If you’re new to organic gardening, try planting radishes. Not only do they seem to respond well to organic treatment, they’re among the fastest-growing of garden vegetables. Some radish varieties will go from seed to mature plant in as little as three weeks, so you’ll get sharp tasting crunchy treats surprisingly quickly. If you really like radishes, you can keep your harvest constant through the growing season simply by planting new crops every week.
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Another good thing about radishes is that they need very little room to thrive. If your garden plot is small, it’s a simple matter to plant radishes between rows of onions or other slow-growing plants, maximizing the use of your limited space. Better yet, the entire radish plant is edible, even if we tend to forget that.
Radish greens aren’t likely to beat turnip or collard greens in most taste tests, but they do have a delightfully peppery flavor that makes them an excellent addition to salads when raw. You can also cook them as you would any other greens. Even if you choose not to eat your radish greens, they make an excellent green addition to your compost bin!
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