I finally got some this spring after years of looking, planted it in 2 spots, one in the shade with good soil and one in the sun with poor soil. Both did well but I am leaving them to grow, looking forward to a harvest next year.
I purchased one to make fire cider. When I didn't use all of it the remainder went bad. I tossed it in the compost pile and of course it started to grow. I took it out and planted in a container. I am so envious of your soil. Nothing but clay and rocks where I am.
Use those leaves for your pickles. They have been a game changer for my dill pickles. About an inch or so of a horseradish leaf added to my jar before pickling has made my pickles nice and crispy! Highly recommend. The only reason I grow horseradish is for the leaves.
Do you use the leaves by just adding it to the jar when you are filling? Does this work for both refrigerator pickles and waterbath recipes? I love dill pickles and don’t mind them a bit spicy at all.
@@heysuz701 I’ve never made refrigerator pickles but I imagine it works the same. I put about 1 inch of the leaf in my jars. I just tear the leaves in chunks about an inch long and shove it in.
I was taught by my dad to always wait until after the second frost to harvest my horseradish for the full potential of flavour and nutrition. I found this to be true and the crying is increased when I grate it for the wonderful bounty of condiment I eat on virtually everything all winter. Great in devilled eggs, I have to tell you.
My grandfather always harvested his horseradish in the spring as soon as the snow had melted and there was bare ground, usually in March but sooner if the frost went out of the ground. He called it his spring tonic. Some people confuse the leaves with burdock. We would find it wild in wet damp areas. Before food processors, we would grind it outdoors using a hand crank meat grinder. The juice would go all over unless you put a bowl under it. If we did it inside, all the windows were open. It freezes well if you have more than you can use. Small jars work the best. We would replant the tops and scrapings. The old roots can get quite woody and strong. If you have a damp area near a stream or wetland, it is a good place to plant. Stake the area if you are unfamiliar with what it looks like when the leaves first come up. It's best to have several areas so it has several years to grow and number the stakes and keep records of harvest. I find it easier to buy it in the grocery store these days. I have some 1854 maps of the township showing a couple houses were on my property in a hayfield. I find horseradish there in the spring where the houses used to be.
I’ve been waiting for a horseradish episode. Thank you! For future reference the primary root is called the “tap root”. This is for the reasons you mentioned; it is tapping into the water source and deep nutrients. Absolutely love your content and really appreciate the time you take to explain everything. Very helpful. 👍🏼😊
One Spring, someone who I thought was a friend, asked me if I was interested in starting a garden. He explained that he had a field of several acres that was a available for me to work, so I agreed, thinking that this was a good situation. I worked all Summer on the new plot, digging-up stones and adding compost. It was slowly turning into a good plot. One of the things I planted several patches of was Horseradish. Like you said, it was pretty invasive. Next Spring, I asked my partner if we were going to do another garden this year. Yes, he said, but I won't be needing you again, since all of the hard work was done and that he could do it all himself. I said OK and walked off. I heard that he rototilled the garden patch, along with all the Horseradish that I had planted. You can guess what happened as a result.
I’ve seen family and friends on both sides of this scenario It’s wild I love to garden; I’ll help ya even if we don’t like each other and won’t ask for anything Great surprisingly relatable story!
...a video I didn't watch when you put it out cause we didn't grow horseradish. Now watching it 2 years later, cause someone gave us some and we planted it in a garden bed. Now, wishing I had watched this video and remembered your words of wisdom 😂
Yah, doing field work some 60 years ago, we used to plow over, disc, harrow, cultivate over a small area where horse radish would pop up. Never seemed to discourage it. Thanks for the "How To" on digging up. I have two giant specimens that I planted only two and 1/2 years ago. They did not seem to mind that I planted them in a mostly shaded area! Fool proof plant! Yes they grow quickly and take up a good deal of space. They grow very quickly once established.
Been waiting for this episode. Had to laugh at your first attempt when you thought you could just pull it up out of the ground, since I've had some horseradish going from crowns a friend gave me around 20 years ago. I only harvest once every few years. After scraping/peeling the roots, I process mine by cutting into chunks and running through a food processor with a little water and white vinegar. Used to use a blender, which works, but the food processor works better.
Yep, mine's in a huge plastic pot. My auntie used to grow it in the UK and I remembered it popping up everywhere 😊 Even in a pot, we have way more than we need. Great info btw. 👍
Thank you for an excellent video! I'm a half-hazard gardener flying on the seat of my pants, so it's fun to learn it will invade the rest of my garden😆. Now I know how to harvest my bounty, and my family and friends will also appreciate it. Thanks again for an enjoyable video and I will have to check out the rest of your content!
