Need to move this guy (turned out to be horseradish)

Peter1142 · Sun Apr 13, 2014 1:37 pm

He's got some kind of ribbed, cylindrical bulb.. probably not a bulb but don't know the terminology.

Is it a flower? Sun requirements? There are a bunch of them in my new vegetable garden space.

Thanks!

valley · Tue Apr 15, 2014 4:16 pm

I won't pretend to know what they are from the pictures. I think there will be no problem moving them, with the earth nice and damp, I'd push a sharpshooter[ a shovel with a square bottom] straight into the ground about 8"-10" into the ground, about 6" out from the plant, between them when they are next to each other. on four sides, then lift and set them out and into their new home. Can't tell exactly how big they are in a photo.

Is that leaf part of or between those plant? Looks like a different plant altogether. Good luck with operation.

Richard

Peter1142 · Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:55 pm

Thanks for the reply.

Turns out he was horseradish

applestar · Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:13 pm

I bet some people are slapping their foreheads now.
-- I have an excuse : I have never grown them before.

applestar · Thu Apr 17, 2014 8:09 am

Huh! Just realized topic of the thread mentioned MOVING them.

-- from what I've read, you have to get every little bit of roots or they will re-grow in the area.

Ohio Tiller · Thu Apr 17, 2014 4:15 pm

They look just like mine right now. They are one of the easiest things you will every transplant! In fact I have seen people try and kill it with out much luck. Guy next door dug some of his cut the top off and threw it behind his shed and it rerooted itself laying there on top of the ground. Just dig it up and put it back where ever you want it. They really are just a weed we eat!

Peter1142 · Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:48 pm

I can't get rid of it. I am pulling it out of the garden constantly. It grows wherever I dump it, including the compost. It spreads via roots. Never plant this stuff anywhere near your garden!

Mr green · Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:00 am

Peter1142 wrote:I can't get rid of it. I am pulling it out of the garden constantly. It grows wherever I dump it, including the compost. It spreads via roots. Never plant this stuff anywhere near your garden!

An isolated compost bin will kill most weeds, seeds and roots. The finished compost may have a little less nutrients they say but perfect for getting rid of weeds and such. I don't know how well they work in the hotter climate zones you have tho. Or leave them in the sun until really dried out, in a spot were wont grow like stone or asphalt or even in a water bath before you compost it.

Peter1142 · Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:16 am

There is no way I am chancing putting horseradish anywhere near my compost bin. I hope this year will be better than last with the stuff growing in my garden. It just keeps coming up and coming up.

sweetiepie · Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:51 am

I did not know horseradish was that bad either until I planted it in my garden last spring and then heard horror stories. So I moved it out last fall. Since it was only one season, I hope I didn't leave to much but those two tubers grew out about 5 ft each direction. At least not to deep that I could tell.

I was told deer don't eat it so I moved it to the back yard and was told I could just mow over it. I am sure it will take over back there but my back yard tends to have a bunch of weeds I can't seem to get rid of. So why not have one I can eat.