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WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
May, 1919 
Chinese Cabbage in Ohio 
For a gardener having several 
years’ experience in growing three 
or four acres of Celery, would Chin- 
ese Cabbage prove to be a good 
crop? We have very good Celery 
and Cabbage soil under overhead 
irrigation. We have thought that 
something of this sort might fit in 
nicely following Onion sets and per- 
mit us to crop the same piece twice. 
— H. B., Ohio. 
There will be no serious dif- 
ficult}' in growing Chinese Cab- 
bage. There are two rather dis- 
tinct types of this plant being 
grown in this country. One called 
Pe-Tsai is a taller, more slender 
growing form with a somewhat 
less compact heading habit, while 
Wong Bok is of a shorter and 
much stockier heading habit. The 
latter type seems to be preferred. 
One of the secrets of success in 
growing Chinese Cabbage is that 
of not starting it too early. The 
seed should not be sown until 
about the middle of July, and 
may either be sown in the field in 
rows 28 to 30 inches apart, or 
transplanted from the seed bed. 
The plants should stand about T> 
inches apart in the row. 
The Chinese Cabbage thrives 
best under cool, moist conditions, 
and will not be damaged by light 
frosts. Its culture has no parti- 
cular similarity to that of Celery, 
as it ordinarily requires no 
special blanching methods. — L. M. 
Montgomery in Market Growers 
Journal. 
Dahlias require moist, cool 
weather for their best growth , 
consequently they must either be 
started early or set out late, so 
as to bloom before hot weather 
or after the hottest part of sum- 
mer. 
Treating all seed potatoes for 
scab before planting is a cheap 
insurance. They, of course, must 
be planted on new land or land 
free from scab. 
Early cabbage requires a warm 
rich soil. Late cabbage will do 
well on much cooler soil if it is 
rich. 
Don't put good seed in poorly 
prepared ground. Much of the 
season’s cultivation can be more 
easily done before any seed goes 
into the soil. 
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