Thanks....now you tell me!!!!.🤣 I have a huge Horse Radish that I am wanting to contain but no luck so I am just happy to keep it at one end of my raised bed! You are right it is invasive and persistent luckily I love eating horse radish!! Good video Luke. Thanks! Mike 🇨🇦🍁👍
I love horseradish in my fire cider for the winter, builds immune system! My granddad always said ( only harvest horseradish in a month with an R) I killed mine, it’s in a bed that is in shaded. I had to replant this spring! It’s doing great now so hopefully it makes it this winter! Love your channel! Keep gardening! Nancy from southern Ontario Canada
Congratulations 🎊 👏 on your purchase..I just read an article about my favorite gardener on TH-cam.. I wish your family much success in your new journey.. 🙏
I planted mine in pots 3 years ago because of the evasiveness... a few roots made it through the bottom of the pots and now they are everywhere in the ground under where the pots were. The leaves are pretty spicy and good in salads and on sandwiches!
Well over 25 years😊. Grandma made beet horseradish for Easter ham. Sooooo good!!!! Recommend it! So we wanted to make as well and found starts for sale. Beautiful dainty white spring flowers as well! (Where does the time go!)
I am! I love your humor through this. I'm already planning to give the plant it's own bed. Thanks for this video; I'll be prepping it's bed later this month.
I have a 4x4 foot box dedicated to Horseradish. It is at least 10 years old. I dig about every other year. It flowers early and draws bees before other things bloom.
In my NE WI yard I planted horseradish on one side of a Contender peach tree, rhubarb on the other side, all surrounded by turf, and I fertilize, covering both HR and R with manure and hay in the fall. I never have to worry about spreading since I mow around it regularly, it has never encroached on the peach tree (and the peach tree is amazingly healthy and robust) or rhubarb. All three appear to be great companions.
Quite a few years ago, a fellow would sit on a wooden chair at the county fair..peeling and grinding horseradish root on an old wheel-like grater. He would sell it in the larger baby food jars for $1.00. We all looked for his booth. 🌱
Thank you Luke for sharing your gardening knowledge. I listened to you and did not plant it in my raised beds. Mine has been growing since spring. I will try digging some up later this fall or early winter. Just in time for making another 2 quart jar of fire cider. :0) Dave and I take a tablespoon daily as a preventative.
How do you make fire cider e we hen I first started at working at the paper mill if a young guy got cut the old guys would tell them to go home and soak it in cider
Well this was very helpful...I wanted to grow horseradish and thought it might be hard. Guess not lol. Orders some to plant. Thanks for the warning about where to plant to avoid it being invasive.
You're right about it being invasive. I planted mine in large tubs to keep that from happening but it didn't help. I had my drain holes in the bottom of the container and the roots found their way out. If I did it again I'd put the drain holes in the side of the containers.
Thank you, Luke! I lost all but 1 plant. Im afraid to harvest it. But i feel ill be able to harvest some and replant what i dont use. I will have to buy a few more starters. Mine is in a grow bag now so im not sure about the roots. I plan to designate a bed just to the horse radish. Thank you!
Do you have a follow-up on this video on what you do next with the horseradish once you've harvested it from the ground? How do you clean and store it? I've had a problem with the deer eating the leaves of my horseradish... I think this is why it didn't get as big as it should've..??? Thank you.... P.S. Great video!
I just harvested mine after watching this video. My roots are not very big. The thickest one is a little bigger than my pinkie finger. But they are flavorful. I'll be putting most of the small ones back for next season.
Thanks for the info on horseradish. Started growing horseradish this year, knowing that it spreads, I planted it in it's own bed, hopefully it will stays there! 😁 I made the mistake of planting a girlfriend's gifted oregano clipping 30 yrs ago, , wish I had known then how invasive that plant was going to be, I mow it down in some areas now.
Look up video 'Fire Cider Remedy' by Rosemary Gladstar it's a video posted by HerbMentor on TH-cam. Rosemary is a well known expert on herbal remedies & I think she may have invented this recipe. Hope this info might help you.
