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Post by littleminnie on Nov 6, 2013 19:34:19 GMT -5
I'm doing a trade for horseradish only I don't know where I am putting it. I know it spreads.
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Post by steev on Nov 6, 2013 20:20:24 GMT -5
If you plant it in 5-gallon plastic pots sunk in the ground, you might avoid it spreading, besides finding it easy to lift and harvest.
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Post by littleminnie on Nov 6, 2013 21:04:38 GMT -5
I have those!
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Post by rowan on Nov 6, 2013 21:53:21 GMT -5
Spreads is an understatement. Every time you look at it there are new shoots popping up another metre away, soon it is all over your garden, lol.
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Post by steev on Nov 6, 2013 23:27:45 GMT -5
I've not had that problem, though I know it's common knowledge. Actually, mine's been on the farm ~6 years; this is the first year it's really looking robust. Maybe I have pony-radish.
I'd note that I have 8 artichoke cultivars to go out next year; I'm considering setting them out in 5-gallon pots for gopher deterrent, seems to me less trouble than wiring a trench.
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Post by billw on Nov 7, 2013 1:02:17 GMT -5
The only things that spreads more aggressively here are sunchokes and bindweed.
I'm not sure a 5 gallon container is enough for horseradish - those plants have a big root system. I'd think something like a half-barrel would be more suitable, but I haven't tried it, so that's just a guess.
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Post by trixtrax on Nov 7, 2013 1:11:31 GMT -5
Mine has always stayed in clusters around the mother plant. I think what really gets it going, just like comfrey, is when that rototiller gets in there and causes entropy  |
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Post by billw on Nov 7, 2013 2:08:04 GMT -5
I'm all about the entropy. |
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Post by richardw on Nov 7, 2013 3:15:35 GMT -5
Grow horseradish in old disused steel baths sat up on lengths of timber so the plug hole is off the ground,i grow mint in them and find them ideal
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Post by steev on Nov 7, 2013 3:26:05 GMT -5
Oooh; I'm so not about letting the plants think they're on their own, for fear they'le make bad choices. Angry, resentful carrots?; I'm sure that's not what we need, for example.
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Post by MikeH on Nov 7, 2013 5:15:28 GMT -5
We've moved ours out into the woods. It's not a stealth crop. Seems to be quite happy in a wet, deep shade location. And we've just stuck some in a very sunny location in our new meadow. It doesn't bother me if it spreads when we arm wrestle it for some roots.
On the other hand, the remains of some that got into our raised beds through the drainage holes in a pot are slowly being eradicated. We drilled the remaining roots and used a syringe to inject Roundup. I hate using the stuff but unrestrained horseradish in a rich raised bed is a very bad idea.
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Nov 7, 2013 11:14:09 GMT -5
I've definitely got pony-radish at my place too. It just sits were it was originally planted. Not really growing much and not dying. Just sorta surviving.
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Post by littleminnie on Nov 7, 2013 11:28:26 GMT -5
Ah jeez. Decisions
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Post by richardw on Nov 7, 2013 13:22:06 GMT -5
On the other hand, the remains of some that got into our raised beds through the drainage holes in a pot are slowly being eradicated. We drilled the remaining roots and used a syringe to inject Roundup. I hate using the stuff but unrestrained horseradish in a rich raised bed is a very bad idea. Back when i learnt just how invasive horseradish was i had the stuff popping up over a large area of my driveway,i found table salt was good for killing out |
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Post by trixtrax on Nov 7, 2013 14:52:21 GMT -5
I think it may be more invasive in poorly drained spots? I have found better roots in more upland drained soil, but I think it prefers "wetland edge" conditions.
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