CHAPTER. IIff. 
EARLY RADISHES. 
THe Radish as a salad, and for the breakfast-table, is 
eagerly sought after, especially in the early season. 
The earlier that Radishes can be had, the more valuable 
they are. 
The Radish is not a very tender plant, but it will 
not stand frost without suffering in some measure. I 
have been a grower of early Radishes for many years, 
and have found that when the frost gets at them, it is 
a good plan not to remove the coverings till late in the 
day if the sun shines; but in the case of a continued 
frost it is more difficult to grow them in the open 
ground, because the covering of ferns, straw or hay, 
whatever it may be, must be kept on them, which has 
the effect of drawing the tops up and turning them 
yellow; so that whenever they are grown in the open 
ground they must be covered with five or six inches of 
one of the above materials, and then this must be re- 
moved once in the course of two days. 
The best and surest way, however, to get very early 
Radishes is to build turf pits. These are better than 
brick pits, or frames, for either early Potatoes or Ra- 
dishes. The Radish will not bear much top heat, and 
these turf pits are conducive to a good bottom tempera- 
