Ep. 113 - Growing horseradish with Elizabeth Wahle | #goodgrowing

On this week’s Good Growing Podcast, we talk about horseradish with commercial agriculture educator Elizabeth Wahle. We discuss where it’s grown commercially, how to grow it at home, our favorite ways to use horseradish, and more! Watch our smiling faces on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PXKp-MLkHAk 00:28 – Where has Ken been? 03:10 – Welcome Elizabeth 4:45 – What is horseradish? An herb, spice, vegetable? 5:36 – Where is horseradish grown commercially 6:40 – Why is Illinois the largest producer? 7:50 – Can we grow it at home? What are the growing requirements? 11:06 – If we want to grow horseradish, what should we look for? 14:50 – Are there any pests we should be aware of? 16:00 – Any diseases? 17:35 – Is weed control important? 18:43 – Is it true that horseradish is hard to get rid of? 20:45 – Can horseradish be grown in containers? 22:20 – When do you know when to harvest? 23:36 – How would you store indoors? 25:20 – If you leave horseradish in the ground and don’t harvest it, does the root keep getting bigger? 26:20 – Do we need to worry about flowering and seed production? 27:52 – Is this the same species as broccoli, turnip, Brussels sprouts, etc.? 28:30 - What characteristics are breeders looking for? 30:47 – How do you use horseradish? 35:00 – 2022 Illinois Pumpkin Field Day 36:15 – Thank you’s, what’s coming up, and goodbye Pumpkin Field Day - https://extension.illinois.edu/events/2022-09-01-pumpkin-field-day-2022 Check out the Good Growing Blog: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowing Subscribe to the weekly Good Growing email: go.illinois.edu/goodgrowingsubscribe Any products or companies mentioned during the podcast are in no way a promotion or endorsement of these products or companies. -- You can find us on most podcast platforms. SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/user-555304573 iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-growing/id1446630377 Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/good-growing Tunein https://tunein.com/podcasts/Gardening/Good-Growing-p1187964/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/202u3siWExE1tTqrVgtmCR Vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/good-growing-4pljnNlUtyG/ Listen notes https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/good-growing-chris-enroth-cHLPMWpvEOG/ Ivy https://ivy.fm/podcast/good-growing-167902 Castbox https://castbox.fm/channel/Good-Growing-id4302614?country=us Google podcasts https://bit.ly/3AiYjTD