266 Subtropical Vegetable-Gardening 



bed or coldframe is to Jbe recommended. The seed should 

 be sown in drills about 3 inches apart, dropped an inch 

 apart in the row and covered about half an inch deep. 

 The soil should not be allowed to become dry from the 

 time the seed is sown as it is liable to make the radishes 

 pithy. 



Only a slight amount of cultivation is required. Weeds 

 may be kept down by pulling as they appear. 



The summer varieties should be sowed in drills 12 to 

 18 inches apart, and about 1 inch apart in the row, and 

 the seed covered about an inch deep. The soil requires 

 stirring about twice as often as for ordinary crops. It 

 sometimes happens that the plants come to a standstill 

 in growth; in such a case, some liquid manure or nitrate 

 of soda should be applied along the row. 



The winter varieties should be sown in rows about 18 

 inches apart, and thinned out to about 2 inches in the row. 

 These varieties require a long time to mature, and there- 

 fore should be sown in November or December, or some 

 may be sown as early as October. The cultivation is the 

 same as for summer radish. 



Marketing radishes. 



For marketing radishes, the bunches are made about 

 four inches in diameter. The roots are washed clean of all 

 adhering soil, and are turned up so as to show the clear 

 scarlet and white color. Radishes make a fine display 

 for marketing. For distant market they are packed in 

 bunches of about a dozen each, most of the leaves being 

 removed, in half-barrel veneer baskets, or in barrels with 

 ice. 



