I revisited this video to say that because of this video I planted Diakon radishes around the perimeter of my land, and the deer are loving it! Thank you.
I've grown daikon, in raised beds. The soil in the beds is loose but the ground below is clay and in my experience the root will push itself out of the soil rather than down into the clay. I like them as a vegetable though, and the big seeds and fast growth make them a good starter gardening plant for children.
I am 3rd season of growing cover crops, both cool, hot weather, for me it has lots of pluses, but we ask farmers in Arizona about "how much rain did you get ?" I tell them " i kept all of it, that said my neighbor's have asked, Hey you don't have runoff, what have you done, my rain is kept where it falls. All because of the Diakon and worm tunnels, I do a mixed blend. Always have a Legume, both seasons.
I'm getting a 50 lb bag of deer plot seed for less than $40 it grows fast even in December in upstate SC, I don't have the knowledge of exactly the best way to get my money worth, but I'm experimenting with with alot of different seed.
They typically nutrient scavenge. Often they are planted in paddocks that have had pigs or cows in them, so manure is available, but not usually at really high rates. They are also growing in fields where we grow cover crops for livestock to consume so they are part of the process of building healthy soil and they benefit from that.
I revisited this video to say that because of this video I planted Diakon radishes around the perimeter of my land, and the deer are loving it! Thank you.
That is awesome! Thanks for the feedback Allen!
I've grown daikon, in raised beds. The soil in the beds is loose but the ground below is clay and in my experience the root will push itself out of the soil rather than down into the clay. I like them as a vegetable though, and the big seeds and fast growth make them a good starter gardening plant for children.
I am 3rd season of growing cover crops, both cool, hot weather, for me it has lots of pluses, but we ask farmers in Arizona about "how much rain did you get ?" I tell them " i kept all of it, that said my neighbor's have asked, Hey you don't have runoff, what have you done, my rain is kept where it falls.
All because of the Diakon and worm tunnels, I do a mixed blend. Always have a Legume, both seasons.
I'm learning a lot from you man Godbless you.
Glad to hear it. Thanks for letting me know and thank you for watching.
Great commentary on the Daikon Radish! I am a home gardener, using Daikon Radish as an edge crop along the paths.
Very cool!
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Personally I would stick with daikon because my family eats a lot of the stuff
The other radishes not so much
Daikons are tasty,
It’s not the fat part that breaks up soil it’s the tap root that puts a crack in the hard pan.
You are calling these cover crops but I like the flavor of dicon radishes. It also seems to be very nutritious.
I'm getting a 50 lb bag of deer plot seed for less than $40 it grows fast even in December in upstate SC, I don't have the knowledge of exactly the best way to get my money worth, but I'm experimenting with with alot of different seed.
That’s the best thing you can do is experiment and see what comes up.
From your experience, does daikon fare well in acidic soil around ph 5.5-6.5? If not I’m curious what the ph of your soil is.
Our clay soils tend to lean on the acidic side. Usually around 6.5. I think the acidic sub layers of soil mess daikon up for us.
Absolutely if you add more organic matter into your soil it will be very superior
Do y'all fertilize your cover crops or daikon radish or just primarily let it nutrient scavenge? Do they also require irrigation?
They typically nutrient scavenge. Often they are planted in paddocks that have had pigs or cows in them, so manure is available, but not usually at really high rates. They are also growing in fields where we grow cover crops for livestock to consume so they are part of the process of building healthy soil and they benefit from that.
...and you can eat them...
I often eat them raw while I'm on the farm!
Yes, but I generally do not cook with it. If I eat it I do so in the field raw!
It’s great in kimchi
They are a staple food in the Philippines. We eat them weekly.
How did you pant it? It was by broadcast sowing?
Yes, I did, but I have since purchased a no till drill that I use when I can.
Is it a driller daikon cultivar?
driller daikon radish is a daikon radish. Most daikon radishes are sold by a variety of different names like driller daikon, bio till radish, etc.
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Daikons are pretty cool!