Radishes and green onions

[elcunni75]

So how did the coco coir radishes turn out???
Hubby and I are trying to figure out How to start the seeds.. We don't wanna use Grodan stuff, as it was already pointed out about the cost.

[Rkfm]

The radishes should be ready to harvest in a week or so, but they sprouted very well in the coco coir. I've been using a 1/4 to 1/2 strength solution and they seem to be thriving. They grew a little leggy at first, not sure if that is natural or they weren't getting enough light. Here is how they look recently:

[elcunni75]

That is Totally awesome!
They aren't in a very deep container - Do they not need to be because they are a ball-type radish, as opposed to a long carrot-type one?

[Rkfm]

Actually, it's hard to tell from the angle but that container is about 7" deep. So it's more than deep enough for radishes.
I'm more concerned that they are too close together. I thought we were keeping them about 2" apart, but as they came up I guess we were a little sloppy sowing them.

[elcunni75]

Ah.. Ok! I have a container like that then!! Guess what I'm gonna sow today?!!! =)
Thank you!

[GpsFrontier]

Well I have been very busy with other things lately. But I have been meaning to post an update on this system. I have harvested 2 more batches of radishes since I originally posted this thread. The picture of the radishes with the tape measure in it was my latest harvest that I pulled 2 days ago. The other batch was from a week or so before that. The four green onions I just pulled today, the other one was pulled about a week and half ago, and I pulled two (that I didn't take pics of) a few days later.

I'm particularly surprised at the nice healthy looking roots with the little care I give these plants. I haven't been checking pH (I cant afford the resources to adjust it anyway right now). I have only changed the nutrients once, and still don't run them at more than 50% strength. Also because I don't have another in ground reservoir, the reservoir for this system is just below where it's in direct sunlight for most of the day, and I know the nutrient solution is way too warm. But it's for this reason that I don't really care for these plants much. It's just getting hotter, and I won't be able to control nutrient temp in this system, so I'm just letting it go until I see signs that it is just too far gone before I pull the plug on it.