CHAPTEK III. 



EARLY RADISHES. 



THE Eadish as a salad, and for the breakfast-table, is 

 eagerly sought after, especially in the early season. 

 The earlier that Eadishes can be had, the more valuable 

 they are. 



The Kadish is not a very tender plant, but it will 

 not stand frost without suffering in some measure. I 

 have been a grower of early Eadishes 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 

 Eadishes is to build turf pits. These are better than 

 brick pits, or frames, for either early Potatoes or Ea- 

 dishes. The Eadish will not bear much top heat, and 

 these turf pits are conducive to a good bottom tempera- 



