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RADISHES FOR DIFFERENT SEASONS 



NO OTHER vegetable, with the possible exception 

 of lettuce, is as exacting as radishes in that specific 

 sorts must be chosen for the different seasons if one 

 would grow quality roots successfully. Spring sorts do 

 not succeed during the summer months, summer and 

 winter varieties do not thrive in the spring. 



To have crisp radishes of mild flavor at all seasons, 

 the home gardener must study types and varieties. As a 

 rule, all the small flat, round, and olive-shaped kinds, 

 whether white or red, are suitable for spring only and 

 should not be sown after middle of May. From middle to 

 end of May depend on long, white or red kinds which better 

 endure the hot days that are apt to occur during June. 



Throughout June, sow summer radishes, which will 

 provide crisp roots during July and August, while during 

 July the large, late maturing sorts should be sown for 

 fall and winter use. The best kinds in each class are 

 mentioned in the following chapters. 



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