Tuesday, 11 February 2025

🐎🌿Horseradish 🌿🐎


Husband loves Horseradish .

So I thought I really ought to have a small patch of it growing in my garden .

I  found someone selling it on Ebay . Put in my order and today here it is . My favourite kind of parcel !

                           Just look at those gorgeous roots ! 

                        Gorgeous roots and some sturdy looking shoots !

I got them potted up straight away and then into the greenhouse .

               🐎🌿🐎Now what I need is a good Horseradish Sauce recipe 🐎🌿🐎

We are having coldish weather this week . So I think I'll just bring them on for a bit in here and put them out when they've got their roots down and when I can see some signs of growth .

I gave them a little water , not too much .

Also gave a drop of water to the Geranium Maderense plants . I am so glad that I held back a few in the shelter of the greenhouse .The ones I planted out , firstly got nibbled by the bunnies and then were finished off by those angry scorching gales of Storm Eowyn .

I need to replant my Lavender plants for the same reason . They really did not enjoy all the recent storms .

When I plant these out , this time , I will surround the bed with chicken wire .

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                       Veltheimia bracteata has two flower spires coming !     

It is the first time in a very long time that I have done anything in the greenhouse .

I took a look around . All the Epiphyllums look very dry , but that's o.k. They will be fine for a little bit longer . 


Dioscorea elephantipes - the Elephant's Foot plant has sprung into life . I gave them each a little drop of water . 

That's a Euphorbia cactus thing growing in with it . Shouldn't be in with it really ! They were just some pieces that had dropped off of the mother plant and I had just laid them there for the time being .

Forgotten and now they have taken root . 

Maybe I will start bringing all the plants back into the greenhouse .

Just a few at a time .... maybe .... slowly bring the love back in  .


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8 comments:

  1. I grew horse radish last year, I am storing the roots for now, they were very easy to grow.

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    1. I'm going to grow it in a tub for a while , just to see how fast it grows to begin with . The leaves look worryingly similar to Dock leaves , but it has really beautiful white flowers .

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  2. Not a fan of horseradish. I love lavender plants though, we have one.

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    1. Hi there Bill ! Yes , I agree . If I could only have one plant in my garden , it would be lovely Lavender 💜🌿 ☀️

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  3. You will have done your research, but if horseradish likes the conditions it can send spindly roots in all directions, The skill is to develop a thick taproot. Old folk suggest working a stick in the soil around it to break off these spaghetti roots. Good luck!

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    1. Hello Mal , Ooh ! That's a very interesting and useful bit of information . I will remember that .Thankyou ever so much ! 🌧️☀️🌿

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  4. We have some horseradish at the allotment. It's a thug and spreads vigorously. If you can sink it in a large pot to contain it . Leave a lip protruding out of the ground and cut off any roots/thongs making a break forOnce established it's almost impossible to remove it.

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    1. Oh my goodness ! 😱 Thankyou ever so much for that bit of advice !

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