CHAPTER THREE 

 COLE CROP PROJECTS 



Cabbage, CauKflower, Brussels Sprouts, Collard, Broccoli 



The cole crops, named above, are classed as hardy vegetables 

 because they are not injured by frost. Well-hardened plants 

 stand considerable freezing. They grow best in a cool, humid 

 climate and in moist, fertile soils. 



Cabbage and cauliflower are treated in separate projects. 

 Brussels sprouts may be of sufficient importance in some localities 

 to justify their selection for a home project. In this event. Project 

 IV, Growing Cabbage, will be found helpful and might be followed 

 in most of the details of culture. More specific information re- 

 lating to the culture of this crop will be found in W-VG : 253-254, 

 L : 130, C : 159-161, A : 86-89. 



The collard and broccoli are of little importance. They are 

 discussed briefly in W-VG, L, C, and A. 



Project IV. Growing Cabbage 



The cabbages belong to the mustard family, a large group with 

 about 2000 species. In this family belong also other crop plants, 

 such as cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, collard, turnip, 

 radish, white mustard, etc. The members of the mustard family 

 are widely distributed over the world in both southern and north- 

 ern countries and both low and high altitudes. The wild form, 

 which is supposed to have given rise to the cultivated varieties 

 of cabbage, is a native of Europe. By modifications of the leaves 

 and buds, ordinary cabbage and brussels sprouts have been de- 



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