Here’s one I hadn’t encountered before:
“We have a horseradish root that we bought at the store and on a whimwe put the top part of the root into some potting soil, we nowhave growth. Our question is what type of soil does it require and howmuch sun will it need to grow properly. Dave Garman & Karen Blessington”
Good for you for being adventurous! And lucky for you, you’ve chosen a really easy plant to grow. Horseradish has no particular soil requirements (regular top soil mixed with some compost) and basically likes to be ignored. It prefers full sun, but can handle partial sun if that’s what you have. Here are some other things you should know about your new horseradish plant:
It will need containment. Those roots can run, so if you don’t want it to take over, you might want to bury it inside something with a barrier, like a large pipe or some other root barrier.
It will be with you forever, so plant it where you don’t intend to plant anything else in the future.
Here is a good website that has more information about growing horseradish:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/gardening/a20707334/growing-horseradish/
Thanks for writing in and keep us posted on how it grows!
