Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-08-28
How to Raise Winter Cabbage.

70 give my plan of growing winter cabbage.-
| have concluded to doso through tho columns
o. tho P'css dmd Mcssenycr, that all who
W ! 70 enjoy :hc luxury of fine large cabbage
du;ios .hc wintc: at small cost and trouble
n'ay do 50. Tho main point in raising cab
bagc fcr winter iii this climate, is to hayo
, ;hcm head up late in tho fall and earl, ~ the
winter. If they head up call.cr while the
weather is hot they arc most certain to rot
| Tho seed must be planted in May OF carly
in june, and it rcquires much care and atten-
tion-not much labor-to scouro tho plants
80 late in season. If not protected from the
sun thoy will die rs fast as thoy como up
prepare bed in partially shady location, if
possible; have the ground thoroughly pull
veriacl, and if very we'll watorcd lay off tue
beds in small burrows, six or seven inches
apart; The sccd thick; cover tncm carefully
with rake, OF tho hand, which is bcttor ;
press the earth gently on thcm, if the location
is much to tho sun.
Thc.shadc must not be too dcnse, or thoy
will run up very spindling and fall down.
Have tho ground we'll watcrcd every ovoning,
unless the weather is damp.
After they come up, romovc the shade grad
ually and continue to water occasionally if
necessary, until tho plants arc woll rooted ];
work them we'll and keep all grass aud woods
down.
No one who is unwilling to bostow the prop.
CT care and attention, accd undertake to raise
cabbage plants ut this season Of tho yoar-
Plants raised in tho spring and allowed to
remain in tho bed until thc proper time for
transplanting will mako good cabbage, but
not so good as planted later. The stalk bc-
comes too dry and hard
They arc to be tgansplantcd Ia The month
Of August, and in the following manner !:
Dig holes the dcptl, and width Of spade,
three feet apart each way; ill thcm half full
OF we'll rot'cd manure, first putting in the
bottom tcaspoonrul of Peruvian Guano, If
70 be l'ad, thon ill the hole nearly full with
tho top soil. All this must be done il rcadi-
ness for tran9pl'nting during tho rains in
August.
Transplant deep, up to tho leaves, in the
middle Of the holes Dy this time the plants
VIII have long shanks, the whole Of which
must be pvt into Tho ground. A very good
r''n, if it is desired to rafac them on n large
scale, is to lay off very deep burrows with q
large turn plow, put in tho mruuyo heavily.
partially fill nom, tr2nspl;.nt III them. They
must be hocd frequently, once week is not
100 Often, and alw:ys IN thc morning when
tho dow is or. All cabbage should be thus
hood. The bottom leaves must not be pulled,
On they will not head wcl Upou tho an.
pa:oach OF very cold weather turn them down
to'thc oarth and cover up all tho stalks, leaves
and al, well with dr., sufficiently to mold
thcm down, on'.' leaving out the top Of tho
head. thus managed they VII! continue to
head during The winter. Ii may be necessary
to put some pine bark or straw over tho head
to further protect ;,,cm il shc weather iy OK.
ttcmc!y cold, though rarely found it ncccs
say.
Upon tho first appearance Of tho heads
bursting 10 run to seed, cut them all down
and put them away III q cellar, or any other
cool place, and they will l,ccp until thcy all
can be disposed OF.
C2bbogc arc very liable TO be eaten NJ in
'''c 'a'' oy the green worm. They may be
caught by breathing of leaf and putting on
the top at night, when number; os thcm viii
be Oh tho under side next mo.,nr. This
ropoatoa, will soon destroy thcm all! Fowls
let to run among them will destroy Il
great many of them. Cabbage planted my
| way will head very low, near on the ground
and fowls can reach them.
A sure preventive against cut worms is to
SOW salt upon the ground in the fall or winter
at the rate of ,hrcc or four hundred pounds
to tho acre, which is also good manure.
''su."yy plant the Flat Dutch and Drum.
head. The Bergen makes n veyy large hoad,
but not so firm and hard as tho other.
Any one pursuing this plan to The letter
end falling to raise 80 fine cabbage as ever
camo from Buncombc, may set nc down as n
humbug.
WHEN TO Buy a FARM.-Vory few ncr-
sons seem to know that the months of Ju]v
and August arc tho best in tho year in which
to look for or purchase farm. At this sen
son one can judge whether the land can or
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