HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
RADISHES FOR DIFFERENT SEASONS 
N O OTHER vegetable, with the possible exception 
of lettuce, is as exacting as radishes in that specific 
sorts must be chosen for the different seasons if one 
would grow quality roots successfully. Spring sorts do 
not succeed during the summer months, summer and 
winter varieties do not thrive in the spring. 
To have crisp radishes of mild flavor at all seasons, 
the home gardener must study types and varieties. As a 
rule, all the small flat, round, and olive-shaped kinds, 
whether white or red, are suitable for spring only and 
should not be sown after middle of May. From middle to 
end of May depend on long, white or red kinds which better 
endure the hot days that are apt to occur during June. 
Throughout June, sow summer radishes, which will 
provide crisp roots during July and August, while during 
July the large, late maturing sorts should be sown for 
fall and winter use. The best kinds in each class are 
mentioned in the following chapters. 
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