Thongs

[SueA]

I just got an email from Thompson & Morgan saying it was the last chance to order thongs. I thought it was from a dodgy website until I read on that it was horseradish thongs ( I didn't know they were called that).Has anyone on the vine grown them? They sound as though they take up a lot of room so probably wouldn't be suitable for me. If you sign up to Thompson & Morgan they send regular special offers which are useful if you like to buy by mail order.

[andrewo]

Horseradish is really invasive, to give you an idea, I used to grow in a pot, in one season it had grown out of the drainage hole and shot down through 5" of gravel and through the membrane, it took two hours to dig it out, lovely taste but rips your sinuses to pieces when you grate it. If you think comfrey is invasive, you ain't seen nothing until horse radish gets going.

[Beryl]

Horseradish

Recent posting on a rival site you may find interesting.
Beryl.



NON INVASIVE METHOD OF GROWING HORSERADISH
Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:59 am

Plant your individual Thongs 2’ (60cm) apart and allow to establish the first year.
At the end of the first season clear all plant debris and weeds from the area and build a box 12”x12”x12” (30x30x30cm) with no top or bottom. Place the box over the crown centrally and insert 2-3” (50-75mm) of compost over the crown and top the rest of the box up with sharp sand. You will need a box for every thong.
The following Spring the Horseradish will send up several heads and these are new thongs. At the end of the season when the plant is dying back remove the box and pick ALL the thongs from the crown. You must pick all the thongs irrespectively if you want them all or not or the system breaks down. When you have you young succulent thongs simply repeat the system again Box over the crown, compost and sharp sand.
If you need Horseradish urgently during the growing season it is possible to unearth a thong and take as much as you need.
NEVER allow Horseradish to flower and at the first sign of inflorescent cut them from the plant. DO NOT dispose of on the compost heap always burn them.
DO NOT dispose of unwanted surplus thongs on the compost heap either pass on to another gardener explaining the method or destroy. Suggest you allow drying out and burning them.
In the unlikely event of growth outside the box if you have it centrally positioned simply keep hoeing it down and deal with the source at the end of the season when harvesting.
When processing Horseradish remember to do so in an unconfined area and be aware that it will affect your eyes at about the strength Onions x 10! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
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[suee]

Hello Beryl - that's really interesting.
I've planted 'thongs' in bottomless pots in each corner of my potato patch - in line with companion planting advice. Fingers crossed that a) we get some potatoes and b) we can get the thongs out later to go along with this crop rotation advice. But we do love roast beef with horseradish so it's worth a go.
Sue.

[SueA]

Horseradish sounds a bit scary, I was thinking of trying to grow it in a pot like you Andrewo but it sounds hard to control & the posting from Beryl sounds a bit complicated!

[Nicos]

Strangely enough we have grown it both on clay and peat, and it never seems to do well!! Perhaps I should be thankful!!!

[Jaxom]

Recent posting on a rival site you may find interesting.
Beryl.
NON INVASIVE METHOD OF GROWING HORSERADISH
Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:59 am

Beryl I have to ask ... Did you post the original on the rival site? If you did then that is fine. If it was someone elses, did you get permission to post it here? After the Dan Brown case I don't want to see the PTB in hot water
Jax

[Tigger]

Sounds like Johnboy's method of growing horseradish from the KG wesite Beryl !!!

[pigletwillie]

Plagurism at work, Its off the Kg site indeed!!!

[Jaxom]

Waiting for Beryl to get back with information of permissions. If information has been reproduced with out permission then we will remove it.
Jaxom

[Tigger]

I'm sure Johnboy won't mind at all.

[Jaxom]

Tigger, many thanks for your feed back. I can only understand from this that you know Johnboy? I would feel happier knowing that he had definitely given his permission or that it was Beryl's original post.
Some times I have written a review for a book and posted it in two places. A prime example is on this forum and on Amazon. I have a different log on name on Amazon to here as when I joined "Jaxom" was previously taken on Amazon.
Jaxom

[Tigger]

I'll ask him and get back to you.

[Snadger]

Hi everyone

I have planted two horseradish thongs with the idea of using one and keeping the other growing.When do I harvest? How do I turn it into horseradish sauce? and will it keep?

Cheers

[nick the grief]

You'll only want a bit Snadger so I don't think you'll need to worry too much.

What you do is dig a peice up peel it like a spud then mince it up fine (or grate it if you haven't got a hand mincer) put it in a jar & cover with white wine vinegar. It will keep in this for ages.

When you want some take a spoonfull out mix with some English mustard (powder or made up) & mix with Mayo then firmly fix on your hat & sox