[UFO Chicago] Horseradish for those who want it

[Young, Darren]

I've been growing horseradish, inside and outside the greenhouse for years. To propagate, cut "slips" of the parent tuber and place them in a flat of soil. Keep it moist, but not wet, and in 4-6 weeks you'll have a transplant. A south facing window is good as it'll keep the soil warm. I've even done it on top of the fridge.

It is almost invasive in our growing zone, I highly recommend putting it in a container... A BIG one is best. There's no need to "over winter" the container, the plant will survive winter on the moon. I got my starts from my mother's garden who got hers from my great grandparents farm.

By the way: you can start cold hardy veggies now for transplant in mid-April. Think lettuce, spinach, kale, cabbage, celeriac, mustards. Those are all tanks when hardened off.

-----Original Message-----
From: ufo-bounces at ufo.chicago.il.us [mailto:ufo-bounces at ufo.chicago.il.us] On Behalf Of Carl Karsten
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 4:12 PM
To: Brian Sobolak
Cc: ufo at ufo.chicago.il.us
Subject: Re: [UFO Chicago] Horseradish for those who want it

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:38 PM, Brian Sobolak <brian at planetshwoop.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone --
>
> With the nice weather today, we've been thinking about gardening.
>
> I grew horseradish last year, and have lots and lots of shoots to 
> share with anyone who wants them.  Growing horseradish is about the 
> simplest thing possible as it is basically a pretty tough weed that tastes good.
> (It doesn't spread, but once in the ground it is pretty hard to get 
> rid
> of.)
>
> I'm happy to share shoots with anyone who would like one. Just email 
> me and I'll bring it to the next meeting or we can find another 
> time/place to meet.


I am up for a shoot.  I am hoping to build a vertical garden along my fence.  amaxingly hardy sounds ideal.

I can do feb28.  Then I am off to PyCon for about 3 weeks to bang out about 200 videos.

ps  thanks Jay


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Carl K
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