I'm a new gardener, just started this past Spring! You've taught me so much, Luke! Thank you so much! I'm a fan! I'm not growing horseradish, but I am growing ginger in my raised garden bed in Zone 7b, which I've planted just in June. Is ginger "invasive" like horseradish? Does that mean I don't need to dig it up and bring it indoors to overwinter my ginger? They'll survive and continue growing next Spring again? I have so many questions! But my main question is: when will you have more seeds in your online seed store? I was so bummed out when I saw only garlic left for sale on the site. Nothing against garlic, and I'm glad the store is very successful and sold out of all items. I love gardening so much that I will continue growing throughout winter, with a low tunnel, of course. I can't wait for the store to restock on seeds!
good to know, if I want to do horseradish for market I should do a dedicated big raised bed. I currently do my mint in old tires on top of old greenhouse plastic for the same reason.
Hi from northwest Florida! Those leaves are also edible. I bet they would make a good wrap for veggies or meat and veggie mixture, you know like stuffed cabbage but instead those leaves. I love horseradish but I couldn't find any last year, hopefully I can find some root stock this year.
Thank you for doing this video. I want to grow it but was leary of it because of the cost of buying the bare roots. I wasnt sure if after you harvest it if it kept growing.
Haha, I thought I was smart and planted horseradish in a double-layer, huge plastic pot. The roots laughed at that feeble attempt and broke out anyway and now I'm trying to get rid of it in the ground. I've wondered if it is allelopathic because some of those wayward roots got into an own-root rose and this year the rose barely survived. Now that I know about the chop and drop benefits maybe next year I can at least weaken it and get some use out of it. Thanks, Luke!
I dug up two plants from my garden and I must have been lucky; it is all gone there. It is doing super well next to my lilac bushes. I'm letting them fight each other for dominance there.
-I'm growing horseradish. I tossed piece of a root outside in the backyard 20 yrs. ago and it grew. We see new shoots each year. - Thanks for posting your video. I've never heard of fire cider before. Could you share a recipe for it, please?
I dug a big old hole and buried a 10 or 20 gallon tote(with holes punched through the bottom for drainage). I then planted the horseradish inside the area of the tote. The roots can't make it through the tote, therefore it doesn't take over.
@@jenanielson Interesting. Mine has been contained now for about 4 years and haven't had this issue. I actually didnt drill or poke holes, i just cracked the bottom of the tote. Maybe that is the trick?
@@benknotes9450 maybe..mine are all in containers above ground too..in a half wine barrel with one hole at the bottom, it is about an inch wide..and after one year when I went to harvest there were roots going out the hole into the ground..
I grew horseradish in a container this year. Unfortunately, we moved, so my garden ended early. The soil from my containers got dumped in the yard. I forgot about horseradish being invasive. My old landlady will enjoy that. Rented from her for a decade and never had any problems with her. Told her we was moving and she became a real female dog. Hopefully, it'll spread throughout the yard fairly quick
If you've never tried it, you can eat the greens from the horseradish. They're a bit like spicy mustard greens if you cut them young. The older they get the stronger they get.
I planted in a pot....but it has cracked wide open and also split the bottom, so new plants are popping up here and there in my lawn!! Going to harvest and get rid of the ruined large pot. Hmmmm...... maybe wood would work better than plastic? Any suggestions, Luke & others? I'll keep a root for next spring (it's how I started mine from a neighbours a couple years ago - kept a piece of root and stuck it in the soil in the pot in spring....
Try farmer's markets, garden stores, or Etsy. I got my horseradish starters from Whole Foods, though it's not my favorite place to shop. Soak the roots for an hour before planting, especially if they look a little wilted.
@migardener @everyone I'm having difficulty finding any videos addressing horseradish that is bolting or flowering. This is the second year of my horseradish adventure. I noticed that it's all starting to flower. I was going to harvest the first time at the end of this season, but now I'm not sure if this flowering will affect the harvest? Should I wait another year? How often does it flower? Any info is really appreciated!
Just seen your question. I grow mine in a half of a 50 gallon barrel. Yes it will survive. I'm in northern Indiana and it gets quite cold here sometimes. Last year we were at -10 F and it had no problems at all.
The only way i know that works to get rid of Horseradish is by mowing it. My parents had this HUGE patch in the back of our garden during he 80's, leftover from my great-grand-parents time. Mom wanted to get rid of it (today she buys horseradish... figures) And my job as a kid was to mow the lawn. New directive: Mow the horseradish too. I dont remember how long it took, probably about 2-3 years of mowing over all and any new Horseradish every week or every second week. It got smaller and smaller and a few years later not even one piece of it regrew.
I just took some horseradish this spring from my cousin's garden in Iowa and put it in my yard in Illinois. I haven't noticed it spreading very much in my very clay soil and will probably not harvest any until next fall. That being said thank you for the info as I will be checking it more frequently now as I don't want it to take over the area. Luke what is happening at your new garden center? I haven't seen anything about it since your first couple of vlogs looking over the new property? Do you still own and are developing this land?
