MIgardener trying to pull out horseradish, me “you’ve clearly never grown horseradish before”. I’m in WI and have been growing the same horseradish for close to 30 years. You plant it once and it will NEVER go away. Enjoy!

Well at least you'll have horseradish for the next 1,000 years.

Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) A vigorous and sometimes invasive perennial. The plants grow to 3 feet tall by 2’wide. The root grows like the carrot and can go as deep as 3 feet. I space the root 1 foot in all directions. Cover the top of the root with 2 to 3 inches of soil. If you love horseradish you’ll want about 10 plants. They need at least ½ day of sun and can tolerate full sun just fine. Choose a permanent site because it will grow back every year. I recommend digging an 18 inch to 2 feet deep hole per plant or make a trench for multiple plants. because the roots grow as far down as 3 feet and the more organic material such as compost, sand and leaves that you add to your soil before you plant the horseradish it’ll be easier to dig the root out of the ground in the Fall. If you have the ability to plant into an 18” deep planting bag it would be an excellent choice as this makes it very easy to harvest and you can move it to non-grow sites such as pavement or tucked in an unused spot in the flower bed. My personal experience is horseradish does best if you dress it with compost every 90 days rather than using a “plant food”. It’s quite drought tolerant, but the roots can become woody and weak-flavored if they go too long without water. The compost will regulate the moisture and feed the plant all at the same time. You can give them a boost with fish fertilizer any time you feel like it. Be careful because root rot can occur if the plants are overwatered. The instructions say it’s ready to harvest after a frost kills the leaves. However I have harvested from September to April as needed and found it to be just as ripe and enjoyable every time. The root is at its hottest point when harvested in the Spring just before the new leaf growth begins. Horseradish sauce I make my sauce by peeling then chopping and adding 1 cup of root to the magic bullet with just enough water to mix into a very thick paste. Then I add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar, 2 tablespoons of best foods mayo and ½ teaspoon of salt and mix until really smooth (about 5 minutes). The balance I’m looking for is to take enough of the heat out that I can enjoy the experience and to add just enough mayo to make it creamy without distracting from the horseradish flavor. Once you start eating fresh sauce you’ll never go back to store bought. ******************************************************************************************************Every part of the horseradish plant has medicinal value. The health benefits of horseradish are mainly attributed to its high nutrient and mineral content, which includes dietary fiber, vitamin C, folate, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and manganese, as well as its organic chemical composition of enzymes and oils, like sinigrin, a powerful glucosinolate. The glucosinolates (10 times more than Broccoli): promote: healthy cell growth (stimulate the activity and production of white blood cells) increase the liver’s ability to detoxify carcinogens. increase human resistance to cancer and environmental toxins. relieve sinus and respiratory distress. boost the immune system and fight against free radicals. Fights urinary Tract Infections destroy bacteria in the throat that can cause bronchitis, coughs and related problems. Diuretic relief of water retention horseradish vinegar has been used effectively to treat seborrhea (dandruff). kidney stones achy joints (rheumatism) gallbladder disorders intestinal worms in children. weight loss Lowers Blood Pressure ease any digestive issues and regulate bowel movements Improves Bone Health Boosts Metabolism raising your concentration level. Antibacterial Horseradish is rubefacient, an agent that stimulates blood flow below and to the surface of the skin. As such, this action makes the herb effective in poultices and as a very effective liniment or massaging agent to relieve muscular aches and pains, painful arthritic and rheumatic joints, and chronic rheumatism. gout, colic. Including its ability to aid in, lower blood pressure, alleviate respiratory conditions, build strong bones, improve the immune system, stimulate healthy digestion, promote heart health, and lower the chances of neural tube defects in infants. Most notably, horseradish may reduce the risk of cancer due to its high levels of glucosinolates. Tea made from its root has been used as an expectorant, while tea brewed from its flowers can be used to fight the common cold. A poultice can also be made of its roots to externally treat joint discomfort. In addition, raw leaves of horseradish also fulfill a purpose as a natural analgesic and, pressed against the forehead, can eliminate headache pain. Furthermore, an infusion of horseradish has known antibiotic properties, which have been proven effective against pathogenic fungi. Once inside the body, glucosinolates are broken down into powerful derivatives called isothiocyanates and indoles, which are believed to be the main cancer-preventive contributors of horseradish. processing actually improves its anticancer benefits, making it easier for us to benefit from its therapeutic powers. Which also induce cancer-protective genes. These derivatives appear to help protect against rectal and colon cancer, while also enhancing the activity of several liver enzymes used in detoxification processes. horseradish can exacerbate problems for people with...kidney disorders, peptic ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease, hypothyroidism, and should be avoided. *****************************************************************************************************

Congratulations. You now have a horseradish farm.

Cut a 55 gallon plastic barrel in half and bury it in your garden (drill drainageholes in the bottom). Every fall harvest the roots and replant any roots the size of a pencil back into the barrel. The barrel prevents the horseradish from spreading.

Give that plant a name. You’re going to have it forever

For roots, I would have used a garden fork, not a shovel. I hope you understand that, like sunchokes and quackgrass, any bits of rhizomes left behind will regenerate next year.

"MIGardener's amateur hour here..." I love that. I actually appreciate this video very much. We all have a first time with every plant, and by you sharing this, we learned right along with you. Thank you for sharing this!

I almost died laughing when he tried to pull it out by hand and then I felt nothing but pity when he dug it out and I saw all the cut roots. My bed grew to about 10'x15' before I declared war and it took me several years to get rid of it.

Good luck, it’s never going away now

You will now forever have horseradish in your garden. Hope you like horseradish! 😅

This was an entertaining video. The comments even more so. I was initially thinking I want to plant horseradish too! But, given the comments I think not! Maybe in a container.

Horseradish can be grown with rhubarb, asparagus, and strawberries all in the same bed as perennials for a general harvest every year ( also pot growing is common so it doesn’t become invasive and the bigger the pot the more horseradish you will get)

One thing you can do with horseradish is make "super tonic." GREAT remedy for colds. Blend or chop fine equal parts of horseradish, garlic, onions, ginger, and hot peppers. Pack in a mason jar and pour Bragg's vinegar up to the top of the jar. Then ferment it in a dark place for about 3 weeks. Strain and remove the pulp and reserve the juice. Take a teaspoon when you feel any little sniffles coming on. Works AMAZING.

If you like your sauce spicy, I suggest using ice in the blender rather than water. The oils are very volatile, so keep it cool to prevent all that spicy goodness from evaporating away!

I grew up in northwest Ohio about 25 miles south of Toledo. My grandmother had a patch of horseradish. I remember the horseradish passes there as a young child, and the last time I was at the house before it was sold I was almost 30 years old. That horseradish patch was still there.

I usually leave it in the ground until you need some. Can harvest any time of year. Can’t wait for your video next year when it all grows back....in mass ;0)

When he said....MIGardener amateur hour. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

Although you dig it out you never pull it will come back every year. I dig a trench 18 inches deep around it and find the bottom of the plant. We have dug down over 36 inches attempting to get it all but even a fine hair root will return with a vengeance. So that will be your permanent horseradish spot.

I don't think it was very nice of that farmer, who sold you that root, not to warn you. I think you might want to move your baby asparagus, lol. Horseradish is soooooo invasive. It's crazy that no matter how much we know as gardeners, there is always more to learn! Thank you for saving all of us from " learning the hard way" too many times to count😘

Every broken root left in the ground will be a new plant next year. It will take over your garden. Should plant in a very large deep pot.

'Holy smokes! Jeez Oh Pete!'. Yep, he's from Michigan alright. You betcha. Anyway, great job on sharing your journey as is. So many Tubers buy a sprig of something for the first time then immediately post an 'Everything you need to know about...' vid. What you did is far more genuine, relatable, and interesting. Don't forget it's not just the roots - you can eat the greens too. Some people don't even bother with the roots.

I've had so much fun reading the comments - took me about an hour at least to get through them all. May have missed a few?? But anyway, I've learned a lot!! We planted it for the first time this year in a large pot and some of the comments answered my questions. Thanks for an enlightening video!!

Very interesting. I've never seen how to grow or harvest horseradish. 👍🏻

We inherited horseradish from our family farm that my grandmother’s ancestors squatted on. We have had it in the back corner of our garden for over 20 years and dig some every few years - since it is easy to store we don’t need to dig very often. My grandfather told me when he gave it to me that I should dig it in any months that have an “r” so we dug ours in April this year after not digging any for several years.

Missing your Intro greeting in this video

You not only have horseradish for the rest of your life...and your kids lives...and your grandkids lives, you'll have to weed it out of your other beds...continuously...lol. I'm still glad I have it. A lifetime supply...Yummmm! I live in the southern mountains of BC Canada and I never have to replant it. No matter how small the root that is left in the ground, it'll grow back like crazy. Welcome to the horseradish club!

Oh my goodness…I’ve been following your videos for quite some time. Very informative and usually very fun to watch!! I have horseradish in my garden and I decided I was going to harvest this year… It has been in the same spot for seven years and I’ve never dug any of it up. I never save roots and have left it to regrow each year. My roots probably go clear to China!! Our neighbor digs his up with a backhoe and I used to laugh at him… But no more!

An old horseradish farmer told me leave it in the ground until your ready for it..you can pick it any month with an R in it.ie. september to april.. Months without an r are too hot

Planted one dried up stick of a horseradish root 20 years ago in zone 4 and it comes back every year I try to plant something new every year though, keeps it fun and interesting

I did have to giggle when you said you were going to pull I out because those things have roots for days! And they will take over! But nothing better than fresh horseradish! Love your videos! Always informative!

I got horseradish root from an beautiful old woman in PA years ago. Once you have it you got it. It will grow back easily. She said not to harvest it until the leaves start turning brown. The roots don't get hot until then. She showed me how to peel the roots and make prepared horseradish minus the cellulose (sawdust) of course. It is most definitely a different animal from store bought.

Well, now I know what harvesting horseradish looks like! Thank you! I would love to know how the farmers in your area harvest horseradish. Would one of them let you interview them and give a little demonstration? They must have a way that won't pull out their backs as they're pulling out their plants!

I love horseradish 💖💖💖💖💖I'm really glad you did this video so we could kind of know what to expect. 😁

I live in an area where coal miners from Eastern Europe brought it with them to plant in their gardens and it still survives. People dig it every fall in the bolivares and ditch to make a condiment for roast beef dinners. Planting it may be a mistake.

You should only plant it in a concrete vault. You now will have it come up over and over forever and ever and ever. We have tried for 20 years to dig up all of the roots but they sprout back for even the smallest roots that break off. Best of Luck.

PLEASE DO A GROWING GUIDE! I love your videos and willingness to share so we all can benefit :)

Always educational and fun, thanks. I'm going to try some next spring!

Wow, lovely harvest I never thought of growing horseradish until now Thanks

So cool!!! I love trying new things too!

Love this! Thank you for letting us learn through your experience- nice video!

The horse radish leaf is edible and very mineral rich and a couple leaves in your salad gives it a boost in flavor.

Hi. Love your videos and family helpers. My parents had a couple of horseradish plants between the house foundation and our driveway asphalt. Mom would make a beet and horseradish relish each year, with grated beets and horseradish. As a youngster I was tasked with harvesting these. Some ten years ago our home was sold. The horseradish remained after several attempts to relocate these plants while we still lived there. I have driven by a few times and can’t help but chuckle that over fifty years of growth and a few purging attempts have left those plants thriving as if they were planted yesterday. If you put in a concerted effort early, dig those pieces you cut or missed and replant them away from other plants that need space to grow, then you will have horseradish for years to come and maybe several of your future homeowners may have that same pleasure. Keep up the good work,

Such a fun video! Thnks for sharing this experience/experiment with everyone!😊

I use horseradish root for making fire cider every year so I'd love to see a growing guide on how you grew it! That amount would last me a few months!

Thanks - enjoyed the reveal along with you. Such fun to grow something new and see what happens. Ive had a little root of horseradish in a tiny pot for a few years, where its stayed alive after annual frosts. I"ll plant it in the wild patch , or somewhere hemmed in by the driveway or similar so it can just live there forever without bothering any other plants.

Thanks, Luke! You're great! So informative and inspiring. Love all your videos. Keep up the work!

Dear Like, I really appreciate your help in making so very much progress in my growing season. I'm so happy to be growing red bell peppers in a pot and it's still really doing well! May God continue to bless you guys!🖐️🌼🐈🌻🌻🌻

Extremely informative video on horseradish, well done

I was so excited to watch this when I saw the thumbnail! You are such an awesome high energy plant tuber that it was exciting to watch that passion rise on a new to you harvest!

I am planting it next year!!! Great video! Thanks!!!

Very good! The wife and I are thinking of growing horse radish. For health benefits and food. After watching this I think we will start with one root. Then we will take that experience and apply it to our needs. Thank you.

Thank you for sharing your experience! Growing my first horseradish this year.

Yes! Absolutely do a video on it!

Fascinating!!! I’ve always wanted to grow horseradish! I use it in some of my cooking. I have never found out how and what to plant. I’ve always looked for seeds. Now I must research and see where to buy and what to do in my zone. We LOVE horseradish. It makes an amazing butter spread and mustard spread. Tfs! God bless. 👏🏻💕👏🏻

Great harvest! It's very healty for you, Enjoy!

Awesome! My Dad grew some that we haven’t pulled up yet. Perfect timing!

I am Michigan gardener like you and love horseradish. This sounds great. Thank you. I have gardening videos too.

Great video and thank you for sharing

Full circle! Ordered some horseradish roots from you about 2 months ago. Can't wait to harvest this year!

One of my favorite crops, but definitely a space hog. The only maintenance you will need is to "chase the horseradish back into the garden" every spring :) I find that the roots are much bigger (2-3" diameter) if left in the ground for another year or two (I've got a 10'x15' patch where I only harvest the large multi-year plants or those I'm pulling out to prevent further spread)

I love horseradish. Its good in fire cider as well!

My friend gave me the tops of her harvested horseradish (like when you cut off the top of a carrot)... I planted them in a claw foot tub as she told me to keep it contained or it will grow all through your garden beds. She told me to harvest after 2-3 years as the roots will get larger year after year ! I'm on year 2.5 ! When you harvest, you have to get every root and event the hair like roots as they will grow ! I'm in NE Ohio zone 6a. I wish I could post a picture ! I will try and harvest some next fall !

My grandmother had a horseradish plant in her garden. It never got large or spread. She must have had it in poor soil-haha! Whenever she wanted to use some, she would pull it up, grate off as much as she wanted, then put it back in the ground...

The roots left behind will grow again and in spring you can use leaves in salads

Thanks, great video. I’ve had a horseradish plant in a pot for a number of years and I was too afraid of killing it to ever harvest it. Your comments have informed me that I will not kill it. _You_ helped too 😉 I subscribed for your lovely personality as well as your knowledge. Cheers from julie 🇬🇧

The reason I put mine in a giant pot! Keeps it in check ! Love you’re channel!

My mother was using horseradish leaves for pickling cucumbers.

Sylvia hit the nail on the head... Plant it once and it will be there forever more!! I am in northern Colorado!

Definitely on the list for next year!

Looks great!

Don’t worry about re-planting it next year 😂...It’s not that invasive but it will never go away. Thank you for all your videos and sharing your passion with others

I can't imagine growing horseradish, I buy a small jar of it once a year, but it was fun watching you dig it up. Now you need a video on how to use the roots.

Thank you for the great video. I have recently planted a Horseradish plant from a bought horseradish from the fruit shop (Melbourne - Australia) for the first time. It is growing nicely! Now I know when to harvest. The family loves horseradish; particularly good for hayfever - a condition that is rampant in Australia, particularly Melbourne.

This was such an entertaining video. I ordered some Horseradish root for Fire Cider i was making because i couldn't find fresh root here. When i received it, it was more than what i needed, and it had little green leafy sprouts on it. So i took what i didnt use and planted it in a 20gal container that was previously used for some flowers. That was in November. It now has tall leaves on it and has so far survived the NC winter. I had only planted it shallow like ginger to see what happens and it just took off!!!

so funny :) I just dug up some surprise horseradish, probably eons old from the old farmers field. Then I watched you, lol -- I'm about to clean them up and jar it. Yep, its an adventure and a mystery. Great fun!! Thanks :)

We love horseradish. Very informative. We've been hesitant to try, no longer. No we know what to expect. Thank you.

great video. It is a perennial here in NY, I harvest after a hard frost. food processor it and store in jars in the refrigerator. soooo crazy potent.

Thanks Luke.

Yes, I would like to see your growing guide for horseradish. I will be growing mine in a cloth pot. Cloth pot makes harvesting potatoes, etc. easy for me. Yeah, we have limited space too.

It’s such a diverse crop. Here in Canada zone 3 we even can grow this as a perennial 🇨🇦❤️

I’d definitely grow it. Like that you are expanding to plants that are less common but within realm of home gardeners

Potato fork works well for harvesting horseradish

Thanks Luke

THANK YOU for talking about the change in leaf shape! I just figured mine was dying of some mystery disease I couldn't put a name to. Now I know its normal.

Nice job! Very informative, well done

Very invasive. The fun part is peeling and grating it to make horseradish. Yum!

We tried growing horseradish this year in a pot and I don't think the pot was big enough - we got the puniest little horseradish of all time! Definitely appreciate this info to help for next year!

10 years ago I planted Horseradish in my garden. A few months later a gardener friend stopped by, looked at it, laughed and told me to be careful that it is super invasive. His words sort of bothered me and a couple months later, I dug it out. It just keeps coming back! I am still removing it! Reminds me of wild sweet peas. Good luck MIgardener, hope you like your horseradish garden.

I did exactly the same thing and went to the supermarket and purchased a piece of horseradish root and planted it in the backyard. The leaves now are the huge ones you spoke about and will be keeping an eye on it for the fall and hopefully harvest. I appreciate you showing what to look for once I harvest it. I grew mine next to potatoes and both are doing well.

I have heard that they grow well under some fruit trees: apples, pears, plums, peach, cherry trees and that they are beneficial for them for insect control due to their insect repellent properties and helps keep the grass from growing right up to the tree trunks. 🙂

You will always have horseradish in that spot Luke. I grow it in the UP and never get it all up. Mine are huge because I dig mine up in the spring. They are wonderful for cocktail sauce, with roast beef but best of all medicinal, I make fire cider it is great for a winter tonic in cold and flu season.

very good for your first time

LOVE horseradish !! Planted 3 "root's" thing's but nothing came up !! Will be getting more come spring. Thank's for this video. Stay safe and healthy. God bless

I just pulled my first horse raddish out of my garden minutes ago after almost 2 yrs of letting it mature, wasn't sure when I was supposed to harvest.. Thanks for the information.

Luke... I learned from several videos that the plant is also a brassica...the leaves can be eaten cooked and fermented....the tannins in the leaf keeps cucumbers crunchy when being pickled...and dried to make mild horserdish green powder!

Oh my I ran out and pulled just one of mine I forgot till this video lol. Mine was in a bucket great bunch how r u fixing it... I love it...

Those looks good

That's pretty good from one plant on the first year. And yes - it will come back in the same spot last year. :)

Previous owner planted in 2010. I dug up One root and gave to a friend from Tennessee just 2 weeks ago. She replanted and it’s growing! This plant comes back every year here in mid Missouri.