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    Radishes on top of spuds

    Following Monty's instructions on Gardeners' World, after planting my Duke of York potatoes, I sowed radishes on the top after I'd earthed them up.

    Well thanks Monty, that was a rubbish idea!

    Firstly, the seed was easily washed off the sloped surface. Secondly, I now have potatoes poking through and the radishes are nowhere near ready:



    So what am I supposed to do now? If I earth up over the spuds I lose the radishes. If I wait for the radishes then the spud will get nipped by frost (coming soon, I feel).

    Any suggestions please?

    Thanks,
    MBE
    Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
    By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
    While better men than we go out and start their working lives
    At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling
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    I'm in the same boat. I think I'll pull out the radishes and earth up the potatoes. It will be easier to sow more radishes than potatoes.

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    • #3
      I thought Monty sowed them on the ridges before needing to use the soil to earth them up?

      Just lose the radishes. *which reminds me* must sow potatoes

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      • #4
        I thought monty said to sow rocket?

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Maccabee View Post
          I thought monty said to sow rocket?
          "Rocket, or radish will do"

          I don't like rocket.
          Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
          By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
          While better men than we go out and start their working lives
          At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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          • #6
            I think Monty was havin a laff: there's no way it would work, the spud foliage grows so quick it would just drown the radishes
            All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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            • #7
              Let's just say I won't be doing it again. Waste of my 39p value range radishes.
              Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
              By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
              While better men than we go out and start their working lives
              At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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              • #8
                39 pee. Gutted
                All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                  39 pee. Gutted
                  I know. I could cry. Do you think I could sue Monty?
                  Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
                  By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
                  While better men than we go out and start their working lives
                  At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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                  • #10
                    Ever since I saw this on GW I've been moaning about it to anyone that would listen.
                    Daft idea. My neighbours did it too, now they're also stuffed.

                    Rocket grows fast, but it's got nothing on spud foliage!
                    "Orinoco was a fat lazy Womble"

                    Please ignore everything I say, I make it up as I go along, not only do I generally not believe what I write, I never remember it either.

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                    • #11
                      I did it once-planted some lettuce between potato rows.Lettuce was growing very fast,trying to compete with potatoes-think it stopped at 2'-potatoes were nearly up to my waist.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by womble View Post
                        Ever since I saw this on GW I've been moaning about it to anyone that would listen.
                        It has given me experience.

                        One I could have done without, mind.
                        Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
                        By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
                        While better men than we go out and start their working lives
                        At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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                        • #13
                          That's why I hardly ever watched any GW

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                          • #14
                            MBE,

                            39p to learn not a bad cost

                            But surely you did not sow all your radish seed at one go if it had worked you be eating nothing but radish just to use it up

                            I sow about 30 seeds per pot every 2/3 weeks which keeps us well supplied.

                            Colin
                            Potty by name Potty by nature.

                            By appointment of VeggieChicken Member of the Nutters club.


                            We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to public office.

                            Aesop 620BC-560BC

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Potstubsdustbins View Post
                              MBE,

                              39p to learn not a bad cost
                              But I could have learnt for nothing if Monty knew what he was doing. He is supposed to be a professional.

                              Originally posted by Potstubsdustbins View Post
                              But surely you did not sow all your radish seed at one go if it had worked you be eating nothing but radish just to use it up

                              I sow about 30 seeds per pot every 2/3 weeks which keeps us well supplied.

                              Colin
                              Err, yeah, I forget how many was in the packet, but I sowed on top of two lots of spuds and a tub (recycling bin) full (a week or so apart, I think). Then I bought some of the Vienna F1 as recommended. I'd have eaten the lot, stood in the garden. I like radishes. A lot.
                              Last edited by mrbadexample; 01-05-2011, 09:35 PM.
                              Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made
                              By singing-'Oh how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade,
                              While better men than we go out and start their working lives
                              At grubbing weeds from gravel paths with broken dinner-knives. ~ Rudyard Kipling

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