most things have seeds and then they spread the seed to grow like acorn trees, corn kernels, watermelon seeds, the seeds inside bel peppers.. i never knew the seed pods are made by radishes, mine are only 4 inches tall (thats what she said! hehe)
Radish plants cross pollinate. You need to isolate them from other radish varieties (or any other brassica) within a one mile radius. They are also outbreeders, so you need a minimum population size of 40 plants. This isn't the correct way to save radish seeds
I never knew radishes could grow that tall! 😂 I have had people ask me about eating the unripe pods too.. seems like that's a thing! I learned today! Thank you!
Birds haven't bothered them yet as far as I've seen. Although pulling all the seeds out is tedious, I can handle it if I know I'll rarely have to do it haha!
I don't have a bird problem. But I do have a kid problem😂 well me to! I like the pods more then the radish itself. Working in the garden today, I must have had more then 20 by now😄 Still plenty of daylight left🤔
Collecting radish seeds soon so I needed this video. Thank you. I am a curious person and so I really appreciate you breaking open the seed pods during different stages so I don't have to. My radishes are just now flowering. I'm excited 😊
🥰 Hanging mine now. But next year might be a little tough. The pods are so delicious! And I even pickled some with green cherry tomatoes, jalapenos, garlic and some baby cucumbers, all from my garden😊
Oh my gosh I have found a fellow gardener that loves to grow her own seeds like I do I think growing my own radish seeds now for a couple years .Thank you so much I really do enjoy your channel and I know we’re going to be great buddies Isn’t it amazing that beautiful little flowers that are on the radish planned. Go look at my channel and look at all my beautiful seats coming from one carrots I have been doing updates every week . I’m trying to grow a food forest and every year I have plans coming back from year before ,I’ve have my lettuce coming back for a couple years now from past lettuce, I have Swiss chard and coming back for five years now . And of course my radishes have been coming back for several years to .I’m not very good at it yet but I’m sure I’m going to get a lot better as time goes on and I build my soil a better and richer .
Nice to meet you! It looks like you have quite a lot going on in the garden. I'd love to start a food forest too, but since I'm not sure if I'm moving next year I haven't planted anything long term like that. I love your attitude too! We are always getting better over time as we keep trying. :)
Thank you for the tips, Miss Rachel! I didn't know whether to leave the whole plant in the ground (a straw bale, in my case) or to hang them to dry. Great to know that either will work!
I was just growing one that broke (the stem) So it can still possibly be dried and harvested? According to the google Germans snack on the pods with beer but it may be a certain type of radish. Thanks
If the pods were fully developed, you could still dry them for seed. They are also edible no matter what variety you have. I have a whole video on ways to eat them if you're interested.
I planted in January, and was harvesting these pods in June. It had produced a few earlier than that, but the bulk of them were getting ready near end of June.
New viewer and now subscribed based on this video. I haven't saved radish seeds before. I too have a radish jungle at the moment, but pods are all still green, still on the planted radish plant. Should I cut some branches off the plant and would they mature ok off the plant?
If the seeds aren't fully formed, they won't mature off the plant. I only cut branches off when I'm certain the seeds are fully formed and just need to dry out. If you're feeling unsure, you can definitely just leave the pods to dry on the plant itself to be absolutely sure you're getting mature seeds.
Hello Respected Ma'am I am from Saudi Arabia I want to ask you that these redish seeds you have extracted I also have plants, so cut the seeds that have emerged on them and dry them. Or should I leave it on top of the plant so that it dries here, what do you recommend?
Wow i love your way of explaining. Very clear very u understandable. Love how we have the option to cut the mature seed and lay to dry instead of leaving them on the plant to dry.
How feasible do you think it is for one vegan gardener to feed themselves completely? Or how many gardeners would it take to feed each other in community long term? WAG is good enough.
Those green stems will not have mature seeds to regrow. You need to allow the pods to stay on the plant to mature and brown on its own. Those seeds from the green pods won't grow. PERIOD!
i want to figure out how to grow pods to eat we have some 3 foot tall plants that i think were planted either last fall or even last spring. Made me wonder if you get more pods by waiting for the second year?
