Just dug the horseradish for the first time

 

Interestingly, some of the biggest roots ran laterally from the
crowns for about a foot before turning down (just begging to be cut
by the shovel.)

Is it best to replant the crowns (that's how I got my starts; from
the cut up crown of a supermarket root) or do I throw them away and
replant small roots?  Or just let the stuff come back from whatever
broke off in the ground?

Thanks,
Bob

Hmmm, the power just went out...  Glad my cable modem is on a UPS.

 



Don't do anything but dig up everything you need (or can find).
There will _always_ be enough small pieces to grow new roots.
When you buy horseradish from nurseries, you get a bundle of the small
lateral roots to plant as root cuttings.

What's the difference between true love and horseradish?

Horseradish is forever!


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G

 

On 4/2/2010 2:52 PM, Gary Woods wrote:

Rather than grind up all of it and have it go stale on me, I assume I
can freeze big pieces to thaw whenever I want fresh HR?

Bob

 



 Some root vegs will do just find ignored and you can take a piece when
you want.  I'll look for copicing root vegetables.

Lets see.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppicing

http://www.slideshare.net/ethanappleseed/permaculture-for-farmers-2009

http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-grow-horseradish/index.html

--
   Bill   Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA
 "I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful
 and rich an expression of life as growth"  Henry Miller

 

On 4/2/2010 3:39 PM, zxcvbob wrote:

I used to let horseradish grow back from the small roots left in the
ground.  Horseradish is said to be evasive but apparently I lost mine
due to damn deer that eat everything - not roots but crown.