104 MUCK CROPS 



other sorts that are good for late use, 

 Autumn Giant and Algiers. 



Seed. Most of the best seed comes from 

 Denmark. Remarks found under cabbage 

 seed apply equally as well here. As the cost 

 of cauliflower seed is so high, even more care 

 should be exercised to have the choicest seed 

 obtainable. About $8.00 to $10.00 an ounce 

 is not too much to pay if the seed will pro- 

 duce what the grower wants. An ounce of 

 seed should produce from 2,500 to 3,000 

 plants. 



Growing the Plants. The early planting 

 takes place in a forcing structure such as a 

 greenhouse, hotbed, or cold frame about 

 March i to 10. Care should be given not to 

 over-water, as the plants are quite subject 

 to the damping-off fungus. These early 

 plants should be hardened off and ready for 

 transplanting outside by May i to 15. The 

 plants will then have sufficient time to get 

 their best growth during the moist days of 

 early summer. 



For a late crop, the seed can be sown May 

 i to 15 or a little earlier, the seed being sown 

 in rows in the muck. Rows 12 inches apart, 

 with the plants not too thick in the row 



