My first batch of radishes is being picked one by one but they were really deformed. I am going to sift some compost and add some peat and coconut coir to try and help loosen it up so they can form right. Is there anything else I can do to help them form right and not look like mutants? Also, the 3 we picked yeasterday were SOOOO sweet, is there anything I can do to make sure that the next ones stay that way? Adding lime or something else? moderator's note: added a more descriptive title to topic
If the radishes that you have picked so far are delicious and the others are growing in the same soil, I wouldn't think you need to add anything. If you did that might change the taste to something you don't want. In other words...if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Loosening up the soil to a good depth will take care of the clumps that create the mutant radishes. But I wouldn't do anything about it until you replant for another crop, if you go messing with them know they might not survive the activity.
This will be for a new crop for sure, the others will just be mutants, will have to take pictures of any that look like monsters. lol I will simply sift the soil once the planted ones are all picked and loosen it up, then replant. Thank you Tony.
You may find that the taste changes when the weather gets hot and dry !! Taste usually becomes hotter and more pronounced !! Try them cooked, they are really pretty good !! A bit like turnips !! After they go to seed and develop seed pods try them !! The seed pods are delicious when tender and young !! Like a very mild radish !! Great in salads !!
I hope the taste doesn't change, they were the best radishes I have ever tasted. I will try planting some under some other plants to keep them shaded and cooler in the summer. Looks like I may be doing a raised bed instead of all buckets so we will see. Will be cool here for another month so I hope to get another batch before it gets hot this summer.
