Sprouted radishes

I planted some radish seeds on sunday, and they've already sprouted!

It's just mad how fast some plants grow.

Useful though, because I can use them as a way to practice growing a type of plant a few times -- iteratively learning from my mistakes -- in a single growing season.

Posted in: s/farming

🔭 TheSpoonCarver

2023-06-07 · 11 months ago · 👍 drh3xx, tildebeast, gemalaya

7 Comments ↓

🐐 satch [mod] · 2023-06-08 at 19:58:

I ate radishes for lunch today - they were amazing! I like to cut them up with some salt and olive oil.

It’s true that they do grow fast. Sometimes it’s hard to catch them before the inside gets pithy.

🔭 TheSpoonCarver [OP] · 2023-06-08 at 20:30:

I shall have try that! When I buy them, I usually pickle them, but that seems like a shame for homegrown ones

🐝 tildebeast · 2023-06-15 at 11:27:

If you have to thin them, you can use the 'cancelled' plants from the greens to the little red proto-radish as salad greens, or as a slightly spicy addition to a stir-fry, a minute or so before you finish cooking...

🔭 TheSpoonCarver [OP] · 2023-06-15 at 20:36:

I tried that with the first batch I grew, but the greens were very fiborous. Maybe they're only good when the greens are new growth?

🚀 stack · 2023-06-15 at 20:51:

I've been sprouting all kinds of seeds and just eating the sprouts! It's amazing how a couple of tablespoons of seeds fills up a jar with deliciouslness in 5 days or so.

🔭 TheSpoonCarver [OP] · 2023-06-15 at 21:13:

Cooking and eating young sprouts is also something I'd like to try more of

Hundred rabbits have a pretty comprehensive guide

— gemini.circumlunar.space/users/hundredrabbits/sprouting.gmi

😺 gemalaya · 2023-08-17 at 19:34:

Radish grows fast, it's a great crop for beginners, you can plant them almost all year long and they require little care. Plus they contain enzymes that help the body detoxify from toxins.