. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. CAULIFLOWER 235. Fig. 81.—Cauliflower. Almost every plant produced a head. Cornell University showed that ground beds (Fig. 81) were much superior to raised benches with bottom heat for the forcing of cauliflower. A smaller percentage of the plants on the benches produced marketable heads, which were also smaller and poorer in quality. It is more difficult, in the raised beds, to maintain proper soil mois- ture conditions, which is one of the most important factors in growing cauliflower. With proper care the crop can be grown success
. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. CAULIFLOWER 235. Fig. 81.—Cauliflower. Almost every plant produced a head. Cornell University showed that ground beds (Fig. 81) were much superior to raised benches with bottom heat for the forcing of cauliflower. A smaller percentage of the plants on the benches produced marketable heads, which were also smaller and poorer in quality. It is more difficult, in the raised beds, to maintain proper soil mois- ture conditions, which is one of the most important factors in growing cauliflower. With proper care the crop can be grown successfully on raised beds, but it is a much more certain proposition in ground beds, to say nothing of the expense of constructing and repairing benches. Varieties.—Only two varieties, Erfurt and Snowball, (Fig. 82) are used to any considerable extent for forcing. They are early and compact growers, and they produce beautiful heads of the highest quality. The character of the strain selected is of much greater importance than the variety, for the best strains of either variety are excellent for growing under glass. Seed.—Experienced growers fully realize the necessity of using good seed. They have learned that the use of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York, Orange Judd co.
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