The average number of days farmers let pass between last spraying and harvest was 10 for cabbage and 7 for cauliflower. However, these figures mask large differences among farmers. A large number of farmers—35% of all cauliflower farmers and 13% of cabbage farmers—harvested the crop 3 days or earlier after spraying. About 8% of all farmers harvested immediately after spraying. Fig. 2 shows the median number of days between last spraying and harvest and highlights the point that farmers, especially in Gujarat, used