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Beautiful radishes, Jamie. Very cool. Have we seen pictures of your greenhouse? I can't remember.
Loved the photo of the kale too - I think that kale is my favorite winter veg. And it's so cool looking.
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01.22.06 - 12:00 pm | #
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Thank you, Jen. 
I put a photo of the greenhouse up a while ago...lemme see...ah! It's at the very top of the November archive page.
Jamie |
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01.22.06 - 12:05 pm | #
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So pretty.
Jealous! I could be growing my own, but the seed packet we bought (at the drugstore; my own dumb fault) only produced radish-colored matchsticks. So we grew teensy radish sprouts instead, harvested them as soon as they popped up, and ate them on salads.
I'll try again.
PS: Do you butter your radishes? Grate some and mix with butter and salt, and spread on rustic brown bread.
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01.22.06 - 6:11 pm | #
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cc, believe it or not, the most consistent results I've gotten with radishes have come from "Cherry Belle" radish seeds I got at the dollar store! But radishes are picky. Some times of the year they are perfect, and other times they refuse to bulb out and/or rot in the ground.
Luckily, they only take 22 days to mature, so you can keep trying different times until you hit it just right. 
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01.22.06 - 6:51 pm | #
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Oh, and I forgot to answer the buttering question. Yes, I've done that and it's awesome. But the radishes in today's pic ended up in a salad with baby greens and red navel oranges (my new favorite ingredient).
Jamie |
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01.22.06 - 6:52 pm | #
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They are beautiful little rubies, aren't they? I just wish I liked that peppery taste.
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01.22.06 - 11:26 pm | #
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Holy samosa: Radishes and oranges. Mm.
Jamie, you are so smart. Thanks for the radish agrarian advice. 
I think this *is* the time of year to replant.
xx
cookiecrumb |
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01.22.06 - 11:42 pm | #
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I bet I could get some radishes to grow in Kansas right now with all the warm'ish weather we've been having! I could definitely figure out some kind of mini-greenhouse. 22 days! Hmm!!
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01.23.06 - 1:19 am | #
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Ah, the noble radish... I am quite jealous of your greenhouse and earlier planting times. I could probably rig up something though. A cold frame and (if the budget allows) a small greenhouse are in the master plan for this year.
Cherry Belle works great for us too. My favorite though is french breakfast. I'm branching out with a few more varieties this year.
maggie |
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01.23.06 - 7:55 am | #
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My fave is French Breakfast, too. Yesterday I was watching a Jamie Oliver program and he chopped, like, a million FBs into a potato salad. Looked like a good idea to me!
Jamie |
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01.23.06 - 1:45 pm | #
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It seems so strange to think of you watching Jamie Oliver in the States. Don't quite know why - it just seems funny. Nice radishes by the way.
Oh, and erm, Jamie - checked yer email lately?
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01.23.06 - 4:13 pm | #
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They look lovely
But sorry, I just don't like them! 
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01.24.06 - 5:08 am | #
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Don't feel bad, Tana and Anx. 
Not everyone likes them. They are indeed very peppery/turnipy and very much an acquired taste. You can just look at them!
Jamie |
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