CHAPTER XVI 



CABBAGE AND KINDRED PLANTS 



ABB AGE. Since cabbage is a compara- 

 lively cool weather vegetable the seed 

 should be started early and the plants set out 

 while there is still a little frost in the air. Seed 

 may be sown in February in the hotbed or flats, 

 transplanted two by two inches each way in a 

 rich soil, and finally transplanted into the gar- 

 den in April. The plant establishes itself 

 quickly in a rich warm soil. Cultivate very 

 frequently between the rows and also between 

 the plants. Before setting the plants out, 

 harden them to the atmospheric conditions, so 

 that if there should be a slight frost they will 

 not feel it. 



If plants are set from four to six weeks after 

 sowing the seed they should be strong and 



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