The process of growing cabbage seedlings is almost identical for all varieties of cabbage. This article will consider an example of growing white cabbage seedlings.

By maturity and time, it can be divided into:

• Early ripe (sown in the first half of March);
• Mid-season (sown from March 15 to April 15);
• Late-ripening (sown in the first half of April).

How to sow cabbage for seedlings?

For planting cabbage seeds for seedlings, a soil mixture is recommended, which consists of one part of soddy land and two parts of humus. It is recommended to add ash to this mixture, based on 1 kg of the mixture 1 tablespoon of ash. This enriches the soil with additional trace elements and prevents the appearance of some seedling diseases.

Sowing cabbage for seedlings must begin with the preparation of seeds. Before proceeding with the sowing process, the seeds must be treated using the generally accepted methods of seed preparation before sowing.

Seeds are carefully selected before sowing. Cabbage seeds are poured with a 3% solution table salt for 5 minutes. The floating seeds are merged with water, and the remaining ones are thoroughly washed and dried. For sowing, seeds of large and medium fractions are selected.

Planting cabbage for seedlings is carried out with disinfected seeds. Seeds can be disinfected from pathogens with a solution of potassium permanganate, and then washed with water. But such processing gives a small percentage of probability. Greater effect can be achieved with heat treatment. To do this, the seeds are placed in a gauze bag and lowered into hot water for 20 minutes. The water temperature should be in the range of 48-50 ° C, because. at more low temperatures the desired effect will be lost, and at higher ones, the seeds may lose their germination.
There is another way to disinfect seeds: they are kept in a garlic solution (30 g of crushed garlic is dissolved in 0.5 cups of water) for one hour. After that, the seeds must be washed with clean water and dried thoroughly.

Seed packaging may indicate that they have already undergone the necessary processing. In this case, it is necessary to carry out only heat treatment, which is necessary to increase the resistance of seeds to fungal diseases.

Planted seeds in boxes 20 * 30 * 7. In the soil, grooves up to 0.7 cm deep are pressed through at a distance of 3 cm from each other. Seeds are sown into these grooves. After sowing, the soil surface is leveled and covered with a film. The first shoots appear on the fourth day after sowing. Boxes with seedlings are recommended to be placed in the most illuminated places.

The main methods of growing seedlings

There are two generally accepted ways to grow cabbage seedlings:

1. First way. As soon as shoots appear, the seedlings are re-dressed (extra shoots are removed). The distance between the remaining seedlings is 1.5 cm. After a week, the remaining sprouts are transplanted (dive) into. When picking, the plant must be deepened into the ground to the cotyledon leaves. After 2-3 weeks, the seedlings from the cassettes are transplanted into cups, the size of which is 6 * 6 cm. The sprouts are removed from the cassettes with a lump of earth, after which they are placed in cups to the cotyledon leaves and sprinkled with soil. The last step will be transplanting seedlings directly into the ground.
2. Second way. Seedlings of cabbage from boxes are transplanted immediately into cups, bypassing the stage of transplanting into cassettes. The size of cups for early-ripening seedlings is 5 * 5 cm, and for late-ripening - 8 * 8 cm. When transplanting, the main root must be cut to 1/3 of the length. This is necessary so that the root system is better branched. Sprouts in cups are deepened to the cotyledon leaves with the help of peaks.

Growing seedlings of early cabbage

For growing seedlings early cabbage some rules must be followed.

Feeding seedlings must be carried out in three stages:

1. After 7 days from the moment of picking into cassettes. Based on 1 liter of water, 2 grams of ammonium nitrate, 4 grams of superphosphate, 1 gram of potassium fertilizers are dissolved.
2. Two weeks after the first feeding. The dosage of the components is doubled.
3. Two days before planting seedlings in permanent soil. At this point, the seedlings already have a developed root system and 6-8 true leaves. For 1 liter of water, 2 grams of ammonium nitrate, 4 grams of superphosphate, 6-8 grams of potassium fertilizers are dissolved.

Watering seedlings is carried out in moderation. Excessive soil moisture should not be allowed.

To obtain healthy cabbage sprouts, it is necessary to provide it with a 14-16 hour light regime. Depending on how much power artificial lighting lamps have, they are located at a distance of 10 to 50 cm from seedlings (as the plants grow, the distance must be adjusted). The recommended time for turning on artificial lighting lamps is from 8 am to 11 pm.

For the friendly germination of seedlings and the development of plants, it is necessary to observe the following thermal regime:

• Before the appearance of the first shoots - 18-20 ° C;
• Germinated seeds - sunny day 15-17 o C, cloudy day 13-15 o C, night 7-10 o C;

Caring for cabbage seedlings at home is practically no different from standard activities. Before the seedlings are planted in permanent soil, it must be hardened off two weeks before the proposed transplant. At the first stages, the plants are gradually accustomed to cold air, for which the windows are opened.
At the second stage, the plants are taken out to the balcony for 2-3 hours during the daytime, but protecting the seedlings from direct sunlight. Gradually, the time increases, and the protection from the sun's rays is removed. When hardening, seedlings are practically not watered. On the last step hardening, if the night temperature exceeds 2-3 ° C, the seedlings are left for the night fresh air, previously covered with a film stretched over the frame.

