UPDATE on Winter Kill COVER CROP Daikon Radish

UPDATE on Winter Kill COVER CROP Daikon Radish. See the decay of these radishes helping build soil over winter.
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[@JansenWhaleterd]

I have learned so much from your videos. Thank you and please keep em coming

[@iamorganicgardening]

Thanks, will do!

[@HeidiCancelleri]

You have inspired me to get daikon radish seeds that I plan to grow some this spring so I can harvest the seeds again but also I plan to plant others in the fall. I also got oilseed radish or driller radish that’s like a daikon just for drilling holes in my clay soil to help break it up

[@iamorganicgardening]

Wonderful! Thanks.

[@insidethegardenwall22]

Daikon is a Fall crop. I too tried last spring but didn’t get much of a root growth due to its growing conditions. I would research some more or ask some garden seeds companies on that. I am organic gardening sowed his daikon 4 months ago as he said in this video for best results. Not an expert gardener here, just learned from experience.

[@ziggybender9125]

Amazon is your friend on this one. You can get like 50,000 daikon seeds for 20 bucks or something, I have a bag and they sprout effortlessly

[@stewartreid3959]

I enjoy how you teach about soil. It all starts there!!

[@iamorganicgardening]

To me it is about about nature in the soil. THANK YOU.

[@scottL9111]

Fantastic information! Thanks!!

[@iamorganicgardening]

Glad it was helpful! THANK YOU.

[@dustman96]

Thanks for sharing.

[@iamorganicgardening]

THANKS, always here to help.

[@Herhighness211]

I love it here!

[@iamorganicgardening]

THANKS

[@kitsurubami]

beautiful

[@iamorganicgardening]

Thank you! 😊

[@juneshannon8074]

Again a great tutorial Mark. I’ve missed you.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Thank you kindly! Miss making them.

[@timoshi2k]

Glad to see you posting! I always look forward to what you share. So much knowledge given to us! Thank you.

[@iamorganicgardening]

So nice of you to say. THANK YOU.

[@GinaSiska]

I always learn so much and get inspiration!! Happy gardening Mark!!

[@iamorganicgardening]

Glad to hear it!. THANKS

[@Garden_FarmLovers]

very informational and inspiring

[@iamorganicgardening]

So glad to hear, THANKS

[@JoshGnome]

Your soil is so beautiful 👏

[@iamorganicgardening]

Thanks a lot

[@rimaseniorsadaraka2626]

Thank you for your valuable information about cover crop, it helps me a lot with my soil, keep going bro thanks

[@iamorganicgardening]

So nice of you, Here to help. THANK YOU.

[@madjeepernh6834]

I thank you Mark for your ever wonderful lessons!! I've got tons of questions on things I did wrong this year. Totally failed the garden... So bad.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Just ask away. Here to help. Will get you a great garden this year. Thanks

[@horacez]

Hey Mark, thank you for your work in showing the importance of soil biology! I've been thinking about ground cover fabric used to prevent germination of weed seeds, and it's effect on soil biology. Do you use ground fabrics, and if so, have you noticed any difference in the health of the soil after the fabric is removed?

[@YourMom-kg1tb]

I am totally geeking out here with you! That's beautiful! Your soil looks amazing, and the food for the soil is so exciting! Plus you don't have to actively kill the cover crop! In 3 to 4 months that bed is going to be so ready to plant in. I've read that the daikon smells pretty bad when it rots. I have a plant eating lab, and this would drive him crazy. Also, I have close neighbors. Do you think it's that bad of a smell to be a problem where I am? Small garden farmer here. Looking forward to your updates, as always.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Since you are a small famer I would not worry about the smell. When you grow acres of them it might be a problem. Thanks.

[@YourMom-kg1tb]

@@iamorganicgardening, I so appreciate you, and your content. Thank you.

[@patkonelectric]

We have been experiencing abnormal high temperatures here in Wisconsin. Great for keeping kale harvest going. Is it the same for everyone?

