Herbs · Perennial
Horseradish
Brassicaceae
At a glance
- Plant spacing
- 50 cm
- USDA zones
- 3a–9a
- Frost-sensitive
- no
- Growth duration
- 30 weeks
Which beds suit?
- Sun (prefers)
- full sunAlso okay:partial shade
- Soil (prefers)
- loamyAlso okay:raised-bed mixclay
- Drainage (prefers)
- normal
Seed & start
Perennial
Plant once, returns every year.
Stachi's tip
Horseradish is the plant you'll never get rid of again. Plant it in a sunken container or give it a corner of its own. In autumn dig up the root, peel, grate — the volatile oils will bring tears to your eyes. Sells brilliantly when jarred.
Sowing
No sowing weeks recorded.
Transplanting
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Harvest
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Good neighbours
No fixed companion partners — easy to mix.
Avoid these neighbours
No known conflicts.
Good pre-cultures
Stachi has no specific pre-cultures recorded.
Sources
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-27 Phase 7 expansion
Products mentioned in this post
- Plantura organic tomato seed set (10 varieties)Open-pollinated, good germination — robust for raised beds.
- Organic tomato seed set, 14 varieties
- Organic heirloom tomato seed set (Demeter, 12 varieties)
- Organic vegetable seed set, 10 varietiesCucumber, tomato, beetroot, broccoli, carrot, chard & more.