Growing horseradish

[sarraceniac]

Boom boom.

[flighty1]

Thanks so much folks, what more can I say other than I will send Zazeen an SAE.
I live in Swanley (NW Kent) however I will change my profile as suggested. Thanks again for all your help.
Sheila

[Torreya]

I agree, horseradish is evil stuff when you're peeling/grating it, also, the only reason we make our own is because it's 'fun'???? Lidl actually sell it for less than the price of a stamp

P.S. If anyone wants to swap one weed (horseradish) for another (Jerusalem Artichokes), I've just dug a load of 'chokes out from under my goosegogs. PM me if interested and I'll wash all the organic slugs off them!!

[zazen999]

Meanwhile; you'll find me on ebay posting sales of horseradish thongs

[coreopsis]

Flighty,flighty...
When I was a teenager(13-14ish)my father brought home a bag of horseradish and told me to grate it.I was crying,snorting,sneezing,all sorts of things.At the end I told him to stick his f%*&@ing horseradish you know where or deal with it itself.That was the first time I swore at his presence.
I'd rather you reconsider your idea but if you stick to it:get some gogles and welder's mask.The stuff is horrible to deal with.

[sarraceniac]

Flighty,flighty...
When I was a teenager(13-14ish)my father brought home a bag of horseradish and told me to grate it.I was crying,snorting,sneezing,all sorts of things.At the end I told him to stick his f%*&@ing horseradish you know where or deal with it itself.That was the first time I swore at his presence.
I'd rather you reconsider your idea but if you stick to it:get some gogles and welder's mask.The stuff is horrible to deal with.

I thought my warning was more subtle despite the fact that I'm told that I am like my grandfather who was from your neck of the woods.

[Jeanied]

Strangely enough I have not managed to succeed with horseradish on the lottie. Don't know why. It was a small root bought at Wilcos, just as an experiment. First year it did very well, dug up that autumn and split - roots given to another allotment pal and a chunk re-planted. Since then it has pouted and simpered - but never grown very much. It's not dead, but it is definitely sulking.

[coreopsis]

I thought my warning was more subtle despite the fact that I'm told that I am like my grandfather who was from your neck of the woods.

You can't go subtle with this-over 20 years have passed and I still remember that-just to show you how frustrated I was