I saw your first horseradish video a couple weeks ago. I went to Giant Eagle and bought a fat horseradish root. I made a sauce with most of it and cut up some pieces to plant in a clay and rock filled hill in my yard that i named "Horseradish Hill" Then covered it in straw ruth stout style. We will see what happens in the spring.....but why are those roots so small compared to the grocery store that had roots the size of my wrist?
Would horseradish grow well next to a creekbank that’s prone to a week of flooding in the Spring? I’m looking for ground over except stinging nettle and poison ivy that would work to prevent erosion from flooding. Other times of the year moisture depends on rainfall so the moisture levels really change a great deal throughout the year.
I wouldn't recommend growing horseradish next to a creek bank to prevent erosion, especially if you plan on digging and harvesting it (thus increasing erosion). Since horseradish is invasive it would also do harm to that natural environment. It would be better to plant groundcover that's native to your area. Look up native plants for your state or region.
I planted my horseradish (2023, spring) in a container.. because I am DONE with things going crazy that I can not control... but now.. that it is harvest time.. I am worrying that it may not "overwinter" well in containers in Zone 4?? Do you know if that will work, so I can keep increasing my crop?
Who is growing horseradish?
I finally got some this spring after years of looking, planted it in 2 spots, one in the shade with good soil and one in the sun with poor soil. Both did well but I am leaving them to grow, looking forward to a harvest next year.
I purchased one to make fire cider. When I didn't use all of it the remainder went bad. I tossed it in the compost pile and of course it started to grow. I took it out and planted in a container.
I am so envious of your soil. Nothing but clay and rocks where I am.
I did last year.
Me. Third year. My mistake is I didn't realize how big it gets. It smothered out my carrots. So now I give it room.
@@cynthiawebb389 Build it up look up lasagna gardenin girl my soil now is awesome still a vit rocky but awesome in KY
Use those leaves for your pickles. They have been a game changer for my dill pickles. About an inch or so of a horseradish leaf added to my jar before pickling has made my pickles nice and crispy! Highly recommend. The only reason I grow horseradish is for the leaves.
If you don’t use the roots your missing a lot of
Do you use the leaves by just adding it to the jar when you are filling? Does this work for both refrigerator pickles and waterbath recipes? I love dill pickles and don’t mind them a bit spicy at all.
@@heysuz701 I’ve never made refrigerator pickles but I imagine it works the same. I put about 1 inch of the leaf in my jars. I just tear the leaves in chunks about an inch long and shove it in.
@@Shamrockfern thanks! I don’t have grape leaves but I do have horseradish. And it sounds tasty too!
I have added a piece of the horseradish to each jar of my homemade pickle. It adds great taste to the pickles
I planted 5 roots in 1981 and have been making my ground in vinegar horseradish as Christmas gifts for the last 40 years ...stronger than storebought
I have never heard of this. Ibonly use it for firecider. Do you have a recipe?
I was taught by my dad to always wait until after the second frost to harvest my horseradish for the full potential of flavour and nutrition. I found this to be true and the crying is increased when I grate it for the wonderful bounty of condiment I eat on virtually everything all winter. Great in devilled eggs, I have to tell you.
My grandfather always harvested his horseradish in the spring as soon as the snow had melted and there was bare ground, usually in March but sooner if the frost went out of the ground. He called it his spring tonic. Some people confuse the leaves with burdock. We would find it wild in wet damp areas. Before food processors, we would grind it outdoors using a hand crank meat grinder. The juice would go all over unless you put a bowl under it. If we did it inside, all the windows were open. It freezes well if you have more than you can use. Small jars work the best. We would replant the tops and scrapings. The old roots can get quite woody and strong. If you have a damp area near a stream or wetland, it is a good place to plant. Stake the area if you are unfamiliar with what it looks like when the leaves first come up. It's best to have several areas so it has several years to grow and number the stakes and keep records of harvest. I find it easier to buy it in the grocery store these days. I have some 1854 maps of the township showing a couple houses were on my property in a hayfield. I find horseradish there in the spring where the houses used to be.
