I sowed about one acre of Daikon radish in August this past Fall as a test. The literature reports that Daikon radish grows roots down to three or more feet. And, when the the roots die they leave behind pathways for air and water to percolate down to the root zone.
Here is a picture of a radish a few days after the temperature dipped below zero on a couple of days. The low temperature has killed the green leaves and froze the watery root/bulb that is above ground.
The above radish is protected by a fence ring that surrounds a tree. Although the deer and other creatures chomped down on many of the radish bulbs outside the fence rings, they did leave a few behind as in this picture.
So, for the next few weeks or longer the aroma of rotting radish will pervade that one field.
And, here is a picture of my first attempt at making a Swedish candle.
