CABBAGE AS A TRUCK CROP 



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CABBAGE AS A TRUCK CROP 



The cultivation of cabbage as a truck crop at the South is 

 quite different from that at the North and is one of the most 

 interesting industries of the truck-crop group. The winters of 

 the Atlantic seaboard from Baltimore southward are comparatively 

 mild. Cabbage grown from seed sown in September and trans- 

 planted to the open in December can be successfully carried through 

 the winter if planted on the side of ridges at right angles to the 

 prevailing winds so as to protect the plants. Most varieties of 



FIG. 58. Double-compartment cabbage crates 



cabbage are hardy enough to live through the winter and at 

 the same time make considerable root growth. Cabbage which 

 has safely passed the winter under such conditions can make 

 rapid growth on the approach of warm weather in the spring. 

 As a result cabbage so handled is ready for market early in the 

 season. Another plan is to protect the plants by frames and sash 

 until after January 15, and then transplant them to the field. 

 The seed for this crop is sown at the same time as that for 

 transplanting in December. 



