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CABBAGE TRANSPLANTING AND SETTING 

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T^HE best quality cabbages are those grown without a 

 - serious "check" or setback in their development. 

 As soon as the seedlings make the second pair of leaves, 

 lift them carefully and transplant (early in the season) 

 into another bed, or seed flat, putting them four inches 

 apart each way. Later in the season, from the seed bed 

 in the garden, transplant into carefully prepared rows, 

 setting the plants eighteen to twenty-four inches apart 

 in the row, with two to two and a half feet between the 

 rows. 



When transplanting, let as much soil as will cling to 

 the roots. It is best to water thoroughly the seed flat or 

 bed before transplanting the seedlings. Unless the soil 

 is moist, water the rows before setting out the young plants. 

 The best time to do it is soon after a heavy shower and in 

 the evening, so as to give the newly transplanted seedlings 

 the benefit of a night's respite from the hot sun. 



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