36 CROP PRODUCTION 



Culture and Enemies 



It is even more important with Cauliflower than with 

 cabbage that the plants grow steadily and thriftily from 

 beginning to end. To insure this, particular pains must 

 be taken in the selection, preparation, and tillage of the 

 soil. In selecting the location, choose if possible a deep, 

 moist, well-drained loam, rich in humus and easily worked. 

 In preparing the land, work in a large amount of fer- 

 tilizing material, with plenty of vegetation to furnish 

 humus, and get the soil into the best possible tilth. In 

 tillage, after planting keep the soil surface in so finely 

 pulverized a condition that no weeds can grow and little 

 moisture can evaporate. In regions where irrigation can 

 be practiced throughout the growing season, success with 

 Cauliflower is comparatively easy. 



The Cauliflower is subject to attack from the same 

 insect enemies and fungous diseases as the cabbage, and 

 their injuries are Hkely to be even more disastrous. It is 

 especially important to keep the CauHflower heads free 

 from worms during the later growth of the crop. The 

 same remedial measures may be used as for cabbage. 



Kale, Kohlrabi, and Brussels Sprouts 



Of all the forms derived from the Wild Cabbage, the 

 Kale or Borecole is most like the original plant. It 

 forms no head, being grown for its clusters of leaves, 

 which are more or less thickened, especially in midrib 

 and stalk, and in modern varieties are of various colors 

 and much cut, curled, and crumpled along the margins. 

 There are dwarf and tall, plain and variegated, green 



