THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 2938 
Seeds for late cabbages should be sown out of doors in 
rich, fine soil from the first to the middle of June. Sow 
im rows six inches apart and thin to two inches in the 
row. Keep the soil in good tilth. 
Soil. The soil should be plowed or spaded to a depth 
of at least six inches. Well-decayed manure laid in 
the bottom of the furrow when plowing in the spring 
will encourage the 
roots to reach down 
for nourishment. If 
enough manure can- 
not be obtained, a 
mixed commercial 
fertilizer that con- 
tains nitrogen, phos- 
phoric acid, and 
potash may be har- 
Fic. 141. Cabbage Seedlings ready for trans- 
rowed in after plow- planting to Other Pots or to Boxes 
ing (see p.199). The 
size of the cabbages may be increased by giving the 
land subsequent dressings of nitrate of soda, at the rate 
of about four hundred pounds per acre, applied in three 
equal dressings — the first at transplanting, the others 
at intervals of a month or less. The soil may be kept 
moist around the plants by a mulch of fresh manure, 
which will also supply fertilization. 
Transplanting. The plants should be from three to five 
inches high before transplanting. Those hardened by set- 
ting the boxes out of doors for a short time each day when 
