250 Gardening 
a spring crop if the roots of young plants are not dis- 
turbed in transplanting. 
For the spring crop, sow seed from 4 to 8 weeks before 
the date of the latest frost. Transplant from seed pans to 
individual pots of small size; transplant again to larger 
pots before plants become “ pot bound”’; then trans- 
plant to the field, keeping the roots and earth within the pots 
intact. Grow in a rich soil, and supply water in abun- 
dance unless rain is frequent. Plants of the larger vari- 
eties thus grown will often make heads weighing 7 pounds 
in 60 days from seed. The heads do not keep well in hot 
weather, hence the main crop should be grown in autumn. 
For an autumn crop sow seed late in July in the North 
and later farther South, directly in the garden. As the 
plants may be used when partly grown, it isagood plan 
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Fic. 138. A spring crop of Chinese cabbage (pe-tsai). This is a new vege- 
table that is the best of all salad plants. 
