. Late cabbage, from seed until harvest, also seed raising . ay will grow a shootfrom 4 to 6 feet tall, and will produce several ounces ofseed per head or plant. As the shoots commence to grow,the old head will loosen from the main stem or stump;this loosened head should be removed and not allowed torot, as it will cause infection to the new plant, FERTILIZATION AND CULTIVATION OF SEED PLANTS The heads set for seed should be cultivated and keptfree from weeds. It often happens that one will have to dothe cultivating early in the morning when the plants arein bloom, owing to the numerous bees o
. Late cabbage, from seed until harvest, also seed raising . ay will grow a shootfrom 4 to 6 feet tall, and will produce several ounces ofseed per head or plant. As the shoots commence to grow,the old head will loosen from the main stem or stump;this loosened head should be removed and not allowed torot, as it will cause infection to the new plant, FERTILIZATION AND CULTIVATION OF SEED PLANTS The heads set for seed should be cultivated and keptfree from weeds. It often happens that one will have to dothe cultivating early in the morning when the plants arein bloom, owing to the numerous bees on the set for seed need a liberal fertilization; from1000 to 1500 pounds is none too much per acre. The fer-tilizer should be about equal percentages of Phosphoricacid and Potash. These elements form seed and do notcause excessive growth, as the case would be if a quantityof Nitrogen were used. When cabbage rows are set as farapart as 4 or 5 feet, it is best to apply the fertilizer to eachside of the row as well as iij it. SEED RAISING 119. Fig. 35.—Lateral shoots from the base of a head.
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