I decided to break up the 2012 updates by vegetable. Today, I will gloat about my red globe radish success. Spicy radish success. The seed packet said they are 28 days until harvest, and by golly, I think I picked the first one at 28 days. I was able to get two rounds of beautiful, crispy, super spicy beauties out of the 1’x1′ space they were allotted in 2012. Some nutritional info about these babies.
These photos are from mid April to mid May, 2012
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- Radishes about a week or 10 days old
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- These little guys bit back with some heat.
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- Pretty! I thinned a few every day and ate the rejects.
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- Almost ready!
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- Beans (top 3 left), basil (bottom 2nd left), radishes (bottom 2nd right), onions (bottom right) all planted within a day or two.
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- 28 days. First pick!
I think I left the square empty for about a week or before replanting. Ate most of them raw with a bit of salt. Some on crusty bread with some butter. Some pickling addition in there, you’ll see in the second gallery. In addition to the radishes themselves, we also enjoyed the leaves chopped up in salad for a little punch with every forkful.
Radishes were successful. I was pleased. I will do them again in 2013. Don’t need a lot of space, grow quickly, pack a tasty bite.
These photos are from mid May to early June, 2012.
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- Almost ready….
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- Picked!
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- Pretty insides. I ate most of them like this with a bit of kosher salt. >CRUNCH<
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- These guys became…..
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- …Pickles! Vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, bay leaf. Something like 4-6 hours, I think? DELISH on veggie burgers.
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- Some of the last from the first “harvest.”
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