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HIGGLE GARDEN BOOK 



Late cabbage plants are usually grown in a seed- 

 bed outdoors, planting the seed in April or early 

 May in the northern states, in rows about a foot 

 apart. Cover seed about half an inch deep. One 

 ounce of seed will sow about 300 feet of drill and 

 should furnish about 2,000 plants. Transplant to the 

 field in June or early July as a succession crop to 

 follow some earlier vegetable. Late cabbage may be 

 planted on heavier, wetter 

 soils than should the early 

 crop ; some of the best 

 late cabbage fields I have 

 ever seen were on black- 

 looking bottom lands that 

 would do equally well for 

 celery. Field rows for 

 large, late varieties should 

 not be closer than two 

 and one-half feet ; plants 

 about two feet apart in 

 the row. (Extensive 

 growers often set cab- 

 bage 2^ x 2^ feet, and 

 cultivate with a horse both 

 ways thus saving much 

 hand hoeing.) If cab- 

 bage heads show signs of 

 bursting, pull the head enough to break some of the 

 roots. This helps to stop excessive growth. Dan- 

 ish Ball, Late Flat Dutch, Drumhead, Surehead, etc., 

 are well-known late varieties for June setting (if the 

 setting is delayed until early July, the crop will be 

 more likely to mature if you use second-early varie- 

 ties such as Succession, All-Head, etc.). Red cab- 

 bage and Savoy cabbage are liked by some people. 



EARLY JERSEY WAKEFTELD IS A 

 FAVORITE EARLY CABBAGE 



