Horseradish
Introduction
A plant that is uninspiring to look at resembling a weed (with leaves like dock weed), and naturally invasive by nature, horseradish is best grown in a large container or wild part of a garden when it can rampage without worry.
The plant is grown for its strong, fiery roots that are the main ingredient in horseradish sauce. Like parsnips, that taste of the roots is said to improve with a hard frost, and the roots are usually harvested in autumn once the foliage has died back.
Planting
- March - May in a large container or bed (where it is fine to run wild)
Harvesting
- October - December
(inside)
(outside)
(fresh)
(stored)
= jar, 
= freeze, 
= store
Varieties
Usually there is only one variety of horseradish available in shops.
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Growing
Horseradish is usually grown from roots that can be bought from garden retailers in the spring.
The plant is almost completely self-sufficient when grown in beds or borders. If growing in a large container, the plant will need watering to keep the soil moist.
One mature plant will produce lots of roots beneath ground. For harvest, rather than dig up a whole plant, it's possible to dig around a plant and divide off the amount of root desired, leaving the plant to grow again the following year.