. Late cabbage, from seed until harvest, also seed raising . SEED RAISING 121 HARVESTING, CURING AND THRESHING Usually the seed ripen some time in August. The plantsshould be allowed to grow as long as possible without loss. FiQ. 38.—Cabbage plant with mature seed pods. Note the large thrifty from shelling of the more mature seed pods. (Fig. 38.)The pods will have a waxy yellowish appearance when ripe. 122 LATE CABBAGE I usually cut low enough down on the plant to get all theseed shoots. They are then placed on racks made from6-inch boards set up edgewise in the form of a square orrectangle; o
. Late cabbage, from seed until harvest, also seed raising . SEED RAISING 121 HARVESTING, CURING AND THRESHING Usually the seed ripen some time in August. The plantsshould be allowed to grow as long as possible without loss. FiQ. 38.—Cabbage plant with mature seed pods. Note the large thrifty from shelling of the more mature seed pods. (Fig. 38.)The pods will have a waxy yellowish appearance when ripe. 122 LATE CABBAGE I usually cut low enough down on the plant to get all theseed shoots. They are then placed on racks made from6-inch boards set up edgewise in the form of a square orrectangle; over this is stretched a 200-pound bran sack afterit is ripped open; there will be no loss by shelling whenplaced upon racks of this kind. Set them in the sun so thatthe plant will dry as soon as possible; they should becarried under cover or piled up and covered if a showerthreatens. The plants will dry much faster if turned onthe racks occasionally. You will find them quite hard tocure, as a green cabbage growth does not dry readily. Donot store in a damp place, as the seed need to harden up;they will sprout very easily and need to be kept dry. Once the plants are dry they may be threshed out ina regular grain t
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