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Daikon Radish going to seed

Last post by bower « Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:16 pm
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by Tallylassie » Sun Mar 02, 2025 3:23 am

This is my first time growing daikon radish to break up my compacted clay soil. Seed heads are forming already. Should I let these go to seed or will it create more problems?...

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Last post by bower
Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:16 pm
carrots in egg cartons

Last post by JRinPA « Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:57 pm
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by JRinPA » Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:41 pm
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This one really impressed me...starts seeds on heat and wet paper towels until they sprout. Then take egg carton, poke a hole through the bottom, fill with 1/2 potting soil...
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Last post by JRinPA
Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:57 pm
Sweetest and or easiest carrots

Last post by worth1 « Sun Feb 16, 2025 6:10 pm
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by Ginger2778 » Tue Dec 31, 2019 7:58 am
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What are the sweetest carrots? Which are the best tasting even if not sweet, in your opinion.
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Last post by worth1
Sun Feb 16, 2025 6:10 pm
The Pink Turnip

Last post by GoDawgs « Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:35 am
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by GoDawgs » Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:04 am

One of my garden toys this year is Asuka Akane turnip, one from Japan that looks like a pink carrot, has a really mild flavor and a pretty interior when sliced.

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Last post by GoDawgs
Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:35 am
Mild & speedy radishes?

Last post by Shule « Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:45 pm
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by Seven Bends » Sun Jan 16, 2022 1:39 pm
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It's snowing here. Does anyone feel like talking about radishes?

Personally I can't stand them, but my mom loves them, so we grow them for her. What's your favorite mild and...
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Last post by Shule
Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:45 pm
so, i can save carrot seeds

Last post by Hornad « Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:53 pm
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by rxkeith » Mon Sep 12, 2022 6:42 pm

i had never saved carrot seeds before, so this year i left a row of carrots in the ground that were a late season planting,
just to see if they would grow to a decent size....

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Last post by Hornad
Wed Jan 10, 2024 4:53 pm
What are your carrot growing tips?

Last post by loulac « Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:09 pm
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by ponyexpress » Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:29 am
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I’m a relative novice at growing carrots so I’m looking for advice from you veteran growers. Here is a picture of my carrot bed.

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Last post by loulac
Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:09 pm
Another Seedling Daikon Radish

Last post by GoDawgs « Tue Nov 22, 2022 7:38 am
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by GoDawgs » Sun Nov 20, 2022 5:04 pm

Today I pulled another of those seedling daikon radishes grown from seed collected from an F1 hybrid this past spring. These seem to be pretty round. I'm more used to the...

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Last post by GoDawgs
Tue Nov 22, 2022 7:38 am
is there a warm weather radish?

Last post by Tormahto « Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:13 am
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by jbclem » Sat Jul 16, 2022 2:35 am

I've been trying to grow common red radishes(french breakfast, cherry, white icicle) in containers in the warm/hot S.Calif spring and summer weather. I've used shade cloth...

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Last post by Tormahto
Sat Jul 16, 2022 8:13 am
De 18 Jours radishes

Last post by Shule « Fri May 27, 2022 12:22 am
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by Shule » Thu May 26, 2022 11:34 pm

I'm growing De 18 Jours radishes. They're supposed to take eighteen days until they're ready. They were a bit later for me, but still early. I'm growing them in 18-gallon...

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Last post by Shule
Fri May 27, 2022 12:22 am
Where did I go wrong?

Last post by brownrexx « Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:10 am
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by Spike » Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:25 pm

I planted several different types of carrots. I grow carrots in tubs because of our clay mud aka garden dirt. Every year I get beautiful carrots. The only thing I did...

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Last post by brownrexx
Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:10 am
where to buy fresh carrot seeds?

Last post by bower « Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:35 pm
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by jbclem » Wed Dec 16, 2020 3:02 am

I've had trouble with carrot seeds and low germination %. Even some that were only a year old. Are there any seed vendors that are know for having fresh seed?

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Last post by bower
Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:35 pm
Mike's sweet potatoes

Last post by eyegrotom « Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:29 pm
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by eyegrotom » Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:28 pm

This is my first time growing sweet potatoes. So I was curious how they were doing, I decided to harvest my smallest container with only one slip in it
This is what I got...

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Last post by eyegrotom
Sat Oct 03, 2020 1:29 pm
What about some tips for parsnips?

Last post by rossomendblot « Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:02 pm
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by ponyexpress » Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:07 am

This is my third attempt at growing parsnips. Finally got successful germination. This time I filled it with soil but put a 2” layer of potting soil on top. Watered it and...

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Last post by rossomendblot
Thu Jul 30, 2020 5:02 pm
I threw away the best part of a plant for years.

Last post by GoDawgs « Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:35 am
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by TomHillbilly » Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:24 pm

Its never to late to learn something new. I'm kinda embarrassed to tell this, because it displays my ignorance. Not everyone likes rutabagas, I happen to be one that does....

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Last post by GoDawgs
Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:35 am
Sweet Potato

Last post by brownrexx « Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:22 am
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by SQWIB » Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:15 am

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Yay my first real post, this is actually a test post to get familiar with the site. Got everything covered, photos, video, hyperlinks, HTML.

November 3rd, 2019...

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Last post by brownrexx
Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:22 am
Pulled more carrots today

Last post by PlainJane « Mon Mar 30, 2020 1:28 pm
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by GoDawgs » Sun Mar 29, 2020 4:35 pm

Fall-planted carrots. This year they were in a bed near the top of the garden and have done well. Last fall they got planted in a bed near the bottom end of the garden and...

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Last post by PlainJane
Mon Mar 30, 2020 1:28 pm
When to harvest already-mature horseradish

Last post by Growing Coastal « Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:50 am
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by Shule » Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:31 pm

Assuming you already have mature plants, and that you have plants to spare, can you harvest horseradish roots any time of year, or do you have to do it in the fall as per the...

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Last post by Growing Coastal
Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:50 am
how do you store carrot seeds for a couple of seasons?

Last post by bower « Sun Mar 01, 2020 12:27 pm
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by bower » Thu Feb 27, 2020 7:36 am

Fridge? Freezer? Special handling or tips?

I had a crop failure of carrots last year - I was not the only one, so weather conditions played a part. But I also was using...

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Last post by bower
Sun Mar 01, 2020 12:27 pm
jicama

Last post by worth1 « Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:36 am
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by Clkeiper » Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:19 am

anybody in the North grow Jicama? this is my favorite new vegetable and I am wondering how hard it is to grow? I know its a long crop, but its it difficult?

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Last post by worth1
Wed Feb 26, 2020 10:36 am
Long Carrots

Last post by PhilaGardener « Sat Jan 11, 2020 5:45 pm
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by Paquebot » Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:50 pm

Always great to look through seed catalogs and see carrot varieties which are pencil-straight and 10 to 12 long. Most can only dream of getting anything near that and yet I...

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Sat Jan 11, 2020 5:45 pm

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