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Radish: To be
of good crisp quality, it is essential with
radishes to grow them just as quickly as
possible. The soil should be rather sandy and
not rich in fresh manure or other nitrogenous
fertilizers, as this tends to produce an
undesirable amount of leaves at the expense of
the root. If the ground is at all dry give a
thorough wetting after planting, which may be on
the surface, as the seeds germinate so quickly
that they will be up before the soil has time to
crust over. Gypsum or land-plaster, sown on
white and worked into the soil, will improve
both crop and quality. They are easily raised
under glass, in autumn or spring in frames,
requiring only forty to fifty degrees at night.
It is well to plant in the hotbed, after a crop
of lettuce. Or sow as a double crop, as
suggested under Carrots. For outside crops, sow
every ten days or two weeks. |
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Turnips |
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Turnip: While turnips
will thrive well on almost any soil, the quality--which
is somewhat questionable at the best--will be much
better on sandy or even gravelly soil. Avoid fresh
manures as much as possible, as the turnip is especially
susceptible to scab and worms. They are best when quite
small and for the home table a succession of sowing,
only a few at a time, will give the best results. |
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