"THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. 



306. Very few of these will produce flowers till October, but then> 

 you may expect some fine heads. 



Solving Cauliflower Seed* 



You may now sow cauliflower seed, for a late crop. Should the 

 plants from this sowing, not produce heads before November, they 

 are then to be taken up and managed as directed in that month ; 

 by which means, they will continue to produce fine flowers all win- 

 ter> when such will be very acceptable. 



Cabbages. 



Draw earth about the stems of your early cabbages, and all others 

 that are advanced in growth ; this will strengthen them considera- 

 bly, and cause them to produce fine large heads. 



The earliest will, towards the middle or latter part of this month, 

 begin to form their heads ; when they may be greatly forwarded in 

 their whitening, by tying their leaves together. For this purpose, 

 get some strong bass, or small osier twigs, go over the plants row 

 by row, and tie such as begin to turn their leaves inward for head- 

 ing ; first gathering all the leaves up regularly : do not, however, 

 bind them too close, for that would occasion their rotting. 



This method may be practised with a few early plants, but by no 

 means, with the principal crop ; as those treated in that way, never 

 produce such large and firm heads as they would if left to nature : 

 however, market gardeners, may derive some advantage from it, as 

 the early produce will always command the highest price. 



Continue to plant out your spring cabbage plants, for autumn 

 and winter use agreeably to the directions given in page 308. Plant 

 also, at this time, a full crop of red pickling cabbage and savoys. All 

 these will require an open situation ; they never thrive or head 

 well near trees, walls, or shade of any kind, and the richer your 

 ground, the larger sized heads will you have. You may plant some 

 between rows of forward kidney-beans, and other low growing 

 crops, which will occupy the ground when those are off. 



Let all be planted out, if possible, in moist or cloudy weather, 

 and immediately after, give each a little water, unless the ground is 

 .already sufficiently saturated. 



Sow now some early York, sugarloaf and other close quick -heart- 

 ing kinds, for summer and autumn use.; likewise savoys, large 

 drum-head, flat-dutch, and any other of the large late heading sorts, 

 for autumn and winter cabbages, and also some of the red pickling 

 cabbage. Sow these seeds as directed in page 308 ; and transplant 

 young advancing seedlings, into beds as there directed, watering 

 them immediately, and giving them shade for a few days if neces- 

 sary. 



Solving Borecole. 



You may now sow a principal crop of green and red curled Bore- 

 cole, for autumn, winter, and spring use ; for an account of which, 

 .see pages 184, and 309. 



