I just wandered out into the veggie garden, in search of our first harvest and found something! A plump pink radish nestling slightly under the soil. I can tell when a radish is ready pretty much by just looking at the leaves…sad i know, but i spotted it, picked it, washed it and shared it with the Mrs. Radishes are much nicer early as they seem to get spicier as time goes on. The big crunchy ones we had in the ground late last summer almost burnt our tongues out. The next harvest will probably be some form of leaves followed by either baby turnips or potatoes.
Either way, i know that come the end of May, our little patch of earth will looka lot busier than it does now!
May 4th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Apparently radishes do become much spicier as they get older, after a similar experience to yours I am growing mine with every intention to eat the asap! I have only just sowed my first row of radish so think I have a bit of a wait for the first harvest but just looking at yours makes me excited about the prospect.
May 4th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
Yay!
May 4th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
I can’t wait till I have a radish big enough to be eaten by me and me alone. Then I’ll share the others with the family.
May 6th, 2008 at 6:47 am
I always end up sharing half of mine with a slug - he always has the first helping unfortunately.