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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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cjb
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Plymouth, MN
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Look close and you'll see tillage radishes decomposing, not so quickly, as they repeat freeze-thaw. Planted last year with some soybeans (which the damned rabbits ate) and some sunflowers (which were admittedly very nice, at least the few that the rabbits didn't also eat). Now tillage radish are great for addressing soil compaction and, like your mustards, produce glucosinolates that can act as natural biofumigant. So I decided to throw them into my cover crop mix after mustarding my patch last year. They did great! What is not advertised are all the reasons you probably don't actually want to grow these if you are a (sub)urban grower. Yes, after winter killing they do break down. The process is rather aromatic. Also, they do not advertise how much dogs enjoy frozen radish popsicles. This is particularly problematic when you have a dog that has some food guarding behavior and really likes radishes. Also, these are not good for marital harmony when your better half is more sensitive to
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