The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-12-28
Cabbage
From the Rural Messenger.

From the Rural Messenger.
Now, since the greater. portion o
the people through the country hav'
ceased to raise cabbage seed for thei
own use, and depend on buying them
they are often at loss to know wha
variety of cabbage seed to obtain il
order TO have cabbages for the long
est time possible through thu
wear. There fare from thirty t.
fifty varieties OF cabbages mentioned
by gardeners and seed growers.
Some persons desire to have hare
cabbages all the time that they car
be obtained, while there are Others
who are satisfied with good greens o.
any kind, especially along through
the spring and summer months
Spring greens can be plentifuily OBJ
tanned, if the right means are used,
from white and black mustard ,raddlsh
and kale. The borecole kae is pretera-
bic to broccole kale, l think, for early
spring or summer use.
1t appears to me that the better
plan Tor the people i'll general is not
to be exceedingly anxious for early
cabbages. 1t requires rather too
much skill and time to bring the
early varieties of cabbages to pertec
ton at very early date. Let good
spring green's suffice for early use,
and try to raise caDbages for summer
and tall and winter use. Obtain the
seed OF the latest varieties that you
can find; SOW reasonably early, and
when large enough plant the first
good season, and keep them well cul-
tivated afterwards, and you will be
more likely to have cabbages for a
much longer time during the year
than If you spend your time and la
Dor on the early varieties. Some
persons cultivate the flat Dutch and
drumhead only, but there are some
other varieties that have some very
fine qualities.
Glegory's book on cabbages says:
cit remains as a rule that the Savoy
surpasses all other cabbages in ten~
derness, and in rich marrow like
flavor. The Savoys are also the
hardest of the cabbage tribe, endur.
ing in the open field temperature
within sixteen degrees Of zero with>
out serious injury; and if the heads
are not very hard they will continue
10 withstand repeated changes from
freezing TO thawing for couple OF
months, as tar north as the latitude
OF Boston" For very early use this
book recommends the early Ulm Sa
voy. Forlate use, and to stand the cold
it recommends the Improved Amer
lean Savoy. 1 have never seen either
tried. OF the Winningstadt cabbage
this book says: at is so reliable 1or
heading that it often makes fine
heads where othey sorts TAIL" This
in my garden is small cabbage, bu,
the head is hard and heavy. A good
cabbage is the Cannon Ball Cabbage
The same writer says: Gin hardness
and relative weight it is not excelled
il equalled, by any other cabbage
1t delights IN the highest cultivation
possible. In those markets wher'
cabbages are sold by weight, it viii
pay to grow for market; it is Il goot
cabbage for the family garden"
The people generally through thi
section of country cultivate almos
exclusively the Drumhead and Fla
Dutch cabbages.
Repeated freezing and tbawing, Q
excessive moisture or heat will cans
the hardest head cabbages to 70
Gregory says: ain the middle STATE
we have most TO fear the wet OF win
ter, and the plan Tor keeping Tor tn;
section should therefore have parti
ularly in view protection from moi'
ture.'