are you radish experienced?

[digitS']

Just before I headed into the house for a lunch that included pole beans and bacon, I was having a "fresh" salad in the garden. Grazing, you know . . .

If you planted radish in the spring (maybe a little late in the spring since this is mid-September) and you have left some plants to go to seed - - be sure to check the seed pods for tenderness. If they are a nice clear green, smooth, and still a couple weeks away from maturing seed, pop one in your mouth!

A tender radish seed pod has the flavor of the root, without any pithiness. They are very tasty raw and real good in a stir-fry.

I have a few plants that are just past this stage in the garden. They've got plenty of tender seed pods.

Steve

 

[jen4]

Cool... dont have any though

 

[Greenthumb18]

Yep me too, dont have any but i'am planning on a fall crop on radish dont think they go to seed by that time.

 

[HiDelight]

I am going to try these thanks for the idea!

 

[Hattie the Hen]

The Chinese grow a radish just for the pods -- I think it's called " Rat's Tail" which is longer than the usual pod, for use in stir-fries.

http://rareseeds.com/seeds/Radish/Rats-Tail

http://www.seedlibrary.org/catalog/?exchange=miscellaneous&seed=rats_tail_radish

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=...esult&ct=result&resnum=4#v=onepage&q=&f=false

This book by Joy Larkcom is one of the best books on Oriental vegetables that I have ever read & is the result of her having gone to live in China with her family so she could travel & research & eat the veg. If you can get hold of a copy you should !You wont regret it.

*********You can actually read this book on this site if you have great eyesight.....!!

:rose Hattie :rose

 

[digitS']

I think the Joy Larkcom is well worth the reading, Hattie. There's a world of Asian veggies out there for us, if'n we will just step out there into it .

I'm not the greatest fan of radish roots. They really need to be "toned down" between 2 slices of buttered bread to make me happy. But then again, I'm not much of a salad eater. I think lettuce should be between 2 slices of bread, also ! Or, I'm very happy with a head of leafy lettuce thrown into a hot pan of crumbled bacon and tossed around for just a minute.

Really, most vegetables are good like that - in a pan with the bacon. Or, assemble the ingredients for a salad dressing . . . starting with the oil, put that in a hot pan. After the oil comes the veggies, then the vinegar and spices and maybe a splash of water . . . oops - what happened to the salad? You"ve got a stir-fry !

The radish in the picture is from Russia. You may be able to see - It doesn't have hairy leaves. This is true with a number of daikon-type Asian radishes. I don't grow those because I'm not that interested in large roots . . . And, I'm told that the hairy-leaf radishes cook up just fine, anyway. With the radish, the entire plant is edible, even the flowers .

Steve

 

[obsessed]

I just planted some chinese read meats from Baker Creek. I am so excited.

 

[vfem]

I wish I knew this over the summer when I let me radish bolt. I've since pulled them and collected the seed already! Darn it!

 

[digitS']

Sprouts !

China Rose :rose

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