Growing horseradish in a pot

nosuperwoman
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I'm keen on making fire cider so have been looking for horseradish. I finally found some organic roots in a veg shop. I think I can plant some in a bigish pot with decent compost but since I failed miserably to grow on ginger root I'd be grateful for any tips
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  • fatbelly
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    Decent compost may be counterproductive. They seem to grow in poor soil ok
  • -taff
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    You will need a very deep pot. Think doubly as deep as a supermarket flower bucket, the round kind. I've had some in a similar size to that for the past couple of years and it does grow leaves every year but the roots are not a great size...I'll be uneashing them this year with a plan to contain by digging out...
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  • Farway
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    -taff said:
    You will need a very deep pot. Think doubly as deep as a supermarket flower bucket, the round kind. I've had some in a similar size to that for the past couple of years and it does grow leaves every year but the roots are not a great size...I'll be uneashing them this year with a plan to contain by digging out...
    Corral them with Mint & Jerusalem artichokes, fight to the finish >:)

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  • -taff
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    Very funny! I do have some jerusalem artichokes in a bed at the allotment, but I would really like some real artichokes :)
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  • nosuperwoman
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    Ha! I was just thinking about planting them out instead and then remembering how the Jerusalem artichokes are already a menace and do I want to add another! 
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    To be MSE you could get 2 flower buckets from the supermarket and cut the bottom off one then stack them.
    Easier to water from the middle ;)
    Be prepared for it to blow your head off if it's home grown.

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  • nosuperwoman
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    twopenny said:
    To be MSE you could get 2 flower buckets from the supermarket and cut the bottom off one then stack them.
    Easier to water from the middle ;)
    Be prepared for it to blow your head off if it's home grown.
    Interesting! Not sure I can picture it, I'll have to look at some flower buckets and work it out.
    I give myself the head-cringe with weak sop bought sauce so I will have to be careful.
    But, fire cider! It's supposed to be good for you 
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  • twopenny
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    Fire Cider probably is good for you.
    I should clear all 'passages' at both ends.
    You'd pay a fortune for that in a spa. ;)

    I can rise and shine - just not at the same time!

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  • nosuperwoman
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     😂😂😂😅 
    If it's like the Jerusalem artichoke episode I may have to warn the family in advance!
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  • Farway
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     😂😂😂😅 
    If it's like the Jerusalem artichoke episode I may have to warn the family in advance!
    Probably best to issue it as a Weather Warning

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