glock3540 said:
This is my first year growing horseradish. If I pick it next month, should I cut a piece of root off and put it back in the ground (will it come up next year) or should I keep a piece in the refridgerator until spring and plant it then?
There are ALOT of small roots in the ground, Guess you could call them Finger roots...
It takes alot of digging and removing to Remove All Horseradish..
I NEVER Saw a Horseradish Patch end up Gone when someone dug from it...the Next year those little Finger Roots start up again and created a new Batch...
I have a patch going, Planted it in the spring of 09...I'll be digging it sometime soon..
I started that patch on my Buddy's Farm from a batch I had growing in the back yard Garden...My Father In Law decided to till thru it 1 day before I dug Everything up to Move the patch to the Farm, You should see all the pulling he has had to do all this past summer to get rid of the Horseradish that had srung up All thru the Garden!
You have a Few Choices,..
Let a root in the Ground
Or
Take all the big roots out and let the Finger Roots start a new batch next spring
Or
Take a root, wrap it in a moist paper towel, place it in a zip lock bag and put it in the Bottom of your Fridge and plant it next spring, it will form small green shoots off the root thru the winter while in the Fridge..
OR
You can dig some up then till thru the remaining roots like my Father In Law did and create a HUGE Patch of Horseradish next spring!
All 4 ways will have you a new patch!