[@andrejofak4787]

Hi Mark, I am new to your channel and just started to plant fruit trees and shrubs into old vineyard that was removed for most part. It is on a slope so there might be a water(ing) problem. The soil is sandy on the top but has clay when you dig in. I made somme traces to stop the water from draining, plan to do some deep water pipe irrigation, have applied some mulch. Would it be a good idea to grow some cover crops like you did on your peaches video to establish the young trees? Your thoughts on Hugel technique? There are also old fruit trees, cherries, figs, plums on the property doing great. I will make sure to watch your videos where you may cover all this already before asking 1000 questions. Loved your video on how to plant fruit trees! I am eating fruit mostly for a couple of years since it helped to cure some autoimmune disorder with my muscles preventing me to drive the car, and play the guitar(I am artist and a teacher) along with some other problems. So I would like to grow the best fruit trees possible in the future to come. Thanks!

[@victorandrews9790]

Good info...hoping to plant these in my garden this fall. Late August early September in zone 7A, correct?

[@iamorganicgardening]

Yes, correct. Thanks

[@stephanievaladez5286]

Thanks for all your knowledge. I planted daikon in my raised bed and the didn't freeze so now I have a bed of green daikon. The daikon is about one inch in diameter. I live in El Paso texas zone 8a. The nights are in the 39-40-50⁰ and days mid 60-70⁰. Do I wait or till in? Not sure what to do now. Thank you for all your informative videos.

[@iamorganicgardening]

Sorry to hear that they did not freeze. Step one: You can eat them or pickle them. Search on KZbin how to do it. Step Two : if you wish not to eat them just pull them out and place in your compost pile DO NOT till them in.

[@MrBucidart]

Thank you Mark for the great info, by the way how is your son doing.

[@iamorganicgardening]

All good. THANKS

[@vincentlerie2911]

I have been searching for a cover crop that I do not have to kill in the spring with chemicals and or does not add to weed growth during vegetable growing season. Any suggestions? Thank you so much for the informative video.

[@iamorganicgardening]

You need to fine what USDA zone you are in ( Ask Google what USDA zone am I in and list city , state and zip code if you are in the USA ) Then ask a seed company.

[@flatsville9343]

Mark, In the Spring, do you use a weed wacker to cut off the tops of the henbit & purple dead nettle to terminate & leave the roots in the ground or something else?

[@iamorganicgardening]

Yes. So easy to do that way. Thanks

[@ryanb6727]

When would you suggest planting Daikon Radish as a cover crop in zone 4? I planted some in 2021 but they were not very big by the time frost killed them off. I also grew winter rye in 2021 in half of my garden, I terminated early in 2022 and I thought it turned out very well. All thanks too you. 2023 summer will be my 3rd year at my new house with new garden, and trying to make it into no till but soil is still pretty hard. I have been covering my soil with all the fall leaves and grass clippings. No weeds its fantastic, just need to get my soil more loose.

[@iamorganicgardening]

In the spring time you can take a pitch fork every foot and stick into the ground and remove it straight up to not pull back on the forks or wiggle it. Just push down and pull up.

[@eileenjiampetti9648]

Hi Mark. Do you ever sow winter rye in early spring as a green manure? If so, when is the earliest you can start it? I’m in zone 6b/7a

[@iamorganicgardening]

Yes, when the soil temp stays above 35 degrees F for a very weeks straight.

[@jeffboyd9301]

Do you know if they would grow that large in compacted clay soil?

[@iamorganicgardening]

It depends how much moisture is in your soil. The water will loosen the soil. That is way this is a winter cover crop do to more moisture in the soil in most areas, Thanks

[@billherrick3569]

What month did you plant the DKR? I have looked at DKR in the past, but the price always scared me away. Winter Re is so cheap it is hard not to go it most of the time. In the summer/ early fall I have done a few rotations of Buckwheat because it grows so fast but again, the cost is up there.

[@iamorganicgardening]

I plant in DKR early Sept. I us DKR due to the drought this year for me and what to plant swept corn this year. White Rye is the best way to go for all other things 10 points out of 10.

[@lindabower6315]

I got my seeds at a feed store, by the pound and purple topped turnips the same way, lots of seeds in a 3 lb bag

[@lindabower6315]

Funny thing about my rye, my cockapoo dog loves it as green grass, she won’t eat anything else now, I have to plant some in a pot for her for the winter, and no she doesn’t eat it to throw up she just loves it.

[@justicebringer9530]

How about living cover crop? Why don't you let herbs going?

[@iamorganicgardening]

I just planted the daikon in this 1000 sq ft bed due to the drought we had and need to get lots of water back into the soil and organic matter for the sweet corn next spring.