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Post by Wrennie on Jun 16, 2010 12:31:19 GMT -6
I had a gorgeous row of radish TOPS, pulled 'em up and there were NO radishes!  Which nutrient am I missing if the root isnt forming?  Well, there was one.  'Bout the size of a pea. Caint make a pot of soup with that!! (  )  |
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Post by digger48 on Jun 16, 2010 12:56:39 GMT -6
Could be too much nitrogen. Lush green tops and no fruit.
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Post by Wrennie on Jun 16, 2010 13:07:43 GMT -6
Thats what I thought. Plenty of nitrogen. But what am I missing? And how do I add it organically?
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Post by Rita on Jun 16, 2010 15:48:53 GMT -6
I use fish emoltion for everything .. but what greens do you have near your radish's are you tossing pulled weeds on them or blood meal ect ? that would add extra N?
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Post by spuds on Jun 16, 2010 16:06:59 GMT -6
My guess? Too much nitrogen.
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Post by jerseycub on Jun 16, 2010 20:25:28 GMT -6
Potash !!! N P K Bulb health = K
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Post by jack on Jun 17, 2010 2:57:10 GMT -6
Gidday
Ditto to what Jersey Cub said.
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Post by mogarden on Jun 17, 2010 5:21:11 GMT -6
I have found more than once that the "days to maturity" for radishes on the packet was just plain wrong. I suspect the weather might have something to do with it, but fertility is a possibility too. I let them go another week and check them again, then another. You don't have to pull them all up to see if they're making roots.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jun 17, 2010 5:45:25 GMT -6
I had a gorgeous row of radish TOPS, pulled 'em up and there were NO radishes! Which nutrient am I missing if the root isnt forming? Well, there was one. 'Bout the size of a pea. Caint make a pot of soup with that!! ( ) planting depth and spacing is crucial... what variety were they? We have tried to grow the "watermelom" radish three years in a row...same thing all tops...while older types like French breakfast and Cherry belle...do great...in the same area... The neighbor feller tried watermelon radish this year...same thing.. so it may be varietal |
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Post by jerseycub on Jun 17, 2010 5:55:16 GMT -6
Yes as Phil says that is another thing to consider, but the answer I was giving you was what I thought you wanted to know about soil nutrients that are responsible for different plants needs. Along the lines of what Phil is saying. I found that generally the cheapest seeds grow the best radishes, you know the ones that you find on the rack at most Kmarts.  Oh ya planting depth. Rake the bed throw the seed on the bed cover with a light coating of well rotted compost and who la. That's what I do and the radishes are up in a day or so and the bulbs seam to develop pretty well. |
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Post by cottonpicker on Jun 20, 2010 9:23:11 GMT -6
wrennie.... same thing happened to me once and I found I had planted the radishes too closely. Wider spacing took care of that. Hope you ate the radish greens.... we do! My wife (Chinese..Cantonese) stir fries them. Delish.
LarryD
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Post by jerseycub on Jun 20, 2010 9:58:00 GMT -6
wrennie.... same thing happened to me once and I found I had planted the radishes too closely. Wider spacing took care of that. Hope you ate the radish greens.... we do! My wife (Chinese..Cantonese) stir fries them. Delish. LarryD Good point Larry!  you do have to thin them down a bit as you would carrots,turnips,and any other vegetable started from seed. Sure does seam a shame though when they are all growing so well. |
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Post by Wrennie on Jun 20, 2010 14:43:16 GMT -6
Never heard of cooking them so I fed them to the worms. Next time I know. What does she stir fry them with? Some were close JC other spaced well, didn't seem to matter. |
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Post by jerseycub on Jun 20, 2010 18:24:21 GMT -6
Never heard of cooking them so I fed them to the worms. Next time I know. What does she stir fry them with? Some were close JC other spaced well, didn't seem to matter. Wrennie: I would try a different verity. |
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Post by bscamo on Jun 20, 2010 21:29:16 GMT -6
With radishes , thinning can be important......I've also enjoyed "radish greens addition" to salads.....on occasion....after I've thinned....better something than nothing......  My volunteer radishes bombed out this year........with all that's been happening here , I forgot to weed & water them......Brain flatulence is not good for production..... |
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Post by digger48 on Jun 21, 2010 20:41:20 GMT -6
This is one of our German Giants, we also like Champion.Both do well with our climate.  |
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Post by cottonpicker on Jun 22, 2010 5:40:51 GMT -6
wrennie asked...above.... about stir-frying radish tops. My wife saute`s them in olive oil with a little dab of crushed garlic, salt & pepper. She sometimes throws them into our "soup pot' with other "greens" & chicken broth.....OR, the tender thinnings are sometimes mixed with other regular salad greens.
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Post by spuds on Jun 22, 2010 8:50:19 GMT -6
NICE!
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Post by Wrennie on Jun 23, 2010 5:07:09 GMT -6
As for variety, but i grew them out of the same pack last year and got nice radish roots. In a different bed tho. My lettuce in this bed is doing great. The peppers are a bit yellowish, I may move them to blacker ground before I lose them. |
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Which nutrient am I missing if the root isnt forming? 
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