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from Florida northward. In July, these markets are sup- 

 plied by home gardeners. 



No matter where the grower lives, he knows that the 

 potato delights in a cool, rich, moist sandy loam. The 

 Florida man found his soil cool in January, the Wisconsin 

 man, in June. Each planted his tubers perhaps a little 

 more than three inches 

 deep, gave the plants 

 frequent, shallow till- 

 age, sprayed them 

 with Bordeaux mix- 

 ture (Exercise 37) to 

 keep the spores of dis- 

 ease from germinating, 

 and with lead arsenate 

 (Section 230) to kill 

 the insects. 



The movement of 

 the potato harvest 

 from south to north 

 shows that the plant 

 thrives best in a cool 

 soil and accounts for 

 the fact that most of 

 our potatoes for win- 

 ter use are grown in 

 Maine, New York, 

 Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota. 



Radishes. — Radish seeds have already been used to 

 mark the rows of carrots and parsnips, and these will 

 probably furnish enough radishes for early table use. If 

 not, more seed may be sown in nearly any place in the gar- 

 den. It will germinate quickly and the crop will thrive. 



Tender, crisp radishes can be produced only when the 



Fig. 146. — Bunch of radishes. 



