Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Radishes

My Mom was the one who said to me "if you want something to grow quickly, plant radishes...but nobody likes them".lol. I planted these seeds 3 days ago. I do have them in my makeshift greenhouse in the  house. I guess that makes them grow faster. I also took 2 out of this tray and put them on the window ledge and they are not as big but they have started. I should've taken a pic of those ones. I will do that tomorrow. You may have noticed my lovely seed holders. They are toilet paper rolls cut in 2. I found this idea online and it said to use a full toilet paper roll, but you are going to transplant these outside so you don't need a lot of room (I say, cut them in half). The idea with this is that you don't have to disturb the plant when you transplant it outside. The instrucation say to peel off most of the paper before planting, just leave a thin layer on. One thing I should mention: when I did pick up the other 2 plants from this tray to move them to the window ledge, they were pretty soft & fragile. I am not sure if I would put something on the bottom next time. Not sure what, but something that you can easily take off right before planting or make a hole in the bottom for the roots to get through. Just an idea of how to keep them a little more sturdy and also so the dirt doesn't fall out the bottom when you pick it up. I read a few articles about how quick these plants are to mature. Guess I should go now and look up recipes that have radishes in them. I know they are good sliced thin on a salad. 

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