Radish Bolting

Garf · March 3, 2011

This is what happens when you leave a Radish too long.

salix · March 4, 2011

Garf, and if you leave it even longer, you will get tasty little radish seed pods for your salad!

b54red · March 4, 2011

I just had to cut all my mustard greens down and my cilantro is already bolting. This usually waits til April but the weather has been unusually warm.

hmacdona · March 4, 2011

Wow! I'm jealous...we're still having weather in the minus 20s and 30s. Anyone want some snow? Would be happy to send some your way

**carolyn137** · March 5, 2011

And if you grow what's known as Rat Tail Radish you get much more tastier seed pods b'c this variety doesn't form typical inground radishes. But you pick those long pods when they're green, you don't let them ripen up to brown.

Garf · March 18, 2011

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Originally Posted by salix

Garf, and if you leave it even longer, you will get tasty little radish seed pods for your salad!

Like these? How big do these get?

Wi-sunflower · March 19, 2011

That looks like about the optimal size for them. As soon as they show a bit of yellow or white on the pod, they will be too tough.

Those pods look like they only set 1 or 2 seeds. Sometimes they will be longer if they set more seeds.

They will have the texture of sugar snap peas but with a mildly radish flavor. Great in salads or stir fries.

Carol

grapenut · March 31, 2011

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Originally Posted by salix

Garf, and if you leave it even longer, you will get tasty little radish seed pods for your salad!

the young seed pods are great! but do get woody quick.

grapenut · March 31, 2011

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

And if you grow what's known as Rat Tail Radish you get much more tastier seed pods b'c this variety doesn't form typical inground radishes. But you pick those long pods when they're green, you don't let them ripen up to brown.

I find Rat Tail to be a bit too spicy for me, I prefer the regular Radish, it's just a bit sweeter.

Medbury Gardens · April 24, 2011

As a heirloom vegetable seed grower i grow 25 different lines, three of those are radishes (White icicle,Cherry Belle and Black Spanish),one each year.Part of the selection process i follow is to encourage individual plants that have tendencies to early bolt that way they can be pulled out,thus maintaining a strong biannual seed line.

How its done is i sow seed late spring /early summer,any earlier and all of them will bolt,later and none will before winter,sown at the right time of year and i can expect to pull out about 20% as early bolters, size and colour are also selected on before letting the crop flower in the following spring.

March 5, 2011	#5
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	And if you grow what's known as Rat Tail Radish you get much more tastier seed pods b'c this variety doesn't form typical inground radishes. But you pick those long pods when they're green, you don't let them ripen up to brown. __________________ Carolyn

March 4, 2011	#2
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	Garf, and if you leave it even longer, you will get tasty little radish seed pods for your salad!

March 4, 2011	#3
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I just had to cut all my mustard greens down and my cilantro is already bolting. This usually waits til April but the weather has been unusually warm.

March 19, 2011	#7
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	That looks like about the optimal size for them. As soon as they show a bit of yellow or white on the pod, they will be too tough. Those pods look like they only set 1 or 2 seeds. Sometimes they will be longer if they set more seeds. They will have the texture of sugar snap peas but with a mildly radish flavor. Great in salads or stir fries. Carol

April 24, 2011	#10
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	As a heirloom vegetable seed grower i grow 25 different lines, three of those are radishes (White icicle,Cherry Belle and Black Spanish),one each year.Part of the selection process i follow is to encourage individual plants that have tendencies to early bolt that way they can be pulled out,thus maintaining a strong biannual seed line. How its done is i sow seed late spring /early summer,any earlier and all of them will bolt,later and none will before winter,sown at the right time of year and i can expect to pull out about 20% as early bolters, size and colour are also selected on before letting the crop flower in the following spring.