Planting seedlings in permanent soil

Planting seedlings in permanent soil is carried out:

• For early ripe varieties - the end of April-beginning of May;
• For mid-season varieties - the end of May - the beginning of June;
• For late-ripening varieties - mid-May.

It should be remembered that cabbage is very susceptible to cold, so it is recommended to cover it at night. After planting, the first days the seedlings must be covered from direct sunlight.

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Cabbage seedlings at home

Many people want to grow seedlings of early cabbage at home - after all, there is nothing more pleasant than your own early harvest. AT early dates you can grow all kinds of cabbage - not only white cabbage, cauliflower, but also broccoli, etc. So it's just a matter of your diligence and desire. Today I will tell you some important points in seedling business, this will help you avoid mistakes.

Conditions for growing seedlings of cabbage

The most important conditions for growing quality healthy cabbage seedlings are: humidity, temperature and light. These three components are the basis of your early harvest.

To grow early cabbage, you need to sow the seeds no later than March 20th. It is best to start sowing the first batch of seeds on March 10th, and the next in 5 days. This way you can plant three batches of seedlings. Then the ripening will happen in stages - so it will be easier for you to harvest.

Preparing cabbage seeds for sowing

In order for cabbage seedlings to be powerful, it is necessary to check the seeds for germination.

For better germination, soak cabbage seeds in a special nutrient solution of sodium humate (a teaspoon of fertilizer per liter of water). You will also need to disinfect the seeds - special solutions are suitable for this, for example, Fitosporin, Baktofit.

After these preparatory procedures, you can sow cabbage seeds for seedlings in the soil mixture. It should consist of sand, peat and sod land.

Disinfection of the nutrient mixture

To avoid infection and diseases of seedlings, it is necessary to ignite the soil or at least disinfect it with boiling water (just carefully spill the earth with boiling water).

You can also use a solution of potassium permanganate for disinfection. I do not advise adding humus from the site, otherwise your seedlings may get sick with a "black leg" or some other infection that has settled in the damp earth.

You can make the land more fertile by adding ash, chalk, dolomite and superphosphate. On a bucket of soil, take a tablespoon of these substances and mix thoroughly with the soil.

What containers are suitable for seedlings of cabbage

It is important not to take too deep containers. Containers deeper than 5 cm should not be used.

Sowing cabbage seeds for seedlings

• Before sowing seeds, spill the soil with a solution of potassium permanganate - about 1 gram per 10 liters of water.
• Make grooves to a depth of 1 cm in 3 cm increments. Seeds can be sown 1 cm apart.
• To retain moisture and speed up germination, it is best to cover the container with clear plastic wrap. Then you will see abundant shoots on the 3-4th day. The container should be kept at a temperature of 20-25 degrees.
• When your seedlings give two real leaves, you can pour peat into the aisles.

Very important! In order to prevent cabbage seedlings from stretching, immediately after seed germination, remove the container to a cool and bright place where the air temperature will not be higher than 7-8 degrees.

You can arrange such a "cold greenhouse" on the window, just make sure that the seedlings do not freeze during possible frosts.

Picking seedlings of cabbage

When your cabbage seedlings are 10 days old, you need to make a pick. I advise you to plant seedlings in separate cups with the same mixture that you used for sowing.

You can take peat pots, plastic cups or multi-section seedling cassettes. AT plastic utensils be sure to make holes in the bottom to exit excess water during watering.

I do not advise transplanting seedlings into boxes after picking.. Otherwise, when planting it in the ground, you will definitely damage the root system and the seedlings will be more difficult to take root.

The first time after picking seedlings, you need to create it temperature regime 15-18 degrees. After the seedlings take root in a new place, the temperature should be reduced to 10-14 degrees.

Watering should be carried out as it dries warm water with a temperature of about 20 degrees.

Approximately 5-7 days before transplanting into open ground watering must be stopped.

Hardening seedlings of cabbage

As soon as the seedlings have real leaves, it needs to be hardened off. The hardening procedure consists in lowering the temperature to 4-5 degrees Celsius while simultaneously illuminating with sunlight, for this, the containers are put out for a short time on the street or on the balcony. The first day at 3 o'clock, the second at 5 o'clock, and the third day at 7 o'clock.

Top dressing of cabbage seedlings should be done 2 times - 5-7 days after transplantation and a few days before planting in the ground.

How to protect seedlings from the "black leg"

To begin with, let's look at what affects the diseases of the seedlings of the "black leg". First of all, it is excessive watering, elevated temperature, a small amount of light. You can prevent this disease with the help of biological preparations Baktofit, Fitosporin, etc.

When your seedlings have 5-6 leaves and are 18-20 cm tall, you can start planting them in the ground. This can be done in Central Russia from late April to early May.

