Sakurajima Radish

littlesapphire 8/26/2011, 10:07 pm

Would you ever grow.... one of these?

Giant Radishes

Yes, my friends. Those giant white things laying on the ground are....radishes! Giant Sakurajima Daikon Radishes, to be exact. They can grow to be 100 pounds!

I'm so intrigued... And yet, I don't think my SFG is deep enough or big enough. I looked them up, and they take 80 from seed to harvest. Oh, but they look so interesting! Maybe I'll put them out in the yard somewhere...

sherryeo 8/26/2011, 10:18 pm

Wowzers, littlesapphire! I think you could feed several whole neighborhoods with just one of those radishes!

shannon1 8/27/2011, 1:22 am

just remember those if we have a radish contest. You could always build a special box.

Mamachibi 8/27/2011, 9:30 am

I don't know. It is probably dry, hot and stringy. Nah, I'll stick to my marble-sized radishes, thanks!

Denese 8/27/2011, 9:47 am

Mamabichi wrote:

I don't know. It is probably dry, hot and stringy. Nah, I'll stick to my marble-sized radishes, thanks!

Actually, they're rather mild and not at all stringy. They're wonderful in soups and stews, as well as raw and pickled. Very Happy

littlejo 8/27/2011, 9:57 am

Gee, when you pull 1 to eat, you'll have to put a whole bucket of compost in the square! Jo

**WardinWake** 8/27/2011, 10:18 am

http://www.reimerseeds.com/sakurajima-mammoth-radishes.aspx

50 Seeds $3.50

Lets see 50 seeds X 100 lbs per plant would be 5,000 lbs of radish!

God Bless Ward and Mary, where the hurricane is bring lots of rain.

littlesapphire 8/27/2011, 11:22 am

Lol, you guys are so funny! I will have to slyly suggest a radish growing contest next year and plant them. That would be very fun Twisted Evil

I may just go for it then! I've heard that they're pretty good, much like a regular daikon radish (which is sweet rather than spicy like western radishes are). Even if I just grow one, that would more than pay for the packet of seeds.

Mamachibi 8/27/2011, 3:06 pm

Now, see, I though daikon was the *hot* spicy component of kimchi?

littlesapphire 8/27/2011, 3:42 pm

Kimchi has chili paste and/or chili powder in it Very Happy

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/spicy-cabbage-kimchi/detail.aspx

BeetlesPerSqFt 4/1/2017, 10:43 pm

Tried these last year, but wasn't particularly successful; I've grown bigger daikons. I sowed 9 weeks before first expected frost (early August) and let them overwinter with protection. They did pretty well for awhile, but I think the warm/cold swing between February and March finally did them in. I gave up and pulled them today. One is small, the other isn't that much bigger and is riddled with holes. I guess I'll try starting a few weeks sooner this year.

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