Hum... Interesting. I had looked up all sorts of root veg, and under
'mangold' (also called 'mangelwurzel' and used as fodder beet), I found
very different pictures (and not just on Wikipedia!). Also, I've grown up
in a village, where farmers grow a lot of fodder beet - and that looks very
different (in shape, colour and size) to those roots we found. That's why I
asked, because I wondered whether they're something that's just grown
locally...
On Sun, 18 Oct 2020, 07:35 Shad Woolgrove, <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Dear Townies
They are mangolds – grown as animal fodder – the sheep eat the green tops
and sometimes nibble the roots – then the roots are chipped or shredded and
fed to cattle as a supplement to their feed in the winter. In times of
famine humans have resorted to eating them – nothing as exotic as daikon
I’m afraid 😉
LOL
Shad
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Hi Chriss & Fred,
Thank you, that helps! I've looked up daikon and according to Wikipedia,
"in some locations, daikon may be planted but not harvested, for its
ability to break up compacted soils and recover nutrients". That would
explain why there's been no harvest.
That said, I'd hasten to add that I didn't take the roots from the field
itself - just picked some up on the other side of the footpath that runs
along the side. As they mature, the roots come out of the soil and lie
around - and the sheep are obviously far more interested in the leaves (and
probably also pull out some roots as they pull the leaves off). So even
though the leaves are also edible, we didn't have a chance to try them... :)
The radish are supposed to be spicy, but not when grown in a cool climate
- and ours is apparently very cool by radish standards: they're not really
spicy at all.
Thanks for the enlightenment,
Fides
On Sat, 17 Oct 2020, 12:23 Fred Butlin, <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I agree with Chriss. There is a variety of radish called Chinese Rose that
looks like your picture
Fred Butlin
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On 17 Oct 2020, at 12:17, Chriss Ferguson <chriss.ferguson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
our walks. They look a bit like turnips, but aren't round. I'm pretty sure
Looks like a purple Daikon or radish to me............
Chriss xxxx
On 17/10/2020 11:54, ramen fides wrote:
Hi all,
We found these root vegetables (see photo) in a field that we cross on
they're part of the Brassica family - they smell like cabbage.
nearly all the leaves but not the roots. Nobody seems to harvest thoseThe farmer has put a lot of sheep into the field - they have eaten
either.
cooked them - they have a very mild taste (a bit like Kohlrabi).We've taken some of the roots home (from the edge of the field) and
find them! I was wondering whether they might just be one of those plantsWhat are they?? I've searched the web left right and centre, but can't
that are only grown as fertilisers or to improve the soil, without any use
as food. If anyone knows what exactly they are, please enlighten me...
Cheers,
Fides
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