How long from plant to seed? And how many lots of microgreens would 10 radishes produce say in one year? And do they seed once every year once you’ve picked them off?
wow! the thing that blows my mind is that the plants are growing up like big pea or bean stalks, i always thought radishes were completely under the ground and ive seen the sprouts on top but if they get hard yellow and pod the seeds then i can replicate more! :D thank you
This has been most helpful , as some of my radishes have gone to seed , flowered & then got pods growing on them . I did wonder if that’s where the seeds formed & you have confirmed that for me . Thank You 😄
thank you from London. I let one of my red radishes goto flier and bolt. They have flowers now and I was wondering how the seeds were propagating. Still waiting for pods. I hope they goto pod!
@@AuxhartGardening thank you. I just checked this am and I can see the pods forming once the flowers have gone. Yes, there are a lot of flower points so look forward to the process concluding. Something satisfying about collecting the seeds of ones harvest.
Thank you for this really informative video! I have a heap of radish pods in my garden and wanted to make sure I was doing the right thing to save them😊
I’m so happy to find you! We are also 7b in small container and raised bed gardening pushing limits but are just learning how to garden! This was such an informative video! I’m so glad I searched about our radish we let go to seed and found you! I look forward to watching more!
What varieties do you collect seeds from? I've heard radishes are biennial but it sounds like you're collecting seeds just a few months after planting in the same season/year, which is why I'm asking lol I want to be planting those then lol (So far Cherry Belle is my favorite!) Thank you so much!!!!
Good question! This one is a black spanish radish. Most common radish varieties are annual, with a few of the larger ones being biennial as you mentioned. You should be able to figure out which is which via google searches.
Great video. I’m growing hydroponically indoors, and now I’m wondering about pollination. Will seeds form properly if I shake the flowers around the same way I would on a tomato plant? Also, I’m wondering how long it takes for the entire cycle of planting the seed, growing the radish, and waiting for the seed pods to be ready for harvest.
I don't think radishes work that way. They definitely need other plants to pollinate, but I'm not sure what the hand-pollination strategy would be for something like that. Sorry i can't be more helpful!
Do you just leave them in the soil to keep growing for the pods? Like carrots? My first time growing a garden, trying to save money on groceries and have fresh veggies all the time. And I love radishes. Can you eat the young pods right off the vine?
I have 2 huge radish indoor growing for about 2.5 months now and no sign of flower. I wonder if it isn't warm enough at 65-70f, or if it just takes longer. The cherry belle hybrid I found in a pack is about 3" big. Was hoping to try and stabilize the cross.
I think its a combo of temp and day length that will stimulate a radish to go to flower, so if it's not warm enough that would likely be why it hasn't gone to seed yet.
So you won’t always get a good sized radish if they go to seed. Usually that’s what happens if you’ve planted them a little too late in the season and they go to seed before they can bulb up.
Thank you so much! I wonder if the radish is still in optimal condition to harvest at this “late” stage, or does the flavor and size fade after flowering and producing seeds 🤔
I just harvested a bucket of my seeds but they all appear to be very dull in color, mostly grey. Nice n hard to the touch, but off color. Ideas? thanks for the excellent clip
Thank you looked all over youtube, and this basically showed up on my feed later on. I will have to take a radish, and let it matureto the sate of seed pods, , thank you for the excellence of a perfect video!. thanks
This year I will leave one plant in ground for seed saving! We eat radish’s leaves also so while I will let the plant grow for seed, can I harvest leaves in between?
Yes. You'll need to keep it healthy and alive long enough for it to produce viable seeds. Once you've got a lot of fully-grown pods, though, you can let it dry out.
You can try bringing them in to dry. If it's only freezing and not also wet, I think the temp shouldn't matter a whole lot. Seeds survive freezing winters all the time, it's kinda what they're good at. The thing you gotta watch out for is moldy seeds if they stay damp.
While you were testing the germination rates, did you have to rewet the paper towel at all in those three days, or does it stay damp enough? Also where did you store them while you waited?
