
HOW TO GROW CAULIFLOWER 
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1 oz. of Seed to 
3,000 Plants 
1 Ib. grows 
plants for seven 
acres 

Cauliflower Snowball ‘‘A’’ 
| e Very few crops yield as good returns as Cauliflower 
| when properly grown. The main requisites for success are 
| more or less flat, very rich, medium to heavy soil; abundant 
| moisture; cool weather during heading season; freedom from 
worms and other pests that eat the leaves so they cannot be 
tied over the curd properly, protecting it from the sun; and, 
above all, good seed. 
Cauliflower requires more care in growing than most 
crops. It is therefore advisable to go slow at first until ex- 
perienced in growing. As the heads form best in cool weather, 
the seed should be sown very early in the Spring and trans- 
planted to open ground when danger of hard freezing is over. 
Six to eight weeks from seed is the best age for this. Rows 
may be two and one-half to three and one-half feet apart 
and plants 18 inches to 3 feet in the row, depending on the 
variety. Here at Rocky Ford seed is sown in seed beds about 
April 15th and transplanted during June. This allows the 
heads to form during the cool fall months. Irrigate often 
and force the growth of large leaves to protect the heads 
from the sun; do not oversoak and kill the ground. Dust 
often and thoroughly. We believe this is where some growers 
fail. Worms and aphis must not be allowed to destroy the 
leaves and the marketing of filth-covered heads is unprofit- 
able, to say the least. If you wish to treat the seed use 
Semesan listed page 88. | 

_We recommend R-1 Dust for destroying aphis and cater- 
pillars. Use DDT for control of worms and thrip. 
_ When the heads are about 2 inches across (in most cases) 
tie up the leaves, using different colored strings each day. 
This will aid in cutting. Cauliflower should be packed tightly 
in the crates; too loose packing will result in damaged heads 
during shipping. Crates are loaded upside down so that the 
Cauliflower will shed water from the melting ice, as top icing 
1s necessary in shipping. 
WE OFFER ONLY THE BEST Cauliflower seed. 
Days given represent time from setting of plants to mar- 
ketable Stage—see page 2 for further information. Article 
beginning page 3 gives information relative to soil prepara- 
tion and hotbeds. 

Pera ae EE ie 
20 ‘D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 
