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CAULIFLOWER 
A S ONE of the numerous members of the cabbage 
family, cauliflower, to do well, requires very rich 
soil, cool seasons, and an abundance of moisture. It is 
generally grown either as a spring crop or for late fall. 
Seeds resemble those of cabbage, are sown like them, and 
plants are transplanted in a similar manner. 
For an early spring crop, sow seeds in the fall, either 
outdoors or in a cold frame. If sown outdoors, the 
seedlings must be moved into a cold frame before severe 
cold weather sets in. Neglect to prepare for this crop in 
the fall can be remedied by spring sowings in a hotbed. 
Late in May or during early June preparations are 
made for the main crop in the fall. Seeds are sown in 
rows, eighteen inches apart, covered one-quarter inch 
deep and seedlings are thinned out to stand four inches 
apart. Late in June plants are set in rows with two or 
three feet between the rows, eighteen inches to two feet 
between the plants, to be cultivated like cabbage. 
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