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In the summer of 2010 I entered a number of “cover crop” radishes into research plots in Michigan and Minnesota. Some of the products I entered were given to me from a supplier in Oregon. They had collected seed samples from Europe that had been touted as cover crop worthy. They weren’t. Fortunately those varieties . . . → Read More: Cover Crop Radish Research reveals interesting data and information  GroundHog Radish consistently had the larger and deeper tuber of all varieties tested. This photo is from the ~5#.acre seeding rate plot. This photo shows the GroundHog Radishes dug from the ~12-15#/acre rate plot. Note how much smaller the tubers are than the 5#/acre rate. It’s been 10 1/2 weeks since I planted . . . → Read More: May planted Radish Plot final results 8/4/2010 Two different cover crop radish varieties both had larger tubers in the area where I thinned the plants to 4" apart (shown). In my cover crop radish plot I have thinned some rows to 4″ between plants and in two rows I have left them thick (I figure I’m at the 12-15#/acre range). After . . . → Read More: Cover Crop Radish – Rate Per Acre Groundhog cover crop radish was consistently the largest tuber in the plot This variety is one I called "Stubby" 2 weeks ago…I'm not sure what to call it now! Maybe "the most interesting radish in the world…" My cover crop radish plot was planted on May 29, 2010 and now 6 weeks later . . . → Read More: Cover Crop Radish Plot from July 10, 2010 I imagine that the finer roots went deeper than 15"…and maybe much deeper from what I am learning! After 6 weeks my GroundHog Radish is around 12″ deep and 1″ in circumference at the top. How deep can radish roots go? Because we need to know things like that I have been doing quite . . . → Read More: How deep can radish roots go? |
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