The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-22
cn1,ivoting CauIiHOwers.

!, c. asks for information re-
h,' tbe cultivation of the caulifiower.
4 pO7,ires the very incest management
Z .roiure a perfect caulifiower in our
,t. and on our interior uplands, and
vary rarely cultivated in our southern
pD.rsr5ed. as it really is, as merely a
,,, If cabbage, it cannot endure the
& ,.,n,a If heat and cold that the ordinary
4 49,, can withstand. And the average
ayua7,r gardener is likely to meet with
Ill., ,1n1her of mshapS before he ac-
4 r.s t5e necessary information that Will
Nb8 rim TO make a fairly satisfactory
wp Of caulllloWers; 90 4o ,,,,is+,,ro
w i unsuitable, almost, as 10 moisture,
Mn,eiv impatlent of heat and coarse,
h9isr,,,,teli'ted manure, susceptible to frost
VA W 's1Itiected to a number OF insect enc
G The caulifower is not the easiest
no 10 grow under our southern sun,
nj a dozen fairly perfect headS OUT OF d
sndred plants Is success SuIncleht 70
w. the average amateur throb with
M and satisfaction at the evidence OF
. X horticultural ablllty.
~ essentials of success in growing
,niaowers are: Good seed or good
ndaty, from when slochyl MSIl ueH 81
/ nj nlants are grown in cold frames and
he ready to transplant just as soon as
NJ severe cold weather is over; soil that
snatnr9llv rich and inclined to be moist,
Ssnv ploWed and well pulverized just
sir 10 eattiHg ont an abundant supply
Il moisture, frequent shallow cultivating,
!. in lien of this, mulching, timely meas
Trai against insects. Various SeedSmen
.5gertise their special variety or strain
u cauliAower for which they claim SUI
ysrior qualities Some fifty-odd named
Trs appear in the catalogues (many sy-
,11t ia necessary
mly three or four sorts for practical pur-
mses The Early SNOWFALL, the Early
5Warf Erfuth, the Best Early, and the
ideal make up q list ample for the needs
Nm the home or market garden. And this
sborf list might as well be narrowed down
h as to only embrace the first two, a
rood strain of seed of either of these
Procured from some reputable grower who
THl guarantee its quality, will meet the
arst requirement of the case.
In Middle Georgia the SEEDS are
carefully sown N cold frames early in
January and as soon as the plants get
their third leap they are taken up and
reset in another frame, giving them about
three inches each way.
They are allowed to grow and become
stOcky until about Feb. 10; then they are
uansplanted 10 the open ground, the soil
having been in the meantime properly
prepared TO receive them, the plants are
firmly pressed in the center OF a broad
shallow furrOW. II the cut worms are
bad little square of paper is twisted
around the stem of the plants as they are
set out.
If the soil is too dry from having been
pOwed since the last rain, each plant is
given pint or half pint OF water TO firm
the soil and encourage the prompt throw
ing out Of the new roots. By frequent
stirring Of the soil early in the morning,
every few days the plants are pushed
forward and about month after setting
out We have observed the plan of
mlchlng each plant thoroughly with
pine or other straw or leaves.
The mulch is put on to the depth of sew
elaI inches Of pressed straw, putting it
on Just after a saturating rain. The
muehing is not designed to cover he
whole soil between the, rows, but covers
al the space between the plants in The
plant row. Where the rows are three feet
apart the mulch will not interfere Win
the sweep furrow that should be run
through occasionally, the sweep running
as II We're, partially under the mulch, but
not throwing 1t out of place.
IL me soil stands in need of an appli-
cauon Of fertilizer a top dressing of it
can De made advantageously after the
pants nave started to growing. A good
mixture Tor the purpose is Oae part each
u nitrate of soda and kainit and two
PARIS OF superphosphate, a half handful
XII spl!nhled unltormaly about the plants, a
lool IN every direction, but not in con-
tact with the stem. Essacu,