VEGETABLES RAISED FOR MARKET 



are thinned to about two inches apart in the 

 row. When about three-fourths of an inch in 

 diameter, they are pulled and bunched, ten in a 

 bunch. The price varies from fifty cents to one 

 dollar per dozen bunches; but even at the smaller 

 price they are considered a profitable crop. 



When grown in hot-beds, they are usually 

 grown following a crop of lettuce; as, when the 

 lettuce has been grown the heat is then nearly 

 spent, and the loam is in just about the right con- 

 dition for growing a crop of radishes. It is more 

 suitable than a fresh bed; which would be likely 

 to stimulate an excessive growth of the tops. 



They are grown in rows four inches apart, and 

 thinned to three inches in the row. Sometimes a 

 crop of carrots is grown with them; and, when 

 this is done, every third row is left out for the 

 carrots. After the radishes are taken off, the 

 carrots will occupy the ground to advantage. 

 The glass can be taken from the bed early in the 

 spring and used for some other crop. 



In order to have a succession for constant 

 pulling, it is necessary to make sowings every 

 week or ten days, from the first of April to the 

 middle of June. The radishes will require thin- 



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