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HOW TO GROW CAULIFLOWER 
1 oz. of Seed to 
3,000 Plants 
1 Ib. grows 
plants for seven 
acres 
Cauliflower Snowball **A"’ 
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 mois- 
ture; 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 transplanted to open ground when danger of hard freez- 
ing is over. About six 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, depend- 
ing 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. Irri- 
gate 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 de- 
stroy the leaves and the marketing of filth-covered heads is 
unprofitable, to say the least. If you wish to treat the seed 
use Arasan listed page 73. 
We recommend Rotenone Dust for destroying aphis and 
caterpillars. 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 is 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 4 gives information relative to soil prepara- 
tion and hotbeds. 
D. V. Burrell Seed Growers Co., Rocky Ford, Colo. 
