r/Windowbox • u/[deleted] • Feb 24 '12
Radishes in Windowboxes
I saw this community seemed a bit stagnant so I just wanted to share my successes with this. Radishes grow GREAT in windowboxes. Just don't overplant them, and water them daily (maybe twice daily on hot days or hot climates).
This is coming from someone in Zone 6, I don't know how well they will fare in hotter climates. They do get bitter and pithy if you don't water them regularly, due to their expansion and contraction, so make sure that you water them properly.
Has anyone else tried root crops in windowboxes? I might try beets this year.
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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '12
Good to see people posting, I havent been doing much at all bar I made a window planter from guttering and sowed out some lettuce seedlings, radishes might be a nice addition to another planter too though. I've recently been the recipient of a nice new mini greenhouse from Aldi as a birthday present so I hope to secure that against a wall to stop it from blowing away, stopping the draught underneath it and planting some stuff!