So after harvesting and consuming a waft of these radishes do you and the wife sit around the campfire and gas each other out or what?
Don’t be a pig. I’ve never heard of radishes giving anyone gas of any kind. Beans, sure. Certain aromas from asparagus, you bet. But radishes? Come on.
You put half a dozen in a salad serving, dusted with salt. Maybe we missed the radish train, but that’s about all we’ve ever done with them I think.
And now it looks like we’ve got to grow something else, because the right time to put in a late crop of them is in the late summer so they’re ready in early fall. Which gives me a big square of empty dirt for the next 8 weeks. [huge redacted tantrum] I’ll find something else to plant. happy happy me.
Though it is not life threatening, intestinal gas can be uncomfortable, unpleasant and embarrassing. While certain conditions such as irritable bowel and gall bladder disease to name a few can cause increased gas production, very often the culprit is the food you are eating. The following is a listing of foods that most commonly cause excess gas;
Certain vegetables
-- Dried beans and peas, cabbage, radishes, onions, brussel sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli contain certain carbohydrates that can produce gas.
Source:
http://seniorhealth.about.com/cs/digestivetract/a/intestinal_gas.htm
I know it’s a First World problem, but where on earth do you get single ply toilet paper?