The cultivation of cabbage in the open ground Bashny.Net

Growing cabbage, we must remember that to obtain high guaranteed yield, is of great importance to site selection and soil preparation.

 




The choice of the site.The cabbage choose site with fertile land, flat or with slight slopes to the South and South-East.

When planting cabbage are the best predecessors cereals and legumes, root crops, onions, cucumbers. Cabbage can grow in one place for 2-3 years, no more. Again to plant her in this place better, but after 4 years, not earlier.

Plants of cabbage is quite demanding on the structure and fertility of soil. Loam with a high content of organic substances (humus) are the best soils with neutral or slightly acid reaction, and has a good ability to retain moisture.

How to prepare the site.

For growing cabbage plot begin to prepare in the autumn, before digging produce liming, bringing two glasses for each sq. m. of hydrated lime, dolomite or powdered chalk. Evenly scatter the lime materials on the dry land, then the earth is dug over, not breaking large layers of the earth, and leave until spring.

And in the spring add to the area of mineral and organic fertilizers. Add organic manure and peat compost or manure and humus, in the amount of buckets for every sq m Of mineral fertilizers — nitrophosphate (two tablespoons) or powdered superphosphate and wood ash (1-2 cups), one teaspoon of urea for each sq m, and newly dug well.

To save fertilizer can be added to wells just before planting of seedlings (especially when planting early cabbage). Added to the wells по0,5 composta or compost, a teaspoon of nitrophoska or superphosphate and one to two tablespoons of wood ash and mix them with the soil.

After proceed to the landing, well water spilling seedlings, and prepared the site.

              Planting seedlings.

Planted early cabbages from 20 April to 5 may under the scheme: digging of wells with the distance between the rows is 40-45 cm, and in row 25-30 cm from one another.

Transplanting produce on a cloudy day, if Sunny, hot weather, do it in the afternoon, towards evening.

The seedlings when planting you need to plant them until the first true leaves.

The first 5-6 days, the plants should be regularly (2-3 times a day), spray with water from a watering can for their rapid engraftment. The first 2 days of planted seedlings also need to make a shade, because a fairly strong spring sun's rays can cause burns to young tender leaves.

Planting of late varieties of cabbage produce from 15 to 20 may. June 1 — the deadline for transplanting. Late varieties are planted row to row distance of 55-60 cm and between plants in the row cm 30-35

How to care for cabbage when it is grown on a constant place.

Watering. Cabbage after planting every 3-4 days thoroughly watered for two weeks spending 7-8 liters for each sq. m. later watered once a week for each square meter of 8-10 liters. Abundant early cabbage watered in June, and late varieties in August when tie plugs. It is better to water sprouts in the morning or evening, the water should be relatively warm, the temperature not below 18°C.

The loosening. After rains or irrigation cabbage should have paraglide to a depth of 5-8 cm in addition spend loosening every 6-7 days.







After planting, 20 days, do the first hoeing of cabbage. After 8-10 days, repeat.

Feeding. During the period of growth of the cabbage should be fed 3-4 times.

After transplanting in about 20 days the cabbage to increase the number of leaves and rapid growth of plants fed.

The first fertilizer, diluted to 0.5 liters mushy mullein 10 liters of water, pour 0.5 liters for each plant.

Second feeding: is done in 10-12 days after the first bred mushy 0.5 liters of mullein or chicken manure and one tablespoon of rastvorin or crystallin in 10 liters of water, pour one liter per plant.

These two dressing makes for early cabbage, and late. For late cabbage, in June conducted a third feeding. Dissolve one tablet of trace element and two tablespoons of super phosphate in 10 liters of water, and water 6-8 liters per 1 sq. m. Repeat the feeding in August (one tablespoon nitrophoska dissolved in 10 liters of water).

For prevention against pests (slugs, snails, aphids) and for feeding, carry out dusting plants and soil wood ashes at the rate of one Cup for each sq. m.

            Cleaning and storage of cabbage

Early cabbages are harvested in July-August, with a sharp knife cut off the heads. This cabbage is used, usually fresh.

Designed for pickling late varieties of cabbage cut in mid-October, and is designed for winter storage late October — early November. For winter storage cabbage is cut with a long stalk, leaving a 2-3 in loose-fitting green sheet. Indoor cabbage keep maintaining temperature 0-5°C and humidity of 80-85%.



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