Show agronomist TELLS TELIS HOW TO CARE FOR CABBAGE PLANTS by prof J C II fl U S A C extension agronomist every home garden should contain its cabbage patch this year cabbage Is rich in the div ing vitamins that are so essential to the proper functioning of every part of the human body cabbage Is a vegetable that Is very easily casily grown small cabbage plants may be purchased from iny any nurseryman or green house owner or they may be grown at home in III tho the latter case sow the seed in the garden where the plants are arc to grow when the young plan are plout three lache nh thin out or transplant so that the plant will stand about 16 inches apart in fit the lie i w both early ad lite cabar ri may be ba handled in I 1 this his way willi trod results far cabbage seed seea hould be planted iii ailous out the ollie early radish seed la 19 planted i canted late cabbage liot until uj the ground warms up about the first part or of may alay for extra learly early cabbages plant the seed either in a hot bed or in a window box control of insects there are arc two insects which trouble cabbage plants considerably cabbage worm and cabbage aphids or lice both of 0 these pests can be controlled by spraying the cabbage plants with pyrethrum solution it if used at the strength recommended on the package and applied with proper thoroughness according to professor george F r knowlton associate entomologist at the utah experiment station enough of this material to spray the cabbage patch can be purchased at any drug store for 50 cents where the cabbage plants aro are troubled only with the cabbage worm professor knowlton recommends the application of a dust consisting of one pound of paris green and 10 pounds of hydrated linie this dust is applied by placing it in III a loosely woven bag and shaking it over each plant it if the cabbage plants are bothered only with aphids these insects can be easily controlled by the ap ili catlon ot of a spray at a time or times when the aphids are becoming abundant this spray consists it r nicotine sulphate 40 per cent material using two teaspoonfuls teaspoon ot of the nicotine sulphate and one cubo bubo inch of laundry soap to each gallon of water this solution may be applied with a small hand spray A patch containing about cabbage plants will supply a family during the year cabbages may be ba used in many ways in the diet cabbage slaw is highly recommend rec recommended ommen ded PT |