126 Gardening Under Glass 



weeks after sowing the seed. For commercial 

 use, one of the smaller earlier turnip varieties is 

 usually used. But after trying many kinds for 

 my own use and also for local market, I planted 

 only the Crimson Giant Globe. This is later 

 than many of the others, but it has been my 

 experience that the roots get as big as the 

 others at the same age. However, it is all a 

 matter of taste, and your favorite radish will 



grow indoors 

 as well as out. 

 One advantage 

 of Crimson Gi- 

 ant Globe is 

 that it will re- 

 main crisp and 

 tender long- 

 after most oth- 

 ers. The com- 

 mercial grower, 

 of course , 

 wants to clean 

 all his crop out 

 in one or two 

 gatherings; but for table use one wants just the 

 opposite. 



Avoid sowing the seed too thick. No matter 

 how thin vou sow it, vou will have to do con- 



Cauliflower, "the cabbage with a college 

 education," grows to perfection under glass. 



