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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: manicscousers on August 01, 2009, 18:44:59

Title: purple radish
Post by: manicscousers on August 01, 2009, 18:44:59: got the seeds free, wow, they're a bit fierce, more like a winter one..cook up well ;D
Title: Re: purple radish
Post by: Georgie on August 01, 2009, 19:19:19: Quote from: manicscousers on August 01, 2009, 18:44:59
got the seeds free, wow, they're a bit fierce, more like a winter one..cook up well ;D

Oooh! I only sowed mine last week - how long did they take to get to that size?

G x
Title: Re: purple radish
Post by: manicscousers on August 01, 2009, 19:21:23: about 4 weeks, georgie, v peppery, wonder if they're less strong if they're small..they're growing very quickly with all the rain and are not eaten as much by the slugs :)
I'm going to sow some later for winter ;D
Title: Re: purple radish
Post by: Sholls on August 01, 2009, 19:28:12: Manics, is that these guys (http://www.mr-fothergills.co.uk/catalogue/product/2133-1/)?

I bought seed, but I know they were free with a mag just over a month ago. I've been cooking & currying them from about three weeks post sowing. 8)
Title: Re: purple radish
Post by: manicscousers on August 01, 2009, 19:32:45: the write up is the same, can't see me eating them with a pint, though ;D
brill in a stir fry
Title: Re: purple radish
Post by: Georgie on August 01, 2009, 19:42:14: Quote from: manicscousers on August 01, 2009, 19:21:23
about 4 weeks, georgie, v peppery, wonder if they're less strong if they're small..they're growing very quickly with all the rain and are not eaten as much by the slugs :)
I'm going to sow some later for winter ;D

Excellent, I can't wait! ;D

G x
Title: Re: purple radish
Post by: saddad on August 01, 2009, 19:46:56: We have some pod radish which are better with a beer, you can sit on our pew on the Open day manics... with a beer and a pod radish... (in the rain!) ::)
Title: Re: purple radish
Post by: Sholls on August 01, 2009, 20:00:12: Quote from: manicscousers on August 01, 2009, 19:32:45
the write up is the same, can't see me eating them with a pint, though ;D
brill in a stir fry

Too be honest, if I tried to eat mine in a public place I'd probably be arrested; they're three to four inches across. :D Mine are confined to a pot, I dread to think what size they'd grow to in open ground!

I've eaten the great big pickled German 'crisps' and they are delish, I really should dust off the mandolin & find some decent pickling recipes. ;)
Title: Re: purple radish
Post by: grannyjanny on August 01, 2009, 20:12:50: Saddad you're having an open day. Now there's a surprise. You should have told us ;D ;D ;D.
Title: Re: purple radish
Post by: 1066 on August 02, 2009, 11:55:18: They look great!
But I also love the stickers on the table ;D
Title: Re: purple radish
Post by: manicscousers on August 02, 2009, 15:55:16: Quote from: 1066 on August 02, 2009, 11:55:18
They look great!
But I also love the stickers on the table ;D
ah, well, it's the top of the generator ;D
Title: Re: purple radish
Post by: 1066 on August 03, 2009, 06:39:56: Quote from: manicscousers on August 02, 2009, 15:55:16
Quote from: 1066 on August 02, 2009, 11:55:18
They look great!
But I also love the stickers on the table ;D
ah, well, it's the top of the generator ;D

;D