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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 3, 2018 21:39:44 GMT -5
Has anyone ever grown, or eaten, Moongre? They look like pointed beans, but have a taste of radishes, since it is actually a pod, from a species of radish. I got them in an Indian grocery one time, a few years ago, not even knowing what they were, or what the writing was in the produce section. This was the first time I had seen them listed, and, of course, I had to try them, being a sucker for new Asian items. And the youtube videos showing moongre growing, and they were incredibly productive. www.seedsofindia.com/item/Moongre---Radish-pods--302
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Post by paquebot on Jan 3, 2018 23:40:07 GMT -5
Surprised that you are just now learning about them but they don't get enough press. The variety that most everyone knows is Rat's Tail. Baker Creek, Fedco, and Seed Savers Exchange are just 3 currently with seeds. Pods are 6" long.
Edited to point out that Moongre and Rat's Tail are the same variety, Raphanus caudatus.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 4, 2018 0:27:56 GMT -5
I remember seeing them in Baker's Creek, but the photos and description didn't really show me how they grow, so they did not make an impression on me.
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Post by brownrexx on Jan 4, 2018 9:55:39 GMT -5
I never had those exact seeds but I let my daikon radishes go to seed one year and ate the pods stir fried. They were quite good and kind of peppery but it seems that you had to harvest them at just the right time or they became tough and stringy.
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Post by paquebot on Jan 4, 2018 11:10:13 GMT -5
Seed pods of all radish plants are edible. Have to be picked just as the seeds begin to form or they are stringy as previously mentioned. Rat's Tail remains tender for some time.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Jan 4, 2018 11:39:24 GMT -5
A friend of mine grew Rat's Tail one year and DH loved them! Radishes are not my favorite thing to eat in the first place so I was kind of meh about them, but I have thought about growing them.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 4, 2018 16:15:56 GMT -5
I am also growing a couple other radishes this season. I'll let one of each of those go to seed, to see if they produce pods as well, or if these produce better, being bred for this trait.
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Post by aftermidnight on Jan 4, 2018 21:41:24 GMT -5
I've grown rat tail radishes for a couple of years now, the variety I prefer is "Madras". The pods of this variety are fat, and very slow to develop fiber, one or two plants are all you need. I use them in salads, veggie dips and great to snack on when out in the garden. Some even pickle them.
Annette
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 5, 2018 0:25:34 GMT -5
aftermidnight Somebody on another forum recommends succession planting. Have you found this helps? Or necessary?
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Post by aftermidnight on Jan 5, 2018 10:58:05 GMT -5
Pepperhead, for us I have never found this necessary, by the time the one or two plants I let grow have gone over we've pretty much had our fill of them. They are still loaded with pods so I let them dry down for the seed. Don't do this now but if I was into sprouting seed for salads, sandwiches etc. I might plant a couple more plants, they are very prolific. I guess it also depends on long your growing season is.
Annette
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Post by brownrexx on Jan 5, 2018 11:02:35 GMT -5
pepperhead212,I agree with aftermidnight, We liked them but it's not a taste or texture that I want to eat all season. I liked them as something different to eat but not something that I would want all of the time. You may feel differently though. I think that you would definitely like them since you like such a variety of greens. They really are prolific. I had way more pods than we could eat on just a couple of plants.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Jan 5, 2018 12:21:10 GMT -5
The videos that I saw had them looking very prolific, too. So I am not planning on planting a bunch - I figured a couple plants, and a couple more later, depending on what all I find to use them in. I figure that the flavor will be good in some of those pasta/lentil/grain salads I make all the time in the summer. And I found some recipes pickling them, and many other Indian recipes.
Just got the seeds yesterday!
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