last fall. Thought they were pretty good. Definitely not as much zing as I'd hoped

 

[Whodunnit]

We grew some last fall. Thought they were pretty good. Definitely not as much zing as I'd hoped

Did you allow flowers to form before harvesting, or pluck them off as they formed? I wasn’t sure, so I did half, half. Also, how did you prepare them?

 

[WinstonSmith]

We grew some last fall. Thought they were pretty good. Definitely not as much zing as I'd hoped

I wonder if you can treat them like hot peppers and stress out the plants by messing with the water schedule to alter "zing" level.

 

[Whodunnit]

I wonder if you can treat them like hot peppers and stress out the plants by messing with the water schedule to alter "zing" level.

That’s a really good suggestion. I’ve done that with my lemon jalapeños, and it definitely impacts flavor

 

[GUNBRAND.COM]

Did you allow flowers to form before harvesting, or pluck them off as they formed? I wasn’t sure, so I did half, half. Also, how did you prepare them?

I pulled them all before flowering. I would think they would be like garlic where you want to cut the flower early. You get bigger garlic when the plant doesn’t waste energy producing a flower.