The worm can
easily be found near the surface the moment it begins its ravages,
and the only remedy I know is to catch and kill it at once. In
this latitude winter cabbage is set out about the fourth of July.
I pinch off half the leaves before setting. Good seed, deep
plowing or spading, rich soil, and clean culture are usually the
only requisites for success. Experience and consultation of the
books and catalogues enable me to recommend the Jersey Wakefield
for first early, and Henderson's Summer Cabbage and Winningstadt
as second early. As a late root I ask for nothing better than
Premium Flat Dutch. The Savoy is the best flavored of the cabbage
tribe. Henderson recommends the Netted Savoy, which may be treated
like other late cabbage.
The cauliflower is ranked among the chief delicacies of the
garden, and requires and repays far more attention than cabbage.
Even the early sorts should have a richer, moister soil than is
required for very early cabbage. I advise two plantings in spring,
of first and second early; I also advise that late varieties be
set out on RICH ground the last of June. As with cabbage, set out
the plants from two and a half to three feet apart, according to
the size of the variety, from trial I recommend Early Snowball,
Half-early Paris, and Large Late Algiers.
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