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GARDEN FARMING 



For localities with suitable soil and climate conditions and reason- 

 ably quick transportation this crop affords a most remunerative in- 

 dustry. Like many other truck crops, it requires close attention 

 and skill on the part of the cultivator, but the returns amply repay 

 such attention. 



Storing. Unfortunately cauliflower cannot be stored successfully 

 for long periods, like cabbage, turnips, and other plants of the 

 same family. It can be held for a reasonable length of time in 



FIG. 69. A barrel of cauliflower ready for the burlap cover 



cold storage, but, in general, the markets must be supplied from 

 successive crops rather than from storage. For this reason cauli- 

 flower claims attention as a forced crop. 



Cauliflower in the Norfolk, Virginia, section. The cauliflower 

 grown in Tidewater, Virginia, is largely for home consumption, 

 but a limited supply is shipped to the Northern markets. To se- 

 cure plants for this crop seed should be sown in a cold frame late 

 in October or in the greenhouse after the middle of December. 

 When the seedlings show well-formed second leaves they should 