Once it starts, the root will only get tougher. If you catch it just as it's starting it might still be tasty. It's edible the whole time, just not very fun to eat.
Seen a few of your videos now. Keep up the good work. It’s really nice to see a women on TH-cam bringing valuable content vs the usual thirstbait ones.
Great how-to mam, I really never thought about letting my radishes go to seed!! Zule mentioned your channel, ya have a new subscriber from east central Mississippi here, thank ya for the share!! Dan
Hi...how is the easiest way to pick the seeds out of the mature pods?I have so many radishes and its so painfully time consuming to sit and pick out the seeds from each pod..thank you
If you have a lot, you can try shaking them into large paper bags once fully dry. They tend to pop open very easily at that point. It won't be as efficient, but depending on the volume you need for replanting, you'll probably get plenty anyway.
very helpfull ty, also vert very nice to hear a video thats so helpfull without annoying music in the background
Glad it was helpful!
Yes and I love how natural the video feels, not over produced. Thanks Auxhart!
most things have seeds and then they spread the seed to grow like acorn trees, corn kernels, watermelon seeds, the seeds inside bel peppers.. i never knew the seed pods are made by radishes, mine are only 4 inches tall (thats what she said! hehe)
Radish plants cross pollinate. You need to isolate them from other radish varieties (or any other brassica) within a one mile radius. They are also outbreeders, so you need a minimum population size of 40 plants. This isn't the correct way to save radish seeds
I never knew radishes could grow that tall! 😂 I have had people ask me about eating the unripe pods too.. seems like that's a thing!
I learned today! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
I never would've thought to test to make sure seeds would germinate before storing them away until next year. Such a good idea!
Thanks! I was mildly worried I was picking them too early, so that seemed like a good way to test that they were actually ready.
Love saving radish seeds. You can get a lifetime supply in one year if you can stop the birds from eating them.
Birds haven't bothered them yet as far as I've seen. Although pulling all the seeds out is tedious, I can handle it if I know I'll rarely have to do it haha!
I don't have a bird problem. But I do have a kid problem😂 well me to! I like the pods more then the radish itself. Working in the garden today, I must have had more then 20 by now😄 Still plenty of daylight left🤔
I think the slugs are eating my bok choy pods 😂
Collecting radish seeds soon so I needed this video. Thank you. I am a curious person and so I really appreciate you breaking open the seed pods during different stages so I don't have to. My radishes are just now flowering. I'm excited 😊
Glad it was helpful!
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Hanging mine now. But next year might be a little tough. The pods are so delicious! And I even pickled some with green cherry tomatoes, jalapenos, garlic and some baby cucumbers, all from my garden😊
Sounds delicious!
I just did the same thing! but only had carrots to add additionally. Your jar sounds delicious!
Very informative without too much waffle, thanks for providing the information I needed.
Glad it was helpful!
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Sure will do
I wish you had covered how to efficiently remove the seeds from the dried pods. I've got a gallon bag full!
This is so useful! Thank you for uploading.
Glad it was helpful!
Oh my gosh I have found a fellow gardener that loves to grow her own seeds like I do I think growing my own radish seeds now for a couple years .Thank you so much I really do enjoy your channel and I know we’re going to be great buddies Isn’t it amazing that beautiful little flowers that are on the radish planned. Go look at my channel and look at all my beautiful seats coming from one carrots I have been doing updates every week . I’m trying to grow a food forest and every year I have plans coming back from year before ,I’ve have my lettuce coming back for a couple years now from past lettuce, I have Swiss chard and coming back for five years now . And of course my radishes have been coming back for several years to .I’m not very good at it yet but I’m sure I’m going to get a lot better as time goes on and I build my soil a better and richer .
Nice to meet you! It looks like you have quite a lot going on in the garden. I'd love to start a food forest too, but since I'm not sure if I'm moving next year I haven't planted anything long term like that.
I love your attitude too! We are always getting better over time as we keep trying. :)
Thank you for the tips, Miss Rachel! I didn't know whether to leave the whole plant in the ground (a straw bale, in my case) or to hang them to dry. Great to know that either will work!
