Daikon, Cilantro and French Beans
by Jennifer Weinert · Started August 21, 2026
Another Food Canoe Project :)
I planted about 45 french fillet bean seed, cilantro seeds from 4 different seed packets and 5 rows of daikon (about 30 seeds). I soaked all of the seeds in the seed solution for about ten minutes. Then I planted all of them, drenching them with the remaining seed solution and later deep watering.
Project Timeline
The daikon and beans are growing very well. The cilantro is taking more time because it is shaded by the broad daikon leaves. I removed some of the leaves to give the cilantro more sunlight. There are flower buds already on the beans! This week I sprayed the leaf formula and added some Reproduction since it has been SO WET.
I have been watering only every other day because the weather has been so wet with one storm after the other.
I added some Reproduction to the Leaf Formula.
It is so fun to watch this project grow! I sprayed the bloom formula and everything is growing really well. There are some tiny brown mushrooms that have sprouted everywhere.
The planting is watered as needed, usually everyday but sometimes every other day if it is raining and the soil is still moist.
I sprayed the loom formula.
Week 3. Everything is growing well. Initially there was a little munching that happened on the emerging bean leaves but new leaves have popped since then and the plants look healthy. I sprayed the leaf formula.
The planting is watered as needed, usually everyday but sometimes every other day if it is raining and the soil is still moist.
I sprayed the leaf formula.
Week 2. Wow! A lot of the beans have popped now too! Cilantro is always slow to germinate. Eric sprayed the leaf solution.
The planting is watered as needed, usually everyday but sometimes every other day if it is raining and the soil is still moist.
Eric sprayed the leaf solution.
Week 1. I forgot to take an initial picture after planting. Here is the planting after 3 days- the daikon has already germinated!
The planting is watered as needed, usually everyday but sometimes every other day if it is raining and the soil is still moist.
The Food Canoe was prepped with IMO. I soaked all of the seeds in the seed solution first for about 10 minutes. Then I planted about 45 french bean seeds, 30 daikon seeds and sevral rows of cilantro seeds. I drenched the planted seeds afterwards with the remaining seed solution and deep watered later
After planting, I drenched with the seed solution.