COLE CROP PROJECTS HI 



surrounded by a number of green, cabbage-like leaves. The 

 edible part is entirely the modified floral parts. In order to grow 

 seed the plants are started in July and when partly developed are 

 stored in cold frames for the winter. The following season they 

 are set in the open ground again and will produce seed. The 

 plants grow best and the seeds mature well only during compara- 

 tively cool weather. Seed is not successfully produced in this 

 country except in the northern Pacific Coast region where the 

 climatic conditions seem most favorable, and to a limited extent 

 in greenhouses. 



Cauliflower and broccoli are very similar. Broccoli differs in 

 having smaller heads surrounded by more numerous stiffer leaves 

 and in requiring a longer time to mature. 



1. What is the nature of the head of the cauliflower f 



2. When will cauliflower produce seedf 



3. How is broccoli related to cauliflower? 



Project Outline 



1. Importance of crop. 



2. Selecting location. 



3. Choosing varieties. 



4. Obtaining seed. 



5. Starting plants. 



6. Preparing soil. 



7. Planting in the garden. 



8. Companion cropping. 



9. Cultivating. 



10. Protecting heads. 



11. Combating insects and diseases. 



12. Harvesting and marketing. 



