Is it Too late or Right time For Radish and Cabbage?

[OROZCONLECHE]

Damn then there is a high number of cold climate veggies, I'm expection some carrots from a trade but the person either didnt send em or they are taking toooooo long, but I'm look at things to grow right now, as I started gardening this fall, and only know about spring crops.

[PunkRotten]

Carrots take awhile to mature. They say 75 days average. I started some seeds September 1st and they still are not ready. I think in about 2 more weeks they will be a nice size. If I pulled them now they'd be small. I have pulled 2 of them so far one was regular size and nice. The other was on the small size. But both tasted so good. The carrots you grow are way better than the store kind.


Radishes grow really fast. well, Most of them do, some varieties take longer. Beets are another good winter crop, they take about 60 days. I have pulled one up so far, the other are still a little too small. The good thing about these roots crops is you can kinda tell when they are ready cause part of their root/bulb pops out from the soil so you can see the size. Another way to check is gently wipe away some dirt by the bulb and take a peek at it. If it is too small cover it back up. Cilantro, parsley, dill, lettuce, green onions and leeks all grow good now too. I am growing all this right now.

[OROZCONLECHE]

I received some beets but I know that you have to thin em and take too long to grow so I'm trying to grow about 100 radishes instead hope the grow well, specially with ducks around that might eat most of the seedlings

[PunkRotten]

Shouldn't plant all hundred right away. Because then you will have around 100 ready at one time. You should do like 25 , then a week later another 25, another week another 25 etc. This way you have a constant supply of radishes.


You should build some fencing around your garden. I built a fence for cheap to keep my dogs out. Get some wood stakes and chicken wire.

[Bobberman]

I would plant them all since radish seeds are so cheap. I would make two different beds with maybe more sand in one! you may only get 10 % of the radishes that are really nice and some will take longer to get round and nice! Time is more important than saving the 50 cents worth of seeds but thats me! you can also thin them ! Mix some lettuce in with the radish they grow better together and it seems that the radish are more tender when planted with lettuce!

[dustyrivergardens]

Man oh Man a fresh radish would be nice. I will have to wait a few months here.[img]https://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj163/hunt-john/gardening/IMG_1774.jpg[/img]

[OROZCONLECHE]

Dang that is alot of snow, and I planted over 100 because I might give some of the radishes to aunts and grandma, besides I have lots of seeds, Now my ducks are really hunters and eat about anything, so I have chicken wire on a small garden and a garden closed in with some bricks but don't have enough for everything so what ever the ducks get would be my thinning of plants lol

[Bobberman]

Is that really snow or a cottom mulch?

[OROZCONLECHE]

Cotton Mulch FTW xD and I must say I kind of envy all the snow, Ive probably seen snow twice, but Cali is great sunny day birds chirping and some plants keep on growing

[dustyrivergardens]

Like magic a couple of sunny days that snow turns into mud lol.