Monday 26 March 2012

Nelson Radish

Radishes are easy and quick to grow. We sowed a few thinly into a trough and will just thin out and grow them there.

These are Radish Nelson which are longer and thinner than the more common round variety.

In Japan these are called Hatsuka Daikon which translates as 20 day Radish as you can harvest only 20 days after sowing. We'll see about that but we're getting so much sun lately it's looking hopeful.

Daikon is used a lot in Japan, in fact the master poet Basho wrote a Haiku...

After the chrysanthemums, Apart from radishes, There is nothing. 
Matsuo Basho (1644-94)


2 comments:

  1. The garden is amazing; an inspiration. I love the radish haiku!

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    1. Thank you, glad you like it. I wonder if there's haiku for every vegetable.

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