HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 



RADISHES 



TT^OR thousands of years radishes have served for 

 human food. Chinese books recording happenings 

 of more than 3,000 years ago contain references to these 

 crisp early spring delicacies. Radishes are, perhaps, the 

 easiest vegetable to grow, and anybody having a few 

 square yards of garden space can have them in abundance. 



Radishes are one of the few vegetables which the 

 home gardener may enjoy the greater part of the year. 

 They grow in many shapes and sizes, and there are specific 

 sorts for different seasons. They thrive in all soils and 

 being a very hardy vegetable do well in nearly all climates. 



Some kinds may be grown to eatable size in the almost 

 incredible time of three weeks from seeds sown outdoors 

 in early spring. By a correct selection of sorts suitable 

 for different seasons you may pull radishes in your own 

 garden throughout spring, summer, and fall. Read all 

 about them on pages 171-175 and 192-196. 



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