Oilseed radish experiment
Oilseed
radishs have been an extremely effective cover crop for us this
year.
We normally leave them in the ground to rot and feed the soil, but
today we got to talking about other uses.
"Do you think the chickens
might eat one?" I asked Anna.
"Sounds like a fun
experiment," she said with a touch of excitement.
We sliced it up and boiled
half. The young chickens took a few sample bites from the boiled
radish, but didn't seem to touch the raw slices. Maybe we need to boil
it longer or try feeding some to the older hens?
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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That looks just like a "Toki-nashi Daikon" to me. They are quite tasty. Raw they have a stronger bite than a regular daikon, but cooking them takes it away and they become soft and sweeter.
Try eating one yourselves.
There are thousands of recipes on the internet using daikon. And they somehow help you feel warmer in the cold weather.
That's Diakon Radish and extremely healthy for you folks! It's real good cooked with carrots.
The tops can be eaten too as greens just like red radish greens.
I need to get some seeds!