Glad I could be helpful!!
I was just growing one that broke (the stem) So it can still possibly be dried and harvested? According to the google Germans snack on the pods with beer but it may be a certain type of radish. Thanks
If the pods were fully developed, you could still dry them for seed. They are also edible no matter what variety you have. I have a whole video on ways to eat them if you're interested.
I never LIKE videos. But you are so cute. I think you should grow honey. Not radish.👍👌🤲. So l will change my neverish and like.
I was wondering if I need to hurry to harvest them before they burst open and fling their seeds around, looks like there is no need to stress :>
how long did it take from seed in the ground till it produced seed pods?
I planted in January, and was harvesting these pods in June. It had produced a few earlier than that, but the bulk of them were getting ready near end of June.
thank you for information, so if i just leave it on the ground to dry out, then i shouldn't water them anymore, right? thanks. love your video.
Well thank you...i should of watched this first before taking out half my seeds 😬🤦🤣 im glad i stopped myself lol
New viewer and now subscribed based on this video.
I haven't saved radish seeds before.
I too have a radish jungle at the moment, but pods are all still green, still on the planted radish plant.
Should I cut some branches off the plant and would they mature ok off the plant?
If the seeds aren't fully formed, they won't mature off the plant. I only cut branches off when I'm certain the seeds are fully formed and just need to dry out. If you're feeling unsure, you can definitely just leave the pods to dry on the plant itself to be absolutely sure you're getting mature seeds.
Thanks for the informative video. What’s the earliest stage you can cut the pods off the plant and dry?
Hello Respected Ma'am I am from Saudi Arabia I want to ask you that these redish seeds you have extracted I also have plants, so cut the seeds that have emerged on them and dry them. Or should I leave it on top of the plant so that it dries here, what do you recommend?
My yard does look like a jungle with radish, cilantro and borage going to seed. lol. The bees love it.
Wow i love your way of explaining. Very clear very u understandable. Love how we have the option to cut the mature seed and lay to dry instead of leaving them on the plant to dry.
Thank you! Glad you found it helpful.
How feasible do you think it is for one vegan gardener to feed themselves completely? Or how many gardeners would it take to feed each other in community long term? WAG is good enough.
Those green stems will not have mature seeds to regrow. You need to allow the pods to stay on the plant to mature and brown on its own. Those seeds from the green pods won't grow. PERIOD!
i want to figure out how to grow pods to eat we have some 3 foot tall plants that i think were planted either last fall or even last spring. Made me wonder if you get more pods by waiting for the second year?
How long from plant to seed? And how many lots of microgreens would 10 radishes produce say in one year? And do they seed once every year once you’ve picked them off?
wow! the thing that blows my mind is that the plants are growing up like big pea or bean stalks, i always thought radishes were completely under the ground and ive seen the sprouts on top but if they get hard yellow and pod the seeds then i can replicate more! :D thank you
Ty
Can you detach when still green and dry inside?
Very informative video thanks for sharing
This has been most helpful , as some of my radishes have gone to seed , flowered & then got pods growing on them . I did wonder if that’s where the seeds formed & you have confirmed that for me . Thank You 😄
thank you from London. I let one of my red radishes goto flier and bolt. They have flowers now and I was wondering how the seeds were propagating. Still waiting for pods. I hope they goto pod!
It takes some time but once they do, there will be so many!!
@@AuxhartGardening thank you. I just checked this am and I can see the pods forming once the flowers have gone. Yes, there are a lot of flower points so look forward to the process concluding. Something satisfying about collecting the seeds of ones harvest.
Wow you got Purple omg I got Redis pi k and white
Do you have a video on saving lettuce seeds?
thank you for the hekkin stonks video :D :D
Thank you for this really informative video! I have a heap of radish pods in my garden and wanted to make sure I was doing the right thing to save them😊
You're welcome! :)
And I used to think where does these radish and potato seeds comes from. 😂
I’m so happy to find you! We are also 7b in small container and raised bed gardening pushing limits but are just learning how to garden! This was such an informative video! I’m so glad I searched about our radish we let go to seed and found you! I look forward to watching more!
