Green Heart Daikon Radish

One of the few crops I planted late summer that actually amounted to anything was Green Heart Daikon.   I really like these pickles they serve at my local Korean restaurant. I have convinced myself that they are pickled strips of daikon radish. I thought I'd grow my own and try to replicate the pickle.

I hadn't checked on these things in a long time....and suddenly they're huge!

P.S. I served some of these at a party cut up into sticks and they were a big hit!

What to do with Radishes?

I've never been much of a radish eater. They are too spicy for me, but I like the flavor and crunch.

I grew a fun radish mix this year with about a dozen types with various shapes and colors. Maybe I'll find one I like!

Any suggestions on how to cook/serve/eat radishes?

Salad Garden Taking Shape

I'm starting to actually see some defined rows in my bed of salad greens. Germination looks like it was a little patchy, but I think the survivors will fill out nicely.

Top to bottom (not that you can distinguish the rows from this far away): Green Heart daikon radish, radish mix, mizuna, arugula, lettuce, weeds, lettuce, more lettuce.

Arugula always grows great for me. It germinates fast and is of harvestable size in no time. 

I'm not sure why all the lettuce in this row decided to germinate in one spot.