I have NEVER GROWN Horseradish before, but love it! Im going to give it a go! Thankyou.Cheers from Australia!🙂
Praying for you all🙏❤🙏❤🙏
It’s getting expensive to buy the roots in our stores here in the u s
I’ve been waiting for a horseradish episode. Thank you! For future reference the primary root is called the “tap root”. This is for the reasons you mentioned; it is tapping into the water source and deep nutrients. Absolutely love your content and really appreciate the time you take to explain everything. Very helpful. 👍🏼😊
You have definitely gotten good at harvesting from the first time you ever planted horseradish.
One Spring, someone who I thought was a friend, asked me if I was interested in starting a garden. He explained that he had a field of several acres that was a available for me to work, so I agreed, thinking that this was a good situation. I worked all Summer on the new plot, digging-up stones and adding compost. It was slowly turning into a good plot. One of the things I planted several patches of was Horseradish. Like you said, it was pretty invasive.
Next Spring, I asked my partner if we were going to do another garden this year. Yes, he said, but I won't be needing you again, since all of the hard work was done and that he could do it all himself. I said OK and walked off.
I heard that he rototilled the garden patch, along with all the Horseradish that I had planted.
You can guess what happened as a result.
I’ve seen family and friends on both sides of this scenario
It’s wild
I love to garden; I’ll help ya even if we don’t like each other and won’t ask for anything
Great surprisingly relatable story!
@@thecheese4255 Thanks.
It just shows that feudalism is still alive and well.
Lol
you should do him a favor, and plant some mint for him, .... at night!
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I am trying to eradicate some that a previous owner planted.
...a video I didn't watch when you put it out cause we didn't grow horseradish. Now watching it 2 years later, cause someone gave us some and we planted it in a garden bed. Now, wishing I had watched this video and remembered your words of wisdom 😂
One of the few veggies that actually grew for me in the super hot desert. Mine is in a tote and it's looking great so far!
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Yah, doing field work some 60 years ago, we used to plow over, disc, harrow, cultivate over a small area where horse radish would pop up. Never seemed to discourage it. Thanks for the "How To" on digging up. I have two giant specimens that I planted only two and 1/2 years ago. They did not seem to mind that I planted them in a mostly shaded area! Fool proof plant! Yes they grow quickly and take up a good deal of space. They grow very quickly once established.
Been waiting for this episode. Had to laugh at your first attempt when you thought you could just pull it up out of the ground, since I've had some horseradish going from crowns a friend gave me around 20 years ago. I only harvest once every few years. After scraping/peeling the roots, I process mine by cutting into chunks and running through a food processor with a little water and white vinegar. Used to use a blender, which works, but the food processor works better.
Just made my first batch of processed horseradish, we love it.
Hi Jack.
Can the horseradish be frozen after processing with vinegar and water? Or is it better to freeze processed plain?
Thanks for the tips. 👍🏻
This will be my family’s first year of harvest after leaving the 3 plots/plants alone for 2 yrs
Looking forward to it
Yep, mine's in a huge plastic pot. My auntie used to grow it in the UK and I remembered it popping up everywhere 😊
Even in a pot, we have way more than we need. Great info btw. 👍
Thank you for an excellent video! I'm a half-hazard gardener flying on the seat of my pants, so it's fun to learn it will invade the rest of my garden😆. Now I know how to harvest my bounty, and my family and friends will also appreciate it. Thanks again for an enjoyable video and I will have to check out the rest of your content!
Thank you I have had it growing for years. I didn’t know how and I was worried I would kill it so now I will harvest it first time for me this year
Thanks....now you tell me!!!!.🤣
I have a huge Horse Radish that I am wanting to contain but no luck so I am just happy to keep it at one end of my raised bed! You are right it is invasive and persistent luckily I love eating horse radish!!
Good video Luke. Thanks!
Mike 🇨🇦🍁👍
I love horseradish in my fire cider for the winter, builds immune system! My granddad always said ( only harvest horseradish in a month with an R)
I killed mine, it’s in a bed that is in shaded. I had to replant this spring! It’s doing great now so hopefully it makes it this winter! Love your channel! Keep gardening! Nancy from southern Ontario Canada
Congratulations 🎊 👏 on your purchase..I just read an article about my favorite gardener on TH-cam.. I wish your family much success in your new journey.. 🙏
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Use the leaves in pickling and canning
Horseradish is a beast! I wish u were my neighbor. Thank you for this
I planted mine in pots 3 years ago because of the evasiveness... a few roots made it through the bottom of the pots and now they are everywhere in the ground under where the pots were. The leaves are pretty spicy and good in salads and on sandwiches!
Was wondering if anyone else ate the leaves. Now I know
Well over 25 years😊. Grandma made beet horseradish for Easter ham. Sooooo good!!!! Recommend it! So we wanted to make as well and found starts for sale. Beautiful dainty white spring flowers as well! (Where does the time go!)
