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CAULIFLOWER 



A S ONE of the numerous members of the cabbage 

 ** family, cauliflower, to do well, requires very rich 

 soil, cool seasons, and an abundance of moisture. It is 

 generally grown either as a spring crop or for late fall. 

 Seeds resemble those of cabbage, are sown like them, and 

 plants are transplanted in a similar manner. 



For an early spring crop, sow seeds in the fall, either 

 outdoors or in a cold frame. If sown outdoors, the 

 seedlings must be moved into a cold frame before severe 

 cold weather sets in. Neglect to prepare for this crop in 

 the fall can be remedied by spring sowings in a hotbed. 

 Late in May or during early June preparations are 

 made for the main crop in the fall. Seeds are sown in 

 rows, eighteen inches apart, covered one-quarter inch 

 deep and seedlings are thinned out to stand four inches 

 apart. Late in June plants are set in rows with two or 

 three feet between the rows, eighteen inches to two feet 

 between the plants, to be cultivated like cabbage. 



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