Plant Spring Cabbage

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 51, 1 March 1941, Page 7 (Supplement)

Plant Spring Cabbage

NO time should be lost in getting in the spring cabbages, because if they are planted too late many losses occur during winter. Stir the soil well among the earlier crops and see that they are firm in the ground. If slugs are troublesome, keep the surface dusted with old soot, which is a valuable fertiliser for any greens. The same advice applies to late crops of savoys, broccoli, kales and others. Although the cabbage likes a rich soil, it is not necessary to dig a large amount of inanA'e in at this planting, as this causes rapid growth, which will Income soft and liable to damage from frost. Cabbages are best planted in firm ground. A lied that has been well manured, and has been cleared of onions, is ideal for spring cabbage. All that need be done is to hoe and rake over, and set out the plants from 18in to 2ft apart, according to variety. It is good practice, to give a surface dusting of lime before planting, particularly where t lie garden js lialile to become infested with club root.