A successful spring vegetable garden in New Mexico is truly a battle with the elements. Alternating cold and warm weather and blowing sand can discourage even the most determined gardener. A well-prepared seedbed, however, can give spring vegetables a boost. A moderate application of balanced fertilizer also will help sustain growth of most cool-season crops until hot weather sets in.
Radishes are one of the easier crops to grow in the spring vegetable garden.
Begin with a smooth seedbed, free of rocks and other debris. Stretch a string between two stakes as a planting guide. Plant seeds one-half inch deep and thin to an inch apart after seedlings emerge. White Icicle' varieties take a little longer to mature and are more pungent. Hot weather or water stress will make the roots extremely pungent and pithy.