Cabbage

Cauliflower is one of the best representatives of a large vegetable family. It has more protein and ascorbic acid than a white-headed relative. It retains nutrients better than tender broccoli. Dishes from it are recommended to be included in the children's and diet menus. However, cauliflower occupies a very modest place in our summer cottages and backyards. Russian gardeners prefer her usual white cabbage. And the super-useful color is still considered exotic, as in the 18th century. Meanwhile, there are many fruitful and unpretentious varieties of this crop, suitable for regions with different climates. Let's consider the most productive ones.

Everyone who has been cultivating garden crops for a long time on their site knows that a good result depends on the use of high-quality planting material. This also applies to cabbage - one of the most demanded vegetables in our dachas and gardens. Of course, cabbage seedlings can be easily purchased in specialized stores in any assortment. But experienced gardeners do not always trust the novelties of agricultural technology, knowing about the difficulties in growing seedlings. If you want to be confident in the quality of the planting material, then you need to know how to properly grow cabbage seedlings, which will yield a harvest of strong, healthy plants.

Cabbage belongs to the cruciferous family and has about 100 varieties. Interest in cabbage as an ornamental plant was first noted in Japan at the end of the last century. A common vegetable used to feed livestock has captured the attention of breeders with its vibrant colors. Varieties were created with green marginal and white, pink, purple leaves in the center of the rosette. Unusual forms appeared in the form of a rose, funny combs or delicate lace with corrugated, curly, dissected leaves. Spectacular ornamental cabbage is now widely used not only in landscape design to decorate flower beds, alpine hills, but also in floristry to create original vegetable bouquets.

White cabbage is a common and favorite vegetable in our country. This culture can often be found in personal plots, as the plant is unpretentious, frost-resistant, with a powerful root system, although it loves humid air and long daylight hours. Early, medium and late varieties are distinguished by early maturity. We offer you to get acquainted with the varieties of early white cabbage and the peculiarities of its cultivation in various climatic zones of Russia.

Many gardeners grow cabbage in seedlings, which allows them to get the vegetable earlier. The seedling period is very important for the formation of the future harvest. To keep the seedlings strong and healthy, they are transplanted from a nursery or small cells in a container of a larger volume. However, it is necessary to dive the seedlings, taking into account the age of the seedlings and observing the rules of agricultural technology.