HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
RADISHES 
CY)R thousands of years radishes have served for 
-*• human food. Chinese books recording happenings 
of more than 3,000 years ago contain references to these 
crisp early spring delicacies. Radishes are, perhaps, the 
easiest vegetable to grow, and anybody having a few 
square yards of garden space can have them in abundance. 
Radishes are one of the few vegetables which the 
home gardener may enjoy the greater part of the year. 
They grow in many shapes and sizes, and there are specific 
sorts for different seasons. They thrive in all soils and 
being a very hardy vegetable do well in nearly all climates. 
Some kinds may be grown to eatable size in the almost 
incredible time of three weeks from seeds sown outdoors 
in early spring. By a correct selection of sorts suitable 
for different seasons you may pull radishes in your own 
garden throughout spring, summer, and fall. Read all 
about them on pages 171-175 and 192-196. 
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