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2. How are late cauliflower plants started ? 

 W-VG : 299. C : 189. 



6. Preparing soil. — In W : 114 the importance of a moist, 

 fertile soil was strongly emphasized. No effort should be spared 

 in the preliminary tillage operations, and rotten manure should 

 be used in liberal amounts. It is likely that a ton of high-grade 

 fertilizer to the acre may be profitably applied. Lime is usually 

 desirable. 



1. Describe the preliminary tillage operations for planting cauli- 



flower. 



2. How should cauliflower be fertilized ? 



W : 99. W-VG : 299. C : 188. 



7. Planting in the garden. — The early plants should not be 

 set in the open ground until after danger of hard frosts is past. 

 While frost will not kill well-hardened plants, it is unsafe to 

 proceed very far in the hardening of cauliflower plants, for this 

 may check their normal growth and development, and interfere 

 with head formation. Late plants are generally transplanted 

 about the first of July. 



1. When should early cauliflower plants be set in the open ground ? 



Late plants ? 

 W-VG : 299. CL : 189. 



2. What should be the planting distances for early and late cauli- 



flower ? 

 W-VG : 299. W : 313. CL : 189. 



3. Under what conditions does cauliflower head the best ? 



8. Companion cropping. — Cauliflower may be used as a com- 

 panion crop with other vegetables very much in the same way as 



