For two years, I have had my horseradish growing in it's own square bed made of straw bales (also Jerusalem artichokes and onions, this method will work with anything. This photo is after the first year; it has gotten much bigger, but not enough to have had harvestable roots this past fall (bad load of dirt, which is another story). The bales are ready to be turned into mulch, and the ground
below is now soft, full of earth worms, free of weeds and ready to be planted.
This spring I'll put a grape vine or elderberry bush here, and transplant the horseradish to it's permanent home.
Using this method to turn a hard, burmuda covered area into something that is ready to be planted takes at least a year. But now I have really great soil, really great mulch, and a very healthy horseradish to transplant.
below is now soft, full of earth worms, free of weeds and ready to be planted.
This spring I'll put a grape vine or elderberry bush here, and transplant the horseradish to it's permanent home.
Using this method to turn a hard, burmuda covered area into something that is ready to be planted takes at least a year. But now I have really great soil, really great mulch, and a very healthy horseradish to transplant.
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