I am looking for LARGE radish varieties like Daikon. I wouldn't mind trying some other large unusual (ie. not turnips, carrots, beets ...) root veggies. I need some greens in the form of Chinese Cabbage, Napa, Bok Choy or similar. Hearty Kale, too. Seedless Cucumbers Look at my Trade List or email me at bozesimp@htc.net

I assume you want to plant the radishes in late summer or early fall for a cover crop. In your zone the radishes might not winter kill fully and you may wind up with a green crop in spring.....so be warned. I planted my radishes in late August and also about Sept. 10th. Both are doing great. I would say that they need some warm weather to reach best growth. Some of mine are thicker than I wanted, so be warned there and try to get them about 6 inches apart. After seeding you should stir the soil some and roll the ground and unless you get a timely rain, you may need to water it so that you get a fall crop and not a spring germination like someone from Georgia did. I assume you have a crank seeder like the old Cyclone model. Mixing sand with the seed likely is a good idea to thin the radishes out.

I have these 2 recipes but havenÂt tried them. Let us know if you do and what you think! Deanna Radish Salsa 1 T extra virgin olive oil 1 T red wine vinegar 1/8 tsp sugar 1/8 tsp dry mustard dash of salt and fresh ground pepper 1/4 c red radish matchsticks 1/4 c seeded cucumber matchsticks Whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, sugar, mustard salt and pepper in a small bowl. Stir in the radish and cucumber, cover and refrigerate. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Radish Relish 3 cups stemmed radishes 2 large ribs celery 1 large red onion 2 tsp salt 1 cup sugar 1 tbls mustard seed 2 tsp dill seed 1/2 tsp celery seed 1 cup vinegar 2 tbls prepared horseradish Put the radishes, celery and onion through the coarse blade of a grinder, or chop them fiely. Mix with remaining ingredients and allow to stand three hours. Bring to a boil in a large pan and cook ten minutes. Pour into hot jars, leaving half-inch head space. Adjust lids and process 1/2 pints and pints in a boiling water bath for 20 minutes. Â Posted by gardenlad 6b KY (My Page) on Mon, Oct 9, 06 at 11:44 Here you go, guys. The recipe was originally called Rosy Radish Relish. And when made with regular radishes it does have a rosy hue. But I make it with all sorts of radishes, including white daikon, colored Asians, and other winter radishes.

SC, I really don't know for sure but after harvesting some root crops with a little bit of green on top, I did not have any problem. I always cut the green if I see any and the rest is fine. As long as the flavor that you know is still there and you cut the green part, it should be fine. In fact some Oriental radishes that I grew before Green Luobo are long like Daikon but green. Silvia