Video - the secrets of sowing cabbage for seedlings

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Home-grown cabbage seedlings will allow you to get much faster and best harvest. Your vegetables from your garden are much more valuable in terms of nutrition and energy!

When to plant seedlings of cabbage, transplant it to a garden bed in open ground? These questions are often asked by gardeners. And they do it right, because proper cultivation seedlings and planting time significantly depends on the quality of the crop. For growing seedlings, it is important to choose the right soil, fertilizers, planting capacity. Be sure to monitor the plants in order to identify pests and diseases in time.

Features of planting seedlings

At home, growing cabbage seedlings is quite simple for those gardeners who have at least a little experience. If you are doing this for the first time, then get acquainted with certain nuances of sowing seeds, caring for seedlings and planting them in the open. How to plant cabbage for seedlings? Here a number of recommendations, which will help grow healthy and strong cabbage:

If you follow all the rules, then the seedlings will be strong, and the harvest will be plentiful. Let's take a closer look at how to plant cabbage.

Seed preparation

Many gardeners buy seeds from the store. You need to choose a reliable and trusted manufacturer whose seeds have proven themselves in the market. Many of them process the material for sowing in order to increase its germination and protect it from diseases. Information about processing, her agricultural technology, listed on the seed packet. The age of the seed must be no more than a year.

If you grew the seeds yourself, then you also need to prepare yourself. For sowing seedlings select the largest seeds. After they are lowered for a few minutes in a 3% composition of salt. Floating seeds are removed, they are unsuitable for sowing. Seeds can be tested for germination. Approximately 100 grains are laid out on a cloth moistened with water. With regular watering, shoots appear in a week. Determine what percentage of seeds turned out to be suitable for sowing.

To protect against bacteria and fungi, the seeds are disinfected. Why use different methods:

• Good result shows disinfection warm water, 49-55 degrees. At a lower temperature, disinfection will not occur, and at an elevated temperature, the material will lose its germination. Seeds are soaked for 20 minutes, the temperature must be controlled with a thermometer.
• The material is soaked in a strong solution manganese for half an hour, then thoroughly washed with clean water.

Before planting seeds, you need to improve their germination. Here are the popular methods:

• Liter water mixed with 1 tbsp. l. wood ash.
• Sowing material is soaked in a solution nitrophoska(per liter water 1 st. l.).
• Normal water lightly cover the seeds for 12 hours.

Seeds are hardened for a day in the refrigerator at a temperature of 5 - 7 degrees. Then they can be planted. Hardening ensures the resistance of seedlings to diseases and temperature extremes.

Soil preparation and planting seeds

Seedlings from seeds grow well in the composition of the earth with humus and sod 1:1. Can be taken peat instead of sod land. It is not necessary to use land from the garden, littered or planted with cruciferous crops, for cultivation, there are many pathogens. To fertilize the land, for 1 kg you need to add 1 tbsp. l. ash.

Seeds should be planted in moist soil with a depth of 5 - 6 mm, in pre-cut grooves. The distance between the seeds is 1.5 - 2.5 cm. Before the formation of the first shoots, they are not watered to avoid rotting of the roots. When the cabbage has risen after sowing, watering begins. After 12 - 14 days, the first bait is made.

Growing seedlings of any variety produced with or without a pick. The first method is much more productive, but it will require additional effort and time. If seedlings grown with pick, then at first the seeds are planted in a box, providing an area of ​​​​2.5 × 2.5 cm for one sprout. When the first leaves are formed, the seedlings are thinned out, the healthiest and strongest are transplanted into a box, taking into account the area of ​​3.5 × 3.5 cm per plant. After another 14 days, the seedlings are transplanted into pots, for one bush it is necessary to provide an area of ​​​​7 × 7 cm. Picking is carried out only once, immediately transplanting plants into pots.

If a grow seedlings without transplants, then it is necessary to calculate an area of ​​​​8 × 8 cm for one plant. It is advisable to plant plants in greenhouses or in cassettes. It is necessary to monitor the number of leaves so that the seedlings do not overgrow. There should be 5-7 of them on the stem. Overgrown plants give weak heads, take root poorly, so they are removed.

When to plant cabbage for seedlings?

What is the optimal time for planting cabbage for seedlings? The calendar will greatly depend on weather outside, climate, varieties. For example, in Siberia or the Urals, seedlings are planted on open ground in early summer, and in warm areas - in early spring. Each variety is characterized maturity and seedling growth. It must be taken into account during planting seeds. Here are the terms that seedling different varieties must grow indoors:

Taking into account these terms, determine the date of sowing for seedlings of cabbage in greenhouse or balcony. So, when to plant cabbage on seedlings:

• White cabbage early- March 15–20.
• White-headed mid-season and late it is desirable to sow on April 12–17.
• Kohlrabi planted from March to June, taking into account the desired harvest time.
• Savoy planted late February to late March.
• cauliflower planted from early to late May.
• Brussels planted throughout April.

Types of cabbage

Fertilizers and watering

Proper care of cabbage seedlings involves periodic watering. