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314. Very few of these will produce flowers till October, but then, 
you may expect some fine heads. 
Sowing Cauliflower, Seed. 
You may now sow cauliflower seed, for a late crop. Should the 
plants from this sowing, not produce heads before November, they 
are then to be taken up and managed as directed in that month; 
by which means, they will continue to produce fine flowers all win- 
ter, when such will be very acceptable. 
Cabbages. 
Draw earth about the stems of your early cabbages, and all others 
that are advanced in growth; this will strengthen them considerably, 
and cause them to produce fine large heads. 
The earliest will, towards the middle or latter part of this month, 
begin to form their heads; when they may be greatly forwarded in 
their whitening, by tying their leaves together. For this purpose, 
get some strong bass, or small osier twigs, go over the plants row 
by row, and tie such as begin to turn their leaves inward for head- 
ing; first gathering all the leaves up regularly: do not, however, 
bind them too close, for that would occasion their rotting. 
This method may be practised with a few early plants, but by no 
means, with the principal crop; as those treated in that way, never 
produce such large and firm heads as they would if left to nature: 
however, market gardeners, may derive some advantage from it, as 
the early produce will always command the highest price. 
Continue to plant out your spring cabbage plants, for autumn 
and winter use agreeably to the directions given in page 316. Plant 
also, at this time, a full crop of red pickling cabbage and savoys. All 
these will require an open situation; they never thrive or head 
well near trees, walls, or shade of any kind, and the richer your 
ground, the larger sized heads will you have. You may plant some 
between rows of forward kidney-beans, and other low growing crops, 
which will occupy the ground when those are off. 
Let all be planted out, if possible, in moist or cloudy weather, and 
immediately after, give each a little water, unless the ground is al- 
ready sufficiently saturated. 
Sow now some early York, sugarloaf and other close quick-heart- 
ing kinds, for summer and autumn use; likewise savoys, large 
drum-head, flat-dutch, and any other of the large late heading sorts, 
for autumn and winter cabbages, and also some of the red pickling 
cabbage. Sow these seeds as directed in page 316; and transplant 
young advancing seedlings, into beds as there directed, watering 
them immediately, and giving them shade for a few days if neces- 
sary. 
Sowing Borecole. 
You may now sow a principal crop of green and red curled Bore- 
cole, for autumn, winter, and spring use; for an account of which, 
see pages 192. and 317. 
