THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 3 
that they will not carry disease and insects from one to 
the other. The best results may be expected if each of 
the crops demands a different kind of food element. 
Crops grown for roots may be followed by a tall crop 
that makes its growth mostly aboveground. Radishes 
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and beets may be followed by tomatoes. If late radishes 
and beets are to be grown, they should not succeed early 
crops of the same kind, as there is less danger of failure 
if they are planted with other late, low-growing vege- 
tables in some other part of the garden. Sometimes a 
perennial crop may be succeeded by annual crops. If 