Are you Ukrainian?
I am! I love your humor through this. I'm already planning to give the plant it's own bed. Thanks for this video; I'll be prepping it's bed later this month.
I have a 4x4 foot box dedicated to Horseradish. It is at least 10 years old. I dig about every other year. It flowers early and draws bees before other things bloom.
Awesome video. Love fresh horseradish!
In my NE WI yard I planted horseradish on one side of a Contender peach tree, rhubarb on the other side, all surrounded by turf, and I fertilize, covering both HR and R with manure and hay in the fall. I never have to worry about spreading since I mow around it regularly, it has never encroached on the peach tree (and the peach tree is amazingly healthy and robust) or rhubarb. All three appear to be great companions.
Quite a few years ago, a fellow would sit on a wooden chair at the county fair..peeling and grinding horseradish root on an old wheel-like grater. He would sell it in the larger baby food jars for $1.00. We all looked for his booth. 🌱
I'm so glad you suggested planting it in containers I didn't no it was so evasive.🥰💐
Thank you Luke for sharing your gardening knowledge. I listened to you and did not plant it in my raised beds. Mine has been growing since spring. I will try digging some up later this fall or early winter. Just in time for making another 2 quart jar of fire cider. :0) Dave and I take a tablespoon daily as a preventative.
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How do you make fire cider e we hen I first started at working at the paper mill if a young guy got cut the old guys would tell them to go home and soak it in cider
Fantastic. I was looking for a video on how to harvest horse raddish.
Well this was very helpful...I wanted to grow horseradish and thought it might be hard. Guess not lol. Orders some to plant. Thanks for the warning about where to plant to avoid it being invasive.
Ah, this brings back memories. I remember commenting on your first planting / harvesting year :)
I would love to see a progress video about that chunk of land you acquired
Thanks Luke I'm going to watch it now
'horsing around' in the horseradish patch! 😁
Thanks for sharing your horse radish harvesting tips 🤩!
You're right about it being invasive. I planted mine in large tubs to keep that from happening but it didn't help. I had my drain holes in the bottom of the container and the roots found their way out. If I did it again I'd put the drain holes in the side of the containers.
Oh wow. That is crazy!
loved the dad joke luke lol Great episode!
Thank you, Luke! I lost all but 1 plant. Im afraid to harvest it. But i feel ill be able to harvest some and replant what i dont use. I will have to buy a few more starters. Mine is in a grow bag now so im not sure about the roots. I plan to designate a bed just to the horse radish. Thank you!
Lol. I saw your first season video. Yes I was chuckling when you tried to pull it. I have mine planted in 35 gallon pots.
Do you have a follow-up on this video on what you do next with the horseradish once you've harvested it from the ground? How do you clean and store it? I've had a problem with the deer eating the leaves of my horseradish... I think this is why it didn't get as big as it should've..??? Thank you.... P.S. Great video!
☘️🇮🇪. Good video sharing
Thanks! Fascinating!
Thank you for the information!
I just harvested mine after watching this video. My roots are not very big. The thickest one is a little bigger than my pinkie finger. But they are flavorful. I'll be putting most of the small ones back for next season.
My grandfather used to grow horseradish in the woods. He said that it was more potent that way.
Young horseradish leaves are good in salads too!
hmm! I will have to try it.
I use horseradish leaves when I make lacto fermented pickles... they are a bit of punch and keep small stuff from floating
oh they also function like grape leaves... protecting crispiness
Horseradish leaves provide tannins to keep fermented veggies crisp!
Here in Connecticut it hard to find some fresh horseradish and nothIng beats fresh horseradish !! Thanks for the video and it was very informative.
Thanks for the info on horseradish. Started growing horseradish this year, knowing that it spreads, I planted it in it's own bed, hopefully it will stays there! 😁 I made the mistake of planting a girlfriend's gifted oregano clipping 30 yrs ago, , wish I had known then how invasive that plant was going to be, I mow it down in some areas now.
I do love horseradish. I've never grown ut, but thank you for info... do you have a video of your fire cider??
Fire cider? More info about this.
It is a cider made from apple cider vinegar, horseradish, garlic, ginger, cayenne, and it cures colds like you wouldn’t believe.
@@MIgardener I'll have to find a recipe for this winter. Sounds warming
Look up video 'Fire Cider Remedy' by Rosemary Gladstar it's a video posted by HerbMentor on TH-cam. Rosemary is a well known expert on herbal remedies & I think she may have invented this recipe. Hope this info might help you.
