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Title: Radishes
Post by: Vony on July 23, 2013, 05:55:37

Hot radishes.? My father used to grow them on his allotment and they were really hot. I think they were longer in shape, half white and half red. This week with salad, the red ones are virtual]y tasteless. Are the hot ones not grown commercially any more.  :sad10:

Title: Re: Radishes
Post by: antipodes on July 23, 2013, 16:46:08

You might like to grow Black radish - this is often grown here in France, and is very winter hardy so is popular in autumn and winter. It produces a large black coloured root a little like an elongated turnip, and has nice hot flesh which is great grated up, or even very thinly sliced.

For normal radish, I think the hotness has something to do with the amount of water they get?

Title: Re: Radishes
Post by: Vony on July 23, 2013, 16:47:37

Mant thanks Vony.

Title: Re: Radishes
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on July 31, 2013, 19:23:01

Does anyone know what size to harvest rat-tailed radishes at? I've been told 5-6mm, is that right?

Title: Re: Radishes
Post by: saddad on August 13, 2013, 17:55:23

I used to get them at little finger length...  :wave:

Title: Re: Radishes
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on August 20, 2013, 20:08:47

I'm not sure mine are going to get that long, but maybe I should let them grow a bit bigger.

Title: Re: Radishes
Post by: claybasket on August 22, 2013, 09:13:34

Can you do anything else with radishes ? cook them ? mine are very hot and I find I can't eat them raw!

Title: Re: Radishes
Post by: saddad on September 03, 2013, 16:16:29

The winter radish are very hot and big enough to cook... once heated they are a bit like turnip...  :wave: