robynanne said:YES! I've been enjoying rat tails all summer! I love them! You can eat them raw or steam them. You can cut them up into salsa or toss into stir fry. They go really well in baked potatoes with sour cream. Tons of uses. I just bought an heirloom seed called 'rat tails' that is bred specifically for the pods and not for the root of the radish plant.
Just be warned, they get BIG! You will need to stake the plant and tie up the long long branches unless you want a radish patch of spaghetti branches. They will flower these pretty purple flowers and then the flowers will fall and it will look like bare branch but don't worry, the pods are growing. Pick them young if you prefer them mild. Hot weather can also make the pods tough and spicy.
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