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Growing horseradish as an experimental crop this year...someone made the mistake of telling me it could not be done in East Texas. Wrong!
It is a fascinating plant with unique roots which produce wonderful sauces. According to Wikipedia, The root was used as a condiment on meats in Germany, Scandinavia, and Britain. It was introduced to North America during European colonization; both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson mention horseradish in garden accounts. Native Americans used it to stimulate the glands, stave off scurvy, and as a diaphoretic treatment for the common cold. Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armoracia) is a perennial plant of the family Brassicaceae (which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, cabbage, and radish).
Brassicas grow very well here especially in Hugenkultur containers which is where I've been growing these plants for well over a year. Through our incredibly long hot, humid summers, this has thrived.
According to experts, the taste provided by the roots is at its highest after a hard frost/freeze has killed back the plants. We haven't had a hard frost yet, but I'm taking samples just to verify that the experts are correct. My first sample was taken today and shown below. The sauce from this will be compared to post-freeze harvested roots for intensity.
Anyone else grow this interesting plant in their garden?
It is a fascinating plant with unique roots which produce wonderful sauces. According to Wikipedia, The root was used as a condiment on meats in Germany, Scandinavia, and Britain. It was introduced to North America during European colonization; both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson mention horseradish in garden accounts. Native Americans used it to stimulate the glands, stave off scurvy, and as a diaphoretic treatment for the common cold. Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armoracia) is a perennial plant of the family Brassicaceae (which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, cabbage, and radish).
Brassicas grow very well here especially in Hugenkultur containers which is where I've been growing these plants for well over a year. Through our incredibly long hot, humid summers, this has thrived.
According to experts, the taste provided by the roots is at its highest after a hard frost/freeze has killed back the plants. We haven't had a hard frost yet, but I'm taking samples just to verify that the experts are correct. My first sample was taken today and shown below. The sauce from this will be compared to post-freeze harvested roots for intensity.
Anyone else grow this interesting plant in their garden?