Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-01
winter cabbage.


For many years we have had to de-
pend upon the louisville and Cincinnati
markets for our main supply Of winter
cabbage These might just as well be
raised around Nashville, and the money
for the same go into the pockets of our
own gardeners, instead of being sent of.
IL il not too late yet TO plant cabbage for
winter use, and every gardener and far
mer who has few acres Of suitable land
not already in cultivation, should at
once set about preparing for planting rs
large a crop as possible Of winter cab
bage He will find that this crop will
pay him very handsome profit The
following article from the Southern Cul-
TRAITOR will supply farmers and gardens
ers with the information they desire on
this subject:
Nine persons out Of ten are fond Of cab
bages, and not one IN a hundred raises
them. The fault is not so much with a
lack Of energy aud will, az a lack Of kuowl-
edge. in the premises. Spring sowu seed
will not make winter cabbagcs aud there
is the rock upon which 10 many are
wrecked. We may put ont our drumheads
in NAV, for the benefit Of the worm. Sup
pose we quit that and 20 about the thing
right. The fret thing 70 be done, il YOU
have a mind 10 have cahbagcs next winter,
for Yourself and your cattle, il to procure
seeds. For your table supply get two (2)
papers Of Dyunho1d SGuoyS; for your stock,
get ten (lO) papers Of the late diTp'heads.
The seeds will he sent by mail, by any Ct
the aerdsmen, for a dollar. About the first
of July, mote where q date AZ given, IL re-
fers 10 the latitude of thirty-ive degrees,
make difference Of tive days later for each
degree South, aud Eve earlier for each de-
gree North, prepare a very rich bed In q
partially shaded position under orchard
trees IL a very good locality, rs yonng cab
bzge plants will not live under the direct
influence Of a July sun. II the weather Is
dry. saturate the bed with water before SOW
ing. and IA soon az il will work we'll
loose and moisi-strike drills a foot apart,
snd SOW che seed, half an inch deep COW
er and tiya the earth ON them by gentle
patting of a spade or shovel. As soon "a
the Young plants begin to break through,
dust them. al once, with scot and air Stacked
lime. and continue this attention until the
plapts are two weeks old Thin them 10
half AN inch in the drill, when all danger
from insects Is past. DO not SOW your
sseds too thick in the drills in the
6rst instance. Before the middle Of
Augn-L have an acre Of good, rich land
creek or river bottom is excellent well
broken. and manfred with twenty tons OF
stsble manure, broadcast, OF four hnndred
poupds Of Peruvian guanO and two hun
dred of salt, or six hundred and fifty
mounds Of good suPerphosphaie and two
hundred pounds Of salt, (ihe salt helps 10
settle the worms besides performing the
Office of manure,) narrowed in broadcast.
For the late drumheads, strike the drills,
with a line and marker, three 90 feet apart |
each way for theDumhead Savoys, thirty (
(3Ol inches each way. Il will be we'll 20
DELAY the transplanting few days 4 there
are indications Of rain. II no rain ocenns, !
however, we May get along quite we'll With
out T. by observing the following dire6-
tsons: Late ia the afternoon, sat1fsie tbs
bed with water, remove the plants and
keep them thoroughly wet, Al the inter
sessions OF the lines make 4 hOie with She
''dibbIe" IA pointed stick and pour IN bali
q pint OF water before il has settled away,
pat in the plant and press the dirt around