Horseradish - When to Harvest
Ben9
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in Fruit & veg
Hi all,
I planted my Horseradish in early May and I'm just wondering when it will be ready to harvest? I have read online that horseradish should be picked in October / November, but the leaves aren't looking so healthy, so I thought that maybe it was dying back because its ready?
Help much appreciated.
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When we had horseradish in the garden (and hedgerows) we just dug a root as we needed it. Pa would dig it, peel and grate it and Ma would make horseradish sauce with it. Any grated root left over would be put in a jar with some vinegar and used to make sauce next time we had roast beef.
It is the most terrible thug/spreader. It should be sold with a warning.
Some comes up every year in one of my borders (I didn't buy it). I have tried to weed it out and have tried numerous times to transplant it to somewhere more suitable, but whenever I do so that bit dies. Now I just leave it, the flowers are quite pretty, like a small Crambe! I like horseradish sauce when it is strong enough to come down your nose, but can't afford roast beef very often! A little is good grated over beetroot salad though.
Ben, when you say the leaves aren't looking healthy - can you post us a picture?
when I grate horseradish I wear swimming goggles, sounds made but it stops you feeling like your eyeballs are going to burst into flames and fall out