does horseradish die off in winter?

[janeyo]

Cos if it does mine's dead!

Got it in large pot, planted in spring.

The leaves are virtually gone, brown and disappearing.

Any thoughts? Have I killed it?

janeyo

[pigletwillie]

No, chuck, you have nae killed it. Mine has all died down as well.

[Snadger]

Fear not.........it will return in the spring, with a vengeance!

[bobleponge]

Oh yes it will. I just hope for you that its in pots, if not prepare to see it spread

[George Gray]

One of the most voracious weeds around! Planted a small patch on my allotment 10 years ago and I can't get rid of it. It's survived double figure freezing temperatures and floods. ProbaBly would survive a small nuclear explosion! The irony is I don't really like horesradish!

[janeyo]

Phew! It is def contained in a pot.

Thanks

janeyo

[pigletwillie]

I dug some up this year and it was tasteless, no heat or anything. Fancy posting me a big lump George, all expenses met?

[zazen999]

PW: Pm me your address, I'm busy digging up Horseradish from our plot and I am sending some to Rhona in the next week or so...can pop some to you at the same time.

Blimmin stuff...we're digging out about a foot deep of soil, putting lots of cardboard and newspaper down and covering back up and not using that bed for a year, just to try and get rid of it. If that fails, I am afraid we have to resort to heavier, more scientific methods - [chemicals].