A mixed collection suitable for Burns Night....
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/Roots107.jpg)
Late sown Autumn King Carrots (under fleece) Swede also sown end Sept, and some Winter Radish... Black Spanish Round... all dug up last Sunday and very nice they were too!
As ever I´m impressed!! :D
Do you grow winter radish Biscombe? as they are called "Spanish" there used to be a black spanish long.... ie carrot shaped but I haven't seen them around recently!
No not tried it, tell me more! looks good! is it tasty in salads too??
got Weiner Runder Kohlschwarzer from real seeds but not got round to sowing it
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/turnips.html
They have the classic radish hotness if used raw... I grate them into winter salads of Endive, Chicory, rocket from the greenhouse and anything else I can get hold of! But they loose the heat on cooking and taste like Turnip...
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Sound great! whas the full name? will have to look out for seeds!
Fair warms the cockles dad, fresh veg in January! 8) Great pic :)
Quote from: Biscombe on January 20, 2007, 18:22:34
got Weiner Runder Kohlschwarzer from real seeds but not got round to sowing it
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/turnips.html
I got those from realseeds too Biscombe, after seeing EJ's account and pics of hers on the forum - won't be sowing until late summer for overwintering, but will be asking for recipe tips then! Those carrots are superb too saddad *sigh* when did you sow them? Outdoors or in the g'house under fleece please? ;D
Very impressed! If I get that amount for the whole season I'll be chuffed to bits! Congrats to you x
The Winter Radish are Black Spanish Round (BSLong used to be available as well) there are some pretty pink skinned varieties like Pasque (HDRA) and even a pink fleshed one around Biscombe...
SS they were outdoors sown at the very end of Sept.. carrots Swede and radish! All straight into the soil but the carrots were fleeced...
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Cheers Saddad! will get looking for seeds! have to try.....dont want to miss out!
Ooooo, lovely Saddad. I love my winter black radish - can't remeber variety, but mind are longer, more like the white mooli. They are great cooked as they don't disintegrate, even after long cooking. Also they stay in the ground all winter long, only coming up when you need them. A nice alternative to parsnips. For me they have been great as my swedes totally failed and my late sowing or turnips were frazzled off in the late summer sun. These have certainly filled a welcome gap. I probably have a dozen carrots left which will come home next week.
Very jealous - I still haven't managed to grow a single decent sized carrot :'( :'(
Stick with it Vee, took me a few tries, now they come out as monsters ...
Derek :)
As they say stick with it Vee we were here 12 years before we got any carrots worth eating!
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Just brought in another couple of handfuls of carrots! Oh just sent me out in the dark... had forgotten to order Endive and rocket! So back I went torch in hand...
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