Nothing like finding a freebe!

[cottage garden]

Just found a horseradish growing in my line of carrots! Thought it was a weed from the large leaves but no ...a lovely long horse radish. I am going to cut it into 2 inch pieces and make a new row for lots more lovely horse radishes..

Also..bizarre... found a tomato (with red fruit) growing in a small neglected pot in the back of the greenhouse that had had an allium growing in it. The compost was shop bought so that was odd. Spindly plant because it had been neglected..but had fruit!!

[heebiejeebie]

Cool! I have a potato plant in my compost heap - it's the only one that hasn't been affected by blight!

[Headfry]

How exciting..... if love finding those sort of treasures. been watching a wild plum tree grow on the neglected plot next door, this year it gave me a little golden yellow wild plum....it felt as good as finding a £20 note, and will last longer. Just have to save the little tree from one of the other trustees, who seems to hate trees of any sort! I feel a 'swampy' moment coming on :-)
Also found a perfect flea beetle free radish growing on a plot that had been unused for 3 years and weed killed twice- tasted fab too!

[cottage garden]

Headfry..If they hate trees wouldn't they let you have it? Worth asking..but if not..I agree..strap yourself to the tree and demand justice.(or plums!)

[Peter]

A wise man advised me thus about horseradish.

Plant your thong of horseradish and cover it with a large bottomless wooden or metal box full of compost/soil.
When ready to harvest your roots for sauce etc, break open or remove the box, scrape away the soil to ground level, cut off the fresh young roots.
Replace the box and refill with soil/compost for the next harvest.

No digging around and leaving a diamond mine or snapping off 2" of root with a fork tine stuck in it.

[yoanbob]

ooh nice tip