Some Ohioans are finding white radishes to be just what the farmer ordered in softening fields and returning nutrients to the soil for later planting, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.
With taproots that can grow several feet deep, the carrot-shaped tillage or forage radishes bore holes into the ground, loosening the soil. The radishes capture, store and then release nutrients back into the soil, so they also can reduce the need for fertilizer in the spring.
Original source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
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