290 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 
Soil. The soil for early radishes should be light. Well- 
decayed barnyard manure worked into the land in the 
fall will put it in good condition. Fresh stable manure 
has a tendency to make radishes go to leaves at the 
expense of roots. For very early sowing, select a well- 
drained, sunny slope; the later sowings will do best 
in a cool, moist place. Work the soil fine to a depth of 
four inches for the early round type and six inches for 
the long type. 
Sowing. Sow the early radishes in drills six inches apart 
and thin to about two inches in the row. Sow summer 
and winter radishes in drills twelve inches apart and 
thin to three or four inches. The depth should be half 
an inch, early in the spring, when the ground is moist. 
and one inch later in the season. If the ground is dry, 
pour water in the drills before the seeds are sown and 
cover them with fine soil. During hot weather, mois- 
ture may be held in the soil by laying a board or a gunny 
bag over the row for two or three days. 
Culture. Thin early, so that the roots of remaining 
plants will not be disturbed. Keep the soil fine by cul- 
tivating with a rake after every rain. If the land should 
break up in small clods, crush them with the back of 
a hoe. 
Transplanting. Radishes may be transplanted when 
the fourth leaf is formed. By selecting the strongest 
plants and setting them deeper than in the seed bed, a 
good quality of root may be obtained. Shade the plants 
for a day or two. 
