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Radishes are the fast food of the gardening world.
Plant an apple tree and it will be at least a couple of years before you'll even begin to see any fruit. They'll keep you waiting for months and then the birds beat you to the first ripe one. Plant radish seeds, though, and before a month passes you'll be crunching into fresh, crisp radishes straight from the garden. Folks have been eating radishes for thousands of years. Confucius mentioned them, as did the Romans and Greeks, who brought golden platters of them to their gods, and the Ancient Egyptians fed them to their slaves to build their strength.