I'm a new gardener, just started this past Spring! You've taught me so much, Luke! Thank you so much! I'm a fan! I'm not growing horseradish, but I am growing ginger in my raised garden bed in Zone 7b, which I've planted just in June. Is ginger "invasive" like horseradish? Does that mean I don't need to dig it up and bring it indoors to overwinter my ginger? They'll survive and continue growing next Spring again? I have so many questions! But my main question is: when will you have more seeds in your online seed store? I was so bummed out when I saw only garlic left for sale on the site. Nothing against garlic, and I'm glad the store is very successful and sold out of all items. I love gardening so much that I will continue growing throughout winter, with a low tunnel, of course. I can't wait for the store to restock on seeds!
good to know, if I want to do horseradish for market I should do a dedicated big raised bed. I currently do my mint in old tires on top of old greenhouse plastic for the same reason.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed. Grow big!
Hey Luke, I did the same thing with horseradish 2 yrs ago. Now I can't get rid of it. Thx for the video
Fantastic!
Amazing.. ❤️❤️
Hi from northwest Florida! Those leaves are also edible. I bet they would make a good wrap for veggies or meat and veggie mixture, you know like stuffed cabbage but instead those leaves. I love horseradish but I couldn't find any last year, hopefully I can find some root stock this year.
Horseradish leaves are edible as greens. You can mix them in with other types of greens, if you like.
Thank you for doing this video. I want to grow it but was leary of it because of the cost of buying the bare roots. I wasnt sure if after you harvest it if it kept growing.
Haha, I thought I was smart and planted horseradish in a double-layer, huge plastic pot. The roots laughed at that feeble attempt and broke out anyway and now I'm trying to get rid of it in the ground. I've wondered if it is allelopathic because some of those wayward roots got into an own-root rose and this year the rose barely survived. Now that I know about the chop and drop benefits maybe next year I can at least weaken it and get some use out of it. Thanks, Luke!
I dug up two plants from my garden and I must have been lucky; it is all gone there. It is doing super well next to my lilac bushes. I'm letting them fight each other for dominance there.
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Glad you enjoyed!
-I'm growing horseradish. I tossed piece of a root outside in the backyard 20 yrs. ago and it grew. We see new shoots each year. - Thanks for posting your video. I've never heard of fire cider before. Could you share a recipe for it, please?
I dug a big old hole and buried a 10 or 20 gallon tote(with holes punched through the bottom for drainage). I then planted the horseradish inside the area of the tote. The roots can't make it through the tote, therefore it doesn't take over.
They can easily go through the holes..it happened to me..lol
It only takes a small piece of a root and then you've got a whole new plant..
@@jenanielson Interesting. Mine has been contained now for about 4 years and haven't had this issue. I actually didnt drill or poke holes, i just cracked the bottom of the tote. Maybe that is the trick?
@@benknotes9450 maybe..mine are all in containers above ground too..in a half wine barrel with one hole at the bottom, it is about an inch wide..and after one year when I went to harvest there were roots going out the hole into the ground..
@@jenanielson plants truly are amazing.
My house had one when I bought it and I didn’t know what it was, soon found out and have been giving away good root for about 16 years now.
Good, thanks. 👍
I grew horseradish in a container this year. Unfortunately, we moved, so my garden ended early. The soil from my containers got dumped in the yard. I forgot about horseradish being invasive. My old landlady will enjoy that. Rented from her for a decade and never had any problems with her. Told her we was moving and she became a real female dog. Hopefully, it'll spread throughout the yard fairly quick
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Love horseradish club, please like if you love horseradish. Cheers guys.
If you've never tried it, you can eat the greens from the horseradish. They're a bit like spicy mustard greens if you cut them young. The older they get the stronger they get.
Very interesting post. I have no idea what I would do with all of that horseradish though. Lol
Make horseradish! Lots of it :)
@@MIgardener What's the best and safest process? Please and thank you.
I planted in a pot....but it has cracked wide open and also split the bottom, so new plants are popping up here and there in my lawn!! Going to harvest and get rid of the ruined large pot. Hmmmm...... maybe wood would work better than plastic? Any suggestions, Luke & others? I'll keep a root for next spring (it's how I started mine from a neighbours a couple years ago - kept a piece of root and stuck it in the soil in the pot in spring....
Thank you. I planted this spring. Should I wait until next fall to harvest? Or can I take some this year?
