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- From: E C GRANATA <elainegranata AT msn.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] watermelon radishes
- Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:26:45 -0600
I did, and they tasted good, even gave some to a chef in the hopes he'd buy them-- he found them too tough and prickly, so that didn't pan out. Elaine From: wshoemak AT illinois.edu To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:40:48 -0500 Subject: Re: [Market-farming] watermelon radishes Turnips and radishes are closely related. Did you try the radish tops for taste?
Bill William H. Shoemaker Sr. Research Specialist, Food Crops University of Illinois - Crop Sciences St Charles Horticulture Research Center 535 Randall Road, St Charles, IL, 60174 630-584-7254, FAX-584-4610
The first year I grew them I thought they weren't going to do anything; but they eventually did. They will get quite large (though I wouldn't wait to see whether they'll actually reach watermelon size) -- and I thought the tops were more like turnip tops than radish tops.
-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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[Market-farming] watermelon radishes,
E C GRANATA, 08/19/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] watermelon radishes,
Ken Bezilla, 08/19/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] watermelon radishes, E C GRANATA, 08/19/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] watermelon radishes,
Road's End Farm, 08/19/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] watermelon radishes,
William H Shoemaker, 08/19/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] watermelon radishes, Road's End Farm, 08/19/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] watermelon radishes, E C GRANATA, 08/19/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] watermelon radishes, E C GRANATA, 08/19/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] watermelon radishes,
William H Shoemaker, 08/19/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] watermelon radishes,
Ken Bezilla, 08/19/2010
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