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of nourishment will mean slow-growing plants 

 which will be tough when eaten as well as lacking 

 in delicacy. The ground should be deeply dug 

 before planting kale, and cultivation should be 

 thorough and regular. 



Sea-kale may be raised from seed sown broadcast 

 when the ground has been warmed. The seed 

 should be sown in trenches a couple of inches deep 

 and the trenches about fifteen inches apart. 



Sea-kale may be sown in the open ground in March 

 and the young plants transferred to their perma- 

 nent quarters as soon as they have made six leaves. 

 Propagation by root cuttings is far more satisfactory, 

 however, than propagation from seed. The divi- 

 sion of the roots also should be made in March. 



Sea-kale should be cut when it is about six or 

 eight inches long. Not less than half an inch of the 

 old wood should be taken off at the same time. 



Covering the crowns of sea-kale with ten or 

 twelve inches of sand after the plants have died 

 down will cause the production of very good kale 

 without resorting to forcing. There should be 

 absolutely no light permitted to reach the plant 

 during the growing period. 



