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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Central MN
USA
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 Posted - Apr 29 2012 : 1:41:39 PM
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So...we're having a (friendly) disagreement here. I would like to start some horseradish. My father says I can grow it right in the garden (his father always did) but I always heard it will take over everything and you don't want to plant it near anything else. What is your experience?
Also, my dad said that his dad just bought horseradish root from the grocery store and stuck it in the ground and you were good to go. Is that REALLY how you start it?
Any tips you could give would be greatly appreciated! :)
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
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Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Apr 30 2012 : 05:48:36 AM
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I know people say that it takes over, and maybe if the conditions are right for it, but ours has been in the ground for at least two years and it really hasn't spread that much. However, since it is a perennial, and your typical vegetable garden is annual in nature, you might stick it somewhere that won't be in flux from one year to the next...kind of like how one sets aside a permanent spot for rhubarb or asparagus.
Paula
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Central MN
USA
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
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Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - May 02 2012 : 10:43:53 AM
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I planted my horseradish 4 years ago in a 4ft X 4ft raised bed. I have beautiful plants and didn't harvest any of it until last fall. The roots were too small to mess with. My "master gardener" niece told me that horseradish is a rizome (sp?) like an Iris. they need room to grow and spread. By keeping them confined, the root system didn't mature like it should.
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