[aqua]

i am just about to put a row in. i looked to get avice but i may have missed it.
any good advise please,, they look fab and will be a taste challenge





can i please point out to people. i havr had to retire due to illnes and i do make mistakes in reading and typing. so please be patient

[sunshineband]

Both of these are sown about now and can overwinter OK, but might be damaged by slugs (Mine were towards February)

They grow massive, but you can eat them from small size upwards.

Just remember that they are a brassica (part of the cabbage family) and as they are in the ground longer than the usual radishes you might want to aoid growing them where you have had cabbages etc this year, or where you will grow brassicas next year.

Hope that helps 

[aqua]

thank you . i think i will plant them where the potatoes are now not

[sunshineband]

Good idea 

Give the ground a zhooozh up with some blood fish & bone, or chicken manure pellets first as they need a bit of food, and they should do well 

[Endymion]

We've thought of trying some big overwintering radishes, round ones but I can't remember the name.

We're not sure if it's worth it because our soil is very stony. Any idea if they'll fork and split the same as carrots and parsnips?

[aqua]

nime are called blut and winter but in german

[sunshineband]

I've never had winter radishes split, and our soil is quite stony too.

We grow the China Rose which are bright pink inside and roundish, as well as the long daikon/mouli sorts and the german bleu en winter and they are all OK

Hope that helps

[8doubles]

Dig deep and add compost to soften the soil, mooli will grow 50cm long and 6cm thick if the soil is too firm you will struggle to get them out whole.
Grated mooli in a tossed salad gives it a great taste!

[aqua]

in the ground - cross fingers

[Kiki]

Can anyone tell me what size the top growth of mooli gets to? I'm wondering where I can squeeze them in.

[sunshineband]

About 12 ins tall and 8 -12 ins much across, roughly

[Kiki]

Ah ha! Between the caulis and the sprouts then and possibly next to the celeriac where I just lifted some potatoes. Love this gardening game - it's like slow motion chess.

[sunshineband]

Ah ha! Between the caulis and the sprouts then and possibly next to the celeriac where I just lifted some potatoes. Love this gardening game - it's like slow motion chess.

Never heard that description before --- but it is so true 

[TerryB]

Tried mooli for the 1st time this year.
Some have bolted and others appear to have carrot fly damage?
I put 2 rows in the same bed as some parsnip which I know the carrot fly will have a go at if they cannot find carrots but I would have thought the mooli wouldn't be effected by them.
Any ideas.

[viettaclark]

I've bunged a row under the runners and although they've come up ok they're being slugged. Blue pellets to the rescue!!!