The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-05-18
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Monthly Calender of E1orticul.
tire &c.
FOR MAY
FOR MAY

fall and winter use. The large
varieties, such as the Battersea,
Savoy, Sugar loaf, Drumhead,
and Green Glazed, are general
ly selected. Tie last is the on
ly one which deserves much at
tention at present,--it is a coarse
cabbage, and far interior to those
enumerated, but it is the only
variety with which we are ac-
uuainted, which can withstand
the attacks Of the green cabbage
worm. These depredators so
cat the leaves of all the cabbage
tribe, that they resemble rather
honeycombs than leaves. The
Green Glazed cabbage they
rearly ever attack, and never so
much as to injure the plant. We
would therefore advise that the
Green Glazed cabbage seeds
alone be now sown, with the in
tention Of setting them out as
soon as fit. Seeds of the other
varieties may be sown and kept
in the seed beds until July aid
August, and then be Transplant
ted out. Should this plan be
pursued, the seed beds until July
and August, and then be traps
planted out. Should this plan
be pursued, the seeds should be
sown ON rather poor ground, or
the plants will grow too vigor-
ously, and be too large to set
out. If sown On moderately
poor ground, they will grow but
slowly, and never attain a oery
large size, but their stems will
be very hard, and the, cabbage
worm will not destroy many of
them when transplanted out.
For the reasons assigned above
we also recommend that Green
Glazed cabbage plants alone be
now set out. Have the ground
highly MANFRED, and made very
fine. Transplant your plants in
rows three and Il half feet, and
three feet in the rows. The
ground should be frequently stir
red among them, as nothing pro-
notes their growth so much as
frequent hoeing or blowing
among them.
Caatlifoloers.--This is the best
month for sowing seeds for a
general crop, though some prefer
July, but the plants from that
sowing rarely produce large
heads. Those sown now will
require to be transplanted out
once or twice, unless the plan,
which we shall presently notice
be followed. We must, howe :
er, warn our readers, that there
is great risk of losing number
of plants every time they are
transplanted, for they are very
tender, and rot off near the
ground. The reason why they
are transplanted frequently, is to
prevent their growing too tall,
which they will do, and falling
TO the ground. The following
plan has been adopted with
great success: The seeds are
sown in April and May, and as
soon as the plants are large en-
ough, the ground where they
are to remain is prepared as if.
for cclery-that is, trenches are
made A or 5 feet apart; the bot
toms Of these are highly manur,
ed, and well broke up by spading
Ihe young plants are set out in
these trenches at a distance of
about four feet. AS they ad-
vance in their growth SO as to
require support, earth is drawn
to their stems. In the course of
time the bed is again brought to
a level, but as the plants contin-
ue still to grow, earth is drawn
up to and around their stems, as
long as they require, so that by
winter they appear as fthey had
been planted on large ridges
They usually head about Christ
mas, or little before, and con-
tinue to come into use for a
month or two. We have never
tried this plan, not being made
acquainted with it until last win
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