Welcome! I'm glad I can be helpful to you.
Thank you! Super helpful.
I’m going to let some of my radishes go to seed now
Fantastic job on the vid! Just what i needed to know !
What varieties do you collect seeds from? I've heard radishes are biennial but it sounds like you're collecting seeds just a few months after planting in the same season/year, which is why I'm asking lol I want to be planting those then lol
(So far Cherry Belle is my favorite!)
Thank you so much!!!!
Good question! This one is a black spanish radish. Most common radish varieties are annual, with a few of the larger ones being biennial as you mentioned. You should be able to figure out which is which via google searches.
Thank you so much for this video.
You're welcome! I'm so glad I can be helpful :)
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you ever so much!
You're very welcome!
Great video. I’m growing hydroponically indoors, and now I’m wondering about pollination. Will seeds form properly if I shake the flowers around the same way I would on a tomato plant? Also, I’m wondering how long it takes for the entire cycle of planting the seed, growing the radish, and waiting for the seed pods to be ready for harvest.
I don't think radishes work that way. They definitely need other plants to pollinate, but I'm not sure what the hand-pollination strategy would be for something like that. Sorry i can't be more helpful!
Do you just leave them in the soil to keep growing for the pods? Like carrots? My first time growing a garden, trying to save money on groceries and have fresh veggies all the time. And I love radishes. Can you eat the young pods right off the vine?
Yeah you just leave them in the soil! I've eaten the pods right off the plant while they're green and they're great that way too.
Could you leave them on the plant over winter? Then just take off the plant and put in the ground next spring?
Sometimes this works. You might find they have a tendency to mold though, but it depends a lot on what your climate is like.
Was very informative
This is the exact information I was looking for, thank you so much!
You’re welcome!
This is awesome.. I will do this. Thanks for sharing
I'm glad you found it helpful!
I have 2 huge radish indoor growing for about 2.5 months now and no sign of flower.
I wonder if it isn't warm enough at 65-70f, or if it just takes longer.
The cherry belle hybrid I found in a pack is about 3" big. Was hoping to try and stabilize the cross.
I think its a combo of temp and day length that will stimulate a radish to go to flower, so if it's not warm enough that would likely be why it hasn't gone to seed yet.
Did you actually get nice size radishes? I’ve got all kinds of seed pods, but puny little specs of the radish. Does anybody know what went wrong?
So you won’t always get a good sized radish if they go to seed. Usually that’s what happens if you’ve planted them a little too late in the season and they go to seed before they can bulb up.
what kind of rash pant is it
Just wondering, once you gather the seeds, does it matter what you store them in? Like a plastic bag, or a jar for example. Thanks :)
As long as it is sealed and dry and protected from UV light, it shouldn't matter.
Thank you so much! I wonder if the radish is still in optimal condition to harvest at this “late” stage, or does the flavor and size fade after flowering and producing seeds 🤔
OMG I just saw that you already answered that question in the follow up video, thanks so much!!
Very informative video. Thank you so much! I'm going to go clip some of those stems off and dry those pods. Thanks 👍
Glad it was helpful!
I just harvested a bucket of my seeds but they all appear to be very dull in color, mostly grey. Nice n hard to the touch, but off color. Ideas? thanks for the excellent clip
I'm not sure. If it was me I'd germination test them and go from there.
Super informative video. Thankyou
Glad it was helpful!
I got some great seeds.....but zero radishes???
any thoughts?
If they go to seed early enough in their growing cycle it's quite possible the root never develops any substantial meat.
Which country are you from ,,I m watching from India
I am in South Carolina, on the east coast of the United States
Thanks for the video
It’s so nice to meet you. It’s cool to see how viable the radish seeds are. I grew Dino kale and the pods are empty.
Welcome! Nice to meet you too! That's strange about the kale... I don't have any good answers for that unfortunately.
Thank you looked all over youtube, and this basically showed up on my feed later on. I will have to take a radish, and let it matureto the sate of seed pods, , thank you for the excellence of a perfect video!. thanks
Glad I could help!
