Growing Horseradish [split from General Topics]

[ipsedixit]

(Note: This thread was split from General Topics at: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/7598... -- the Chowhound Team)

Touche!

And, btw, I've started to grow my own horseradish root. May start munching on those as well.

[odkaty]

Do you have a clearly designated area for planting? Horseradish is as invasive as bamboo or kudzu. I made the mistake of planting in a raised bed ... it's not all over my yard, and poking it's head up in neighbors yards.

[magiesmom]

We plant horseradish in pipes or in containers after having it take over our garden in another house.
And I munch ginger too!

[ipsedixit]

Planted it in an enclosed area (with a metal enclosure). Hope I'm ok. Worked with the ginger.

[odkaty]

If not, I hope your neighbors enjoy horseradish ... or will at least let you harvest! :-)

[ipsedixit]

Well, my neighbors are already forever indebted to me for all the persimmons, apricots, peaches and pomegranates that they've taken from my yard for all these years. :-)

[magiesmom]

Ginger is not as spready. Does the metal enclosure go underground.? If not, no help.

[al b. darned]

I made the mistake of planting horseradish in my garden in 1994 as a deterrent to potato beetles. I got no potato beetles, but I sure got horseradish plants!

I used to mulch my garden with several layers of newspaper covered with lawn clippings. While this prevented most weeds, it seemed to only p*** off the horseradish. The leaves would form into a point, break thru the mulch, and flourish. The worst part of this is my soil is too heavy to get any decent roots to grind up, but that doesn't it from trying every year.