Fall COVER CROP and SURVIVAL FOOD Plant Now
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- Fall COVER CROP and SURVIVAL FOOD Plant Now. It is Simple an Easy to grow. Goes by several names Daikon Radish, Oil seed Radish & No Till Radish. You will Enjoy the taste.
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We use it in our no till food plots for wildlife. We grow buckwheat then inter seed tillage radish and other brassicas then smash over the buckwheat what the wildlife doesn't eat they rot and makes great nitrogen pockets
We grow in TX zone 7b/8a. I like to plant daikon seed now in the fall in my orchard. For me it often overwinters and a lot of it really comes up in the spring. Mine usually don't get that large unless I also plant some in my vegetable garden and allow them plenty of water. But in my orchard, I interplant daikon with a variety of other seeds (clovers, alfalfa, peas, etc.), they may only get about an inch thick, and grow maybe 6-8 inches long. I love to fry them! I cut them up like home fries or steak fries, or sometimes like hash browns, and pan fry them. Great low carb potato substitute since they lose a lot of that radish heat when you fry them. I like them in soups and stews too. I like the greens sauteed, in soups, or to chop a small bit fresh to add to salads. ...I also plant turnips and mustard greens in the vegetable garden, pretty dense like a cover crop. One row of each, with each row being 3ft x 50ft. These two rows overwintered wonderfully for me, even through the arctic freeze we got in 2021, without any frost cover besides the snow itself. After eating all the fresh turnips we could stand that spring, and giving away many pounds, I still put 40lbs of turnips in the freezer! I love planting edible cover crops!
WOW, fantastic. THANK YOU so very much for sharing this with us all.
Thank you. I just ordered seed. It might be a little late but I will know for next year.
Great! Thanks
I discovered Daikon about 12 years ago.
It's my favourite.
VERY NICE, awesome. Thanks
These can be grated and used to make hash brown, just like you'd use potatoes. Remarkably doing it this way there is no radish flavor!
That is such a great idea . THANK YOU.
Very interesting, if I get around growing these I might just have to try that!
I plant turnips for a similar purpose. I need to try some daikons too, though. Turnips do help break up the soil somewhat, but they tend to rise up out of the soil as they get bigger, not keep digging down into it like daikons do.
EDIT: according to a brief search, daikon radish is good food for chickens and rabbits, too. I'm always interested in growing a variety of things for them, instead of having to buy bags of feed all the time.
Daikon's are worth the try. THANKS
Thanks. Valuable info
Didn't know it's great for poultry and rodents like chickens and rabbits.
I planted a bunch and the chickens chowed down on them. They prefer beet greens but they ate daikon radish, turnips, Swiss chard. They really love that chard!
Thank you. Really good info. I use it in all my perennial beds to help clay to drain better. Most of the bulb ends up growing above the ground but any little bit is worth it.
Thank You for sharing this so other can hear about your experiences.
Good info, thanks!
THANK YOU so very much for your support. May you have a great harvest.
They became a weed for me, in a sub tropical area, and now I know why - they need a few good frosts to stop their growth! Pulling them out of my hard clay, they'd snap ... and then grow back. A few in a spot I forgot about went to seed, so more are coming up, lol. First planted them 2 years ago. I'll give them another shot down in the valley that does get frosts!
EDIT - now I remember: they didn't snap off. The leaves pulled off, and I couldn't get a grip to pulled them out (super glued in!), so I just chopped off the top of the turnip with the shovel.
You had me at survive food. Ordered a pack of seeds to try out.
Great, It is worth the try, Enjoy
Outstanding info as usual. Thank you
THANK YOU so very much
Indeed so much informative about these radishes indeed. :)
Hi Mark. I like your videos. I'm learning so much about organic gardening and companion planting more than ever. It's been a long time since I've planted in a real garden. I'm in southern CA. Originally from NY. growing seasons out here are much longer. My urban terrance gets maybe 2-3 hours of direct sun on 1/3 of it. I finally joined a community garden - full sun. My question is about the Daikon radish as a cover crop. Can any radish be used the same way or only the Daikon? Since it's a Community garden I'd like to at least grow a better soil. Thank you, Mark.
I would say anything better than nothing. The taproot will help the soil anyway. You can do turnips the same way, rutabagas etc.
I tried daikons in my local area. They grew, but took more irrigation than I wanted to give. They also couldn't reseed themselves. This summer it got up to 114 degrees in the shade, and only had 9 inches of rain from March thru September(and counting, still no rain!). And those inches came all in 1 rain, so didn't last long. Now, I go with sunflowers, fuzzy bean, native morning glory, and horse herb as cover.
You are doing great by trying what you need to do for healthy soil. What zone are you in?
@@iamorganicgardening Zone 8a.
Space your rows more and wide so you can grow them more sustainably with droughts in mind. As well as providing shade probably with intercropping with shallow rooted crops like alliums, strawberries, etc. The radishes will then use these extra spacious "buffers" as water resources. Because the rare rain will hit more and therefore produce more water for them.
@@rickytorres9089 Those are all good things to do, but I did all of that. The conditions here, simply prohibit this crop, and other crops, from growing in a permaculture fashion. At least with my brand of permaculture. Which I characterize as "rewilding with a twist".
If it cannot self seed/propagate, then there is no "perma" in the permaculture, so I don't stick with crops like that. I only use crops that can naturalize into the native ecosystem. The absolute most I **might** do, is seed save over winter, though, I prefer not to.
