PRACTICAL GARDENING 



in the open. The plants should be set out in 

 July in rows three feet apart and the plants 

 two feet apart in the row. Water the plants 

 after setting and begin cultivation after the 

 first week. This crop should mature in 

 October or November. 



The Savoy Cabbage, a wrinkled leaf, is pre- 

 ferred by some as a late variety. 



The Red Dutch Drumhead is used exten- 

 sively for pickling and is grown in the same 

 manner as late cabbage. 



The best soil for late cabbage is a light clay 

 loam, retentive of moisture and not so rich as 

 is needed for the early crop. If the soil is so 

 rich that the plants grow too rapidly there is 

 danger of the heads cracking or bursting. If 

 the slightest indication of this appears place 

 both hands under the head and loosen the plant 

 a little in the soil. (Fig. 44.) The head may 

 also be pushed over on its side. In this way 

 some of the feeding roots are broken off and 

 the supply of food and moisture is checked. 



Pests. The common green cabbage worm is 

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