Horseradish grow and care – leaf plant herbaceous of the genus Armoracia also known as Horse radish, Horseradish perennial evergreen plant can grow temperate, subtropical or mediterranean climate and growing in hardiness zone 3-10a spring planting 10a-11 in autumn planting.
Leaves edible spicy ovate shape size 10-30+ cm with green
What is the best way to start growing? Plant / Seedling / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction? No, but possible
Difficulties or problems when growing: Allelopathy after planting the plant impossible to grow nothing at least one year
Planting season: Spring or autumn
Pests and diseases: Pieris (butterfly)
Pruning season: All year
How to prune: No need to prune can cut old and dead leaves
Size of the plant? 0.8-1.5 m, 32-60 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition: Medium growing
Water requirement: Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing: Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant? No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers: Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season: Summer
General information about the flower Flowers small yellow that grow on inflorescence
Pollination is done by: Bees, butterfly
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season: All year
How to harvest the leaves? Trim the leaves in the base of the leave next to the stem, for salad young leaves for cooked mature leaves, better not to trim the leaves before the root picked up
Information about leaves: Leaves the shape pinnatisect with oval top in the color green, leaves size can be 40-80+ cm
Uses of Horseradish leaves: Salad, spread
Edible Roots
Information about root: Root is elongated white-brown, the taste is spicy
When to pull up root: All year – one year -+ for harvesting