Sorry I have been away, catching up now. Ok well just reading this now, I have an idea - how about putting propolis on the ‘wound’? That’s what I do with my skin, maybe it would work with radishes too! (?) I get raw propolis and put it in 96% pure alcohol (special Russian vodka!) and leave it until I have a saturated solution. I have never bought commercial propolis tincture but I’m guessing mine might be many times stronger! With almost no water in it, the alcohol evaporates within seconds of application, leaving a nice layer of propolis as a protective layer over the skin, physically protective in that way, as well of course as being anti-viral, anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial. I wonder if this could help preserve the radishes after being cut also.
I managed to get hold of some ‘giant radish pods’ seeds. I am exuberantly looking forward to my first taste of radish pods!!! You are growing common radishes with the small round roots, or, a specific variety developed for the pods such as rat tail radish? So far as I understand, the latter have a lot more to offer for pods and negligible roots.
Oh, I have only just noticed - the common radishes are Raphanus sativus (or it seems sometimes called Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus?) whereas the seed pod ones like rat tail radish, are a different species, Raphanus caudatus. Interesting…