Comments on: Radishes Deserve Respect

By: amy manning

amy manning — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:42:41 +0000

Thanks for the recommendation! I’ve posted a link to my blog article regarding recommendations from other gardeners.

http://amysoddities.blogspot.com/2010/09/seed-varieties-recommended-by-other.html

By: Blair

Blair — Mon, 17 May 2010 02:39:36 +0000

Our 1st graders tried them for the first time from their school garden. I have yet to sow mine, maybe this week!

By: CommaHappy

CommaHappy — Sat, 15 May 2010 04:55:42 +0000

Love the French baguette and radish combo – yum! I always seem to crowd the radishes too much and don’t thin them enough…so they end up tiny and stunted. I’ll try to do better this year.
@Sarah – I have issues with slugs too – little nibbles out of all the leaves.

By: Willi

Willi — Fri, 14 May 2010 01:13:05 +0000

Gardener on Sherlock Street–Radishes are definitely my go-to filler, but I also like to sow dill, basil, lettuces, and arugula in little patches around the garden. It makes things look full and gives me a more consistent harvest!

Denise–Crimson Giant! Love the sound of that variety, I’ll have to give it a try. I’m going to plant ‘Easter Egg II’ tomorrow. It has lovely red, pink, white, and purple roots.

Amanda–Thanks so much for that link. I never would have thought of roasting radishes! Definitely adding that to my must try recipe list.

GardenMentor–Eww! I will have to give you some radishes!

Heidi H–The pods are awesome. PIck them just after they form, they get kind of tough the longer they are on the plant.

Shannon–You are too nice! I’m so glad you enjoy DigginFood. I really love putting together every post.

Sara–The name does say it all. Love your blog btw!

Sarah–Sorry about the slugs. In my garden they are really attracted to the tops of radishes when they push out of the ground. I’ve found hilling soil back around the tops really helps slugs from munching on them.

By: sarah

sarah — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:32:01 +0000

I love them too. Yours are beautiful. Mine are not so. Slugs. Tiny tiny slugs have eaten them away.

So I have decided to keep a few in the garden as slug bait to lure them away from the lettuce. poor radish.

http://blakeislandblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/radishes-in-garden.html
.-= sarah´s last blog ..keeping busy =-.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 13 May 2010 11:58:15 +0000

The name says it all. Thanks for the radish love.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:29:02 +0000

Oh Willi – you make me smile! I love this blog about radishes and the one about violas and about 142 others! Thanks for enjoying life and not stressing too much.

By: heidih

heidih — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:00:52 +0000

I am late to the radish party but catching up. Somewhere I read how quickly they grow so I did a test row in preparation for giving a budding gardener (4 year old girl) some seeds. Wow! Even if I did not like the root I would grow them for the tops. I love all greens so this is a quick, compact and really flavorful find. And I did not know about the seed pods. Can’t wait.

By: gardenmentor

gardenmentor — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:37:50 +0000

I adore radishes. Last year ours were as sweet and juicy as a cucumber. This year, well, we’ve had a radish maggot infestation. Ironically, I just did a write up on that issue on my blog with video of the problem as well at gardenhelp.org. Enjoy yours — way better to grow your own than pay $3.50 for about 6 of them, with greens, at the farmer’s market!
.-= gardenmentor´s last blog ..Radish Maggots – Getting to the Root of the Problem =-.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:15:53 +0000

Yesterday I read an article in the New York Times about roasting radishes: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/dining/12appe.html . It sounded like a great idea! Between that and your glowing recommendation, I think I just might have to throw a few in the garden this year. How can you go wrong with a quick and easy crop with edible roots, greens, and seed pods? Thanks!