CABBAGES 3 



Planting should be done early, that is, from the 

 middle of September till a month later. I advise 

 early planting on firm ground ; many plants in a rich 

 root run are injured by having made a soft growth. 



CABBAGE WYTHES MAIN CROP 



The old method, and one still practised, was to manure 

 heavily, newly dig a piece of land, and then plant. I do 

 not advise this for garden culture, but prefer a firm, 

 hard soil. I find that cabbages planted after spring 

 onions, in soil that has been trodden and rolled for the 

 onion crop, do far better than in newly dug soil, enriched 



