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bo · Oct 22, 2013

This farmer had a whole field of this plant planted. What is it?

David G · Oct 22, 2013

Oil radish?

JD2ACWD · Oct 22, 2013

looks like horseradish

Anonymous-0 · Oct 22, 2013

That my friend is called forage radishes and another name I can't remember.
I plant them every year in the garden for a cover crop, they nurish the soil and help loosen it up.
I think they are called winter radishes also.

donjr · Oct 22, 2013

That, folks, is a 'tillage radish'. More commonly. a Daikon Radish. Little buggers put a tap root down about 2-3 feet and sequester N and P. They die after a few nights of 10-15 degree temps, the leaves make a winter cover, then the root rots and leaves a channel into the ground for water to permeate. I have noticed a marked increase in yields where we used them last year. I only wish we could plant them later in the fall behind combine corn. And they are great to plant into next spring...

tomNE · Oct 22, 2013

I've got 35a of them along with 18 other plant types!

James Babcock · Oct 23, 2013

Yep, daikon radish. They are used a lot in oriental cooking and also have some "herbal" effect. Supposed to be good for lungs and colon.

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