Show I i First Spring Garden Crop j Is Appetizing Radish Radishes are sown in almost ev ev- every every every ery garden at least once That once is enough to discourage many gardeners because so often when the crop matures they have to throw throwaway away most of it The Th reason is the radish is one of the earlier vegetables because it grows so fast From seed to harvest har har- harvest harvest vest is 20 days for the small globe type Having rushed to maturity it just keeps on rushing and with with- within in a week the root turns turns' pithy and the plants pl begin to think of going to seed That's when the discouraged discouraged discouraged aged gardener digs most mo t of the long row lOW he planted and ana throws the roots away Keep in mind that the faster a variety grows the shorter the time it remains in edible condition The trick is to sow only as much as you can use during that short pe pe- period and make another sowing to mature just when the first one bows out In the case of the early globe type sow a weeks week's supply at a time which should be about six or seven feet in the row Remember this type does docs not like hot weather so stop in time lime to avoid that an and change to a variety which will be usable for two weeks so two weeks' weeks supply of them ca can n be sown If you want a supply all sum sum- summer mer sow a late summer variety for hot weather But frequent sow sow- sowings ings tags in small lots is a good rule rut for all except winter radishes which take two months to mature and an remain good for six weeks They The grow very large some weighing g several pounds One way to grow early radishes s is to mix them with the seeds of o si i parsley and beets all of which are slow to germinate Not more mor than a tenth as many man Y radishes as the other seeds should shout d be used The radishes will germs germ I I 1 I I I v rang Harvesting the First Radishes Gives Home Gardeners a a. Thrill nate quickly marking the row where the other seeds lie lle which will assist you in cultivating Be sure to pull and cat eat the radishes they mature before as they the slower crops can t Mowd |