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Last week, my smallest daughter made a caterpillar out of an egg box from instructions in a craft book, filled the compartments with cotton wool, and we sowed cress seeds into it, using a sachet from a salad multipack from Poundland.

Within a few days the seeds germinated, and now we have a nice long caterpillar filled with seedlings, so she thought she'd have a go at making another one today.  We went to find the cress seeds, only to find that those ones are still sealed, and in fact we had used another lot in the same pack.

We've sprouted a lovely caterpillar full of radishes.  ::)

What do you reckon the chances are of transplating them out of cotton wool into potting compost?  ;D

Not really sure, because they are a 'root crop' they may need the main tap root to grow unhindered - like parsnips and carrots do.

Only one way to find out though (probably best to plant some fresh seed next to the transplants so that if they do die you can point to something else which has started to grow at the same time).

:)

Thanks John.

I've just tried to take one seedling up, and it's well attached to the cotton wool, so definitely a no go there then.  :)

I did taste one though, and it's got quite a ''hot' taste, so now I'm wondering how it would be if I let them grow a bit, chop them down, and then use them in sandwiches, mixed with grated cheese and mayonnaise.  :)

I would leave them there.

If I remember correctly radish are actually swollen stems so not technically a root so they may transplant OK just like beet root.

But they should swell up a bit but they will need a bit of liquid feed for nutrition.

Still fun to do though!

Jerry

Ya daft sod  ;D

They should be fine to use in a sandwich. I occasionally sprout radish seeds in a sprouter for that very purpose! They tend to be much hotter than full-grown radishes, so be sparing.

Quote from: Trixiebelle on March 17, 2006, 13:21:42
Ya daft sod  ;D

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

If that's the daftest thing I do all year, I'll be amazed.  ;D

(I know she loves me really  ;) )