I loved this video.. I want to plant it and did not know about it spreading. But you didn't say anything about how to store it once it's pulled
I love horseradish, but can never find it in my local supermarkets. I would love to grow some!!! How did you start??
I just started from a small rhizome from our local garden center.
Dig a hole and stick it in and cover it. Water it.
Try farmer's markets, garden stores, or Etsy. I got my horseradish starters from Whole Foods, though it's not my favorite place to shop. Soak the roots for an hour before planting, especially if they look a little wilted.
Planted mine in a fabric pot. Now I have it on the south side of my greenhouse. It just grew right through that fabric bag into the soil. 😂
Same
Tev training in Okinawa helps too.
It was there when we moved in and it is still there despite our best efforts 😂
How much of the root would I need to transplant 1 or 2 horseradsish plants into container pots? Do i need to remove the leaves also?
I mix my horse radish with sour cream. I use it on Pork and steaks yummy 😋
Will MIgardener be offering horseradish crowns in the future?
@migardener @everyone I'm having difficulty finding any videos addressing horseradish that is bolting or flowering. This is the second year of my horseradish adventure. I noticed that it's all starting to flower. I was going to harvest the first time at the end of this season, but now I'm not sure if this flowering will affect the harvest? Should I wait another year? How often does it flower? Any info is really appreciated!
if i grow them in a container will they survive the winter i m from quebec which weathers is slightly colder than MI
Just seen your question. I grow mine in a half of a 50 gallon barrel. Yes it will survive. I'm in northern Indiana and it gets quite cold here sometimes. Last year we were at -10 F and it had no problems at all.
How did you plant it from tre start! Seed or did you buy a root?
The only way i know that works to get rid of Horseradish is by mowing it.
My parents had this HUGE patch in the back of our garden during he 80's, leftover from my great-grand-parents time. Mom wanted to get rid of it (today she buys horseradish... figures) And my job as a kid was to mow the lawn. New directive: Mow the horseradish too. I dont remember how long it took, probably about 2-3 years of mowing over all and any new Horseradish every week or every second week. It got smaller and smaller and a few years later not even one piece of it regrew.
I have too much and want to thin. How do the leaves and root taste in peak summer? Are they edible?
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I just took some horseradish this spring from my cousin's garden in Iowa and put it in my yard in Illinois. I haven't noticed it spreading very much in my very clay soil and will probably not harvest any until next fall. That being said thank you for the info as I will be checking it more frequently now as I don't want it to take over the area.
Luke what is happening at your new garden center? I haven't seen anything about it since your first couple of vlogs looking over the new property? Do you still own and are developing this land?
Do you remember his tiny home video?
I saw your first horseradish video a couple weeks ago. I went to Giant Eagle and bought a fat horseradish root. I made a sauce with most of it and cut up some pieces to plant in a clay and rock filled hill in my yard that i named "Horseradish Hill" Then covered it in straw ruth stout style. We will see what happens in the spring.....but why are those roots so small compared to the grocery store that had roots the size of my wrist?
I had considered planting horseradish, now I am glad I didn't LOL. Thanks for the warning
Wish someone had warned me. haha!
Probably a silly question after what you said about its willingness to takeover, however, do you need to do anything to over winter it?
Nope, I’m zone 5 in New Hampshire and it’s well established here and hard as I try I can’t get rid of it or kill it
I want to grow some next season. Will it do ok in sandy soil?
The roots will go VERY deep. Keep it fertilized well.
I remember when you first planted it . 😂🤣😂🤣
I add the leaves (not the stem part) to stir fry dishes through the summer.
Would horseradish grow well next to a creekbank that’s prone to a week of flooding in the Spring? I’m looking for ground over except stinging nettle and poison ivy that would work to prevent erosion from flooding. Other times of the year moisture depends on rainfall so the moisture levels really change a great deal throughout the year.
I wouldn't recommend growing horseradish next to a creek bank to prevent erosion, especially if you plan on digging and harvesting it (thus increasing erosion). Since horseradish is invasive it would also do harm to that natural environment. It would be better to plant groundcover that's native to your area. Look up native plants for your state or region.
What if the plant was put in back in 2012 ? I’ve given a friend part of a root but I still have 2 plants in a 3ft raised bed
do you grow nettle? nettle soup cream ,garlic ,potato etc.
I planted my horseradish (2023, spring) in a container.. because I am DONE with things going crazy that I can not control... but now.. that it is harvest time.. I am worrying that it may not "overwinter" well in containers in Zone 4?? Do you know if that will work, so I can keep increasing my crop?