Horseradish

How to grow Horseradish growing and care:

Little cold winter

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

Uses of Horseradish root:
Salad

Scientific name:

Armoracia rusticana