hey, wadda I know!?

last fall I planted daikon(tillage radish) for an experiment in "bio-drilling aeration". the greens came up and the radish root went down, I was happy. coming into winter it appeared as though the radish had quit growing, so I knocked down the greens and mulched mowed, piled on all the leaves I could get and continued mulch mowing. went through winter.
now it's spring and the radish came back. hmmmph!? I thought, left over seeds? some of the radish that was allowed to grow this spring is starting to put out little white flowers. wife seems to think it's not left over seeds germinating this spring, it's just the radish from last fall completing it's cycle.

Maybe cause you did not pull them up? Or are we talking about a different kind of radish?

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supposed to leave the root portion( the daikon radish) in the ground to rot for increased OM and, of course, the hole it made. first time I've done a cover crop like that. darn radish, just got a mind of it's own, hehehehehe.

wife says, "radish bolted".

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Morph, I got to tell ya, this cover crop stuff is fun. some of the weeds I've allowed to grow this spring are pretty interesting too. have to see how much of the K31 survives the heat. I could throw down a bag of millet seed if it looks like another burn out. for fall I'm thinking about a mix of hairy vetch, winter wheat, more radish.

have to get the gardens locked and loaded by mothers day. potatoes and onions are in. even have some baby hostas from that 200 seeds for $2 deal.

(have a tree line between us and the dreaded neighbor. between the trees are some plants, weeds, hmmm, "naturalizers".
this spring it also contains ivy. when the ivy is swallowing everything in sight, I'll post some pictures.)

"cover crops stop and a lawn begin?"

when the cover crops aren't fun, it's over. seriously doubt there's ever going to be what you'd call a lawn here.