HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
CABBAGE— TRANSPLANTING AND SETTING 
OUT 
'T'HE best quality cabbages are those grown without a 
serious “check” or setback in their development. 
As soon as the seedlings make the second pair of leaves, 
lift them carefully and transplant (early in the season) 
into another bed, or seed flat, putting them four inches 
apart each way. Later in the season, from the seed bed 
in the garden, transplant into carefully prepared rows, 
setting the plants eighteen to twenty-four inches apart 
in the row, with two to two and a half feet between the 
rows. 
When transplanting, let as much soil as will cling to 
the roots. It is best to water thoroughly the seed flat or 
bed before transplanting the seedlings. Unless the soil 
is moist, water the rows before setting out the young plants. 
The best time to do it is soon after a heavy shower and in 
the evening, so as to give the newly transplanted seedlings 
the benefit of a night’s respite from the hot sun. 
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