If it cannot withstand a 100 year drought, or 150 year freeze, after maximizing nutrient and water capture in the land, I don't stick with it. Land improvements are great, but, there is still a limit to what it can do. This concept becomes extremely evident, in places like desert regions.
I'm more interested in discovering, and developing, crops and crop varieties, that can truly handle the native environment. Nothing will be more sustainable, use less precious resources(like water in an arid region), and be better for the environment, than that.
Inspired by you I am beginning to use cover crops this year so this spring I planted driller radish seed, which has come up in my garden beautifully. I have not eaten any yet, as I plan to plant actually Daikon radish seed this fall and eat some of them. What’s the difference between these two types of radishes? …. heard the driller radish seed is not as tasty , thoughts?
I let them go to seed and now they are all over my garden if there is not enough mulch.
Great to hear. THANK YOU for sharing.
Thank you! Have you had any luck producing seeds from these plants? I’m guessing sometime in the spring they would bolt and could gather some seeds?
You are correct that spring planting makes seeds by bolting. It is a fall plant crop. Thanks
Thanks for sharing. You said at one point you would come back to thin the seedlings. Is that for harvesting daikon as food? If as cover crop, do you just sow, rake in, water and leave alone without thinning?
Yes it is for food. And Yes just let it grow on it own. Thanks
According to the germination list you posted in a prior video, I see turnip, radish and winter rye are suitable for our PNW as cover crop this time of the year. Since I have a lot of parsnip seeds from the garden, can parsnips be used as a cover crop? Have you tried that?
Sorry I have not. Maybe try a small part first.
Hello Mark. I’m thinking of growing daikon radish between my tomato plants to break down the clay pan under my good soil. Would this work or would the radish be taking the nutrients away from the tomatoes?
All will be fine. It will share nutrient's with your tomatoes thru mycorrhizal fungi.
I can see how the root can open up and aerate the soil. As far as being a food, I'm curious as to how they taste. I'm not a fan of the typical red radish. Do these Daikon Radish taste different, same, similar...?
They are the same taste. Thanks
I have a completely compact, weedy front yard that we want to start transforming. I don't believe it will winter kill here in Seattle, though. I could scalp it short late winter. That should kill it off, yes? My second concern is the odor of the vegetables decomposing in my front yard in my highly walkable neighborhood! Maybe chop and drop in February, and then pile on woodchip? That would kill off any other cover crop quite early though. Any thoughts?
Yes , it will. Maybe try clover instead . Easy to kill off.
My wife likes the long roots on these a little too much. 😊
But very healthy. Enjoy
Hey Mark, Is your leaf mould fully processed when you put it down or freshly shredded from the falk?.
Shredded from the fall.
Hi Mark, thank you for the information!
I'm looking to fill a raised garden bed with store bought organic soil. Is peat moss or coco coir okay to have in there? I thought you may have said they can hinder bacteria/fungal growth. Thanks!
Coco coir is great. Peat moss is not so great. You can add sand from the store
@@iamorganicgardening Okay thanks Mark!
So a few frosts are ok but harvest before freezing unless letting decompose? In the spring can plant straight into the decomposition?
Yes, Correct. Yes in spring plant right into it.
@@iamorganicgardening I read these radishes make phosphorus more available so what would be good to plant after them? Sweet potatoes?
My radishes just bolt like crazy and can't form a bulb beneath the soil... I've tried in the spring and again not too long ago 😥 Maybe a problem with the soil, some imbalance? Same thing happens with every crop that has to form a bulb, they bolt like mad! 😥
Your soil and weather is to warm.
Socloseagain, where do you live? Wondering if I should bother with this. What I've had luck with are our native CA poppies. They reseed themselves and every spring my field (backyard) is blanketed by poppies. They produce a thick tap root that resembles carrots, even orange color! Do they qualify as cover crop? 🤔🤷🏻♀️
@@bluebird9193 Hey friend I'm from Bulgaria
I sawed black radish in trays first and planted them out mid august. They did not grow much because of the draught but now we have more rain and they are doing great. Strong vegetable. They taste fantastic if you like something spicy. Daikon is on my agenda for next year. I look for spring or fall vegetables, those season is where we need some harvest and good planning. I hope one day to get all my vegetables from the harden all year round, like it used to be before.
@@iamorganicgardening AH so that why they don't bulb that well indoors. That all make sense that they will bulb better in cold/chill soils and weather conditions. Now I know what to do when my typical radishes bolts and give me those pods and seeds.
Can you plant daikon radish in combination with other cover crops?
100 % , Like daikon and winter rye... etc. Just use less daikon seeds to stop over crowding so the other seeds can grow and get light and water.
Do you have issues with rabbits eating the sprouts?
Not Yet.. Thanks. We have lots of coyotes here. Maybe some chicken wire fence will be helpful to you.
So just toss seed? I want a cover crop. I don't want to seed one by one & plant.
Yes, scattering seeds then thinning if needed works quite well.
Thanks Mark. I think you meant 100 sq. ft. not 1000. cheers
The area is 12 feet wide and 80 feet long. 960 total.
@@iamorganicgardening Oh I thought you said 8x 12 !
Any tasty soup recipe with them you want to share?
Do not give the government any information about your garden!
Not my garden or my 22 acre farm. Thanks