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Posted: 1/11/2016 9:12:16 PM EDT

After purchasing some store bought prepared horseradish, the wife and I decided to start making my own.
Store bought is so bland. Seems lot of heat and flavor is missing.
Of course I want to plant some but never did before. Looks pretty straight up on how to do it.
Any horseradish planters here?

Posted: 1/11/2016 10:50:42 PM EDT

[#1]

all you need is a small section of root. it will take off and grow like crazy. it will take a few years for the root to grow nice and big/deep. find a spot with deep soil before you hit any rocks. that is my problem - the shale starts 8-10" down, so that restricts the growth of the roots.

Posted: 1/12/2016 9:09:57 AM EDT

[#2]

Be careful its a weed like plant... it will overtake other plants. It's best to have a section cordoned off just for it.

How we make it....

throw 1/2 pint or so of peeled root in a food processor, add 1 tablespoon of water and 1 tablespoon white vinegar, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp sugar... grind to consistency you prefer.

It will clear you up!

Posted: 1/12/2016 1:51:09 PM EDT

[#3]

I got my starts from my grandparents. I can't get it to propagate because the gophers love it and eat it all winter. At the gparents place it was like a weed.

Next year Im going to dp plantings all over so the gophers cant get it all, then ill finally have real horseradish to eat.

Posted: 1/12/2016 2:31:29 PM EDT

[#4]

Thanks for all the tips. I did a quick search of the La Coop and I did not find much on horseradish. Only one little bit of info
and what I got from it, it looks like only the northern part of the state. I will visit mt local county agent, parish agent for us coonasses,
and ask what are my odds to grow some. I will make a small raised bed I guess a good 18" high and 3" by 3' square. Does this sound high and big enough
for just a few? My other problem is getting a source of root stock. I would prefer to get it locally but I never remember seeing it anywhere.

Posted: 1/13/2016 9:47:20 PM EDT

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Thanks for all the tips. I did a quick search of the La Coop and I did not find much on horseradish. Only one little bit of info
and what I got from it, it looks like only the northern part of the state. I will visit mt local county agent, parish agent for us coonasses,
and ask what are my odds to grow some. I will make a small raised bed I guess a good 18" high and 3" by 3' square. Does this sound high and big enough
for just a few? My other problem is getting a source of root stock. I would prefer to get it locally but I never remember seeing it anywhere.

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If you are able to grow it in your area, I would highly recommend purchasing it Here.
I have purchased a lot of plants from them and I was very impressed with everything that I purchased including my Horseradish.

Posted: 1/13/2016 10:21:19 PM EDT

[#6]

Grow it in a container.

Posted: 1/14/2016 12:56:31 AM EDT

[#7]

The wife's cousin had a small patch for about 3 yrs. He told his son to rototill the garden. He then had a huge patch and was never able to get rid of the stuff so he moved his garden. Be careful. By the way the cousin did have nice horseradish.

Posted: 1/19/2016 9:17:22 PM EDT

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If you are able to grow it in your area, I would highly recommend purchasing it Here.
I have purchased a lot of plants from them and I was very impressed with everything that I purchased including my Horseradish.

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Thanks for all the tips. I did a quick search of the La Coop and I did not find much on horseradish. Only one little bit of info
and what I got from it, it looks like only the northern part of the state. I will visit mt local county agent, parish agent for us coonasses,
and ask what are my odds to grow some. I will make a small raised bed I guess a good 18" high and 3" by 3' square. Does this sound high and big enough
for just a few? My other problem is getting a source of root stock. I would prefer to get it locally but I never remember seeing it anywhere.

If you are able to grow it in your area, I would highly recommend purchasing it Here.
I have purchased a lot of plants from them and I was very impressed with everything that I purchased including my Horseradish.

I booked mark the webpage of noursefarms. I will be growing it in grow zone 8b so I will be at the edge. $10 worth is what I am going to try. no big lost if if does not do good.
I went to wholefoods and they usually carry fresh horseradish but were out. I wanted some for at least to make it fresh.batch.

Posted: 1/24/2016 9:48:22 AM EDT

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The wife's cousin had a small patch for about 3 yrs. He told his son to rototill the garden. He then had a huge patch and was never able to get rid of the stuff so he moved his garden. Be careful. By the way the cousin did have nice horseradish.

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Yeah, that's a great way to propagate horseradish. All you need is a root and slice it up. Each piece will turn into another plant. I have some in my garden. In fact, I grew it in my aquaponics system:

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Posted: 1/24/2016 11:49:15 AM EDT

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Yeah, that's a great way to propagate horseradish. All you need is a root and slice it up. Each piece will turn into another plant. I have some in my garden. In fact, I grew it in my aquaponics system:

http://i.imgur.com/LuXzRtl.jpg

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The wife's cousin had a small patch for about 3 yrs. He told his son to rototill the garden. He then had a huge patch and was never able to get rid of the stuff so he moved his garden. Be careful. By the way the cousin did have nice horseradish.

Yeah, that's a great way to propagate horseradish. All you need is a root and slice it up. Each piece will turn into another plant. I have some in my garden. In fact, I grew it in my aquaponics system:

http://i.imgur.com/LuXzRtl.jpg

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Those are some very nice looking Blueberry bushes in the background. What varieties do you have???

Posted: 1/28/2016 7:17:09 PM EDT

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Yeah, you may never be able to get rid of it. Try containers first, like cheap 5 gal buckets

Posted: 1/29/2016 11:29:19 PM EDT

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Those are some very nice looking Blueberry bushes in the background. What varieties do you have???

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The wife's cousin had a small patch for about 3 yrs. He told his son to rototill the garden. He then had a huge patch and was never able to get rid of the stuff so he moved his garden. Be careful. By the way the cousin did have nice horseradish.

Yeah, that's a great way to propagate horseradish. All you need is a root and slice it up. Each piece will turn into another plant. I have some in my garden. In fact, I grew it in my aquaponics system:

http://i.imgur.com/LuXzRtl.jpg

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Those are some very nice looking Blueberry bushes in the background. What varieties do you have???

Bluejay Blueberries. They get great sun and I keep the soil acidified with sulfur pellets/powder and ammonium sulfate, and I put a fresh layer pine bark mulch on them in the spring. Those 3 bushes are 7 feet tall. I should trim them. I've been very happy with them. I planted 20 other bushes but they are still relatively small and get less sun. Those varieties I have written down. I'm told that it's good to have cross-pollination for blueberries

Posted: 2/1/2016 11:01:55 PM EDT

[#13]

Wife picked up a horseradish root from whole foods. they gave it to her.
I am going to peel the skin off and the chop it in the food processor.
I going to wait a few minutes after processing and hit it with a little of vinegar and salt.
Then into one of my small canning jars.

I built a 3' x 3' box to plant some. This weekend I will work the ground and add some of
my compost to it. I will use roots from one of the online nurseries.

Posted: 2/1/2016 11:06:31 PM EDT

[#14]

Any guidance on what kind of soil conditions the stuff likes?

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