This year I will leave one plant in ground for seed saving!
We eat radish’s leaves also so while I will let the plant grow for seed, can I harvest leaves in between?
You could, but they get bitter after awhile. Try them out and see what you like!
Should I continue to water my radish plant if I am wanting to harvest the pods for seed?
Yes. You'll need to keep it healthy and alive long enough for it to produce viable seeds. Once you've got a lot of fully-grown pods, though, you can let it dry out.
Thank you
Thank you.
Thank you!
Thankyou
I loved the ending where you showed your germination rate!
Thanks! :)
ty
Brilliant video many thanks from n Ireland 🤝
Thank you!
What if the pods are still yellow on the plant and it’s getting to freezing soon? I am in Ontario Canada
You can try bringing them in to dry. If it's only freezing and not also wet, I think the temp shouldn't matter a whole lot. Seeds survive freezing winters all the time, it's kinda what they're good at. The thing you gotta watch out for is moldy seeds if they stay damp.
While you were testing the germination rates, did you have to rewet the paper towel at all in those three days, or does it stay damp enough? Also where did you store them while you waited?
I sealed the bag so I didn't need to re-wet it. I just put them on my desk in my room if I remember correctly.
Once you test them and they germinate can you still save them?
The ones that you germinate you can’t save anymore, so only test a small portion of what you have.
Did you prune the flowers in the hope they ll produce more flowers ?
I did not! I just let them do what they wanted and they produced a LOT.
I Didn't know we could eat the pods. very informative and thank you! I usually sauté the leafs et cetera. Thanks again
When the radish plant gets branches but no seeds yet can you still eat the root?
Once it starts, the root will only get tougher. If you catch it just as it's starting it might still be tasty. It's edible the whole time, just not very fun to eat.
Well done. Very pleased to learn this information. New subscriber.
Thank you for sharing that! You did a great job explaining the process!
Seen a few of your videos now. Keep up the good work. It’s really nice to see a women on TH-cam bringing valuable content vs the usual thirstbait ones.
I knew I did not wait long enough..... darn. Thank you for posting this great video.
Brilliant vidio
I only saved one radish…will it still go to seed? Or should I have saved at least two?
It will make flowers, but radishes can't self-pollinate so you won't get any pods.
i like this
Love this great video... helped me cause my pods are at the tender green stage wasn't sure how long to wait to save the seeds. Thank you
Fabulous video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
wow!!! first time I knew how to preserve radish seeds for plantation by watching your awesome channel. Radish seeds were as beautiful as you are😁
Super good idea to test germination rate.
Thanks!
Great how-to mam, I really never thought about letting my radishes go to seed!! Zule mentioned your channel, ya have a new subscriber from east central Mississippi here, thank ya for the share!! Dan
Hi Dan, welcome! I'm looking forward to having you here in the community!
Thank ya mam!! Dan
What date did you plant these radishes?
The ones in this video were planted in January 2020
Around how many seeds do you get per pod?
Its about 5-8 I think.
Nice...this is knowledge about radish seeds complete
Thanks!
@@AuxhartGardening Oh nice, thank you for your reply
thank you so much, I was looking for this information. 🙌🌱
Hi I am a New Subscribed 226
Yay!
How many weeks/months after planting does the radish plant starts developing pods?
It depends so much on the weather. The hotter it is the sooner it will happen. Fastest I've seen is like 2 months, but it could take up to 3-4.
@@AuxhartGardening wow! Ok I got a while to go then. Thanks for the reply
Hi...how is the easiest way to pick the seeds out of the mature pods?I have so many radishes and its so painfully time consuming to sit and pick out the seeds from each pod..thank you
If you have a lot, you can try shaking them into large paper bags once fully dry. They tend to pop open very easily at that point. It won't be as efficient, but depending on the volume you need for replanting, you'll probably get plenty anyway.
@@AuxhartGardening thank you for your help 😊
What type of radish are those?
Black Spanish radish! They’re a winter radish and they’re a bit on the spicier side of radishes.