A spiral of radish seed pods The pods turn from green to gold as the seeds swell Each seed a potential radish Each radish a potential spiral Unless of course you eat them My next free online workshop is on Thursday March 17 at 2pm Eastern …
Last week, we brought in the Radish Seed Crop. Crisp pods covered the radish plants So we drove the tractor out to the field Pulled whole plants with roots and tossed them on a tarp – all in the same orientation Rolled the tarps up and stacked them on the wagon. These are going to … More Bringing The Seed Radish Harvest In
There has been a request from the @fermetournesol seed crew to retire my favourite seed cleaning screen. I love this red colander. The square openings on the bottom are the perfect size for radish seed. But I can accept that sunbleached and brittle, its time has come. Thank you red colander for all the seeds … More Sunbleached and brittle
A week and a half I ago, my overwintered brassica roots came out of the cold room for inspection. Let’s look at Storage conditions Roots that stored best Roots that stored less than perfect Curing roots before planting. Storage conditions These roots were harvested last September. I selected the best individuals to bear seed. The … More Biennials: Readying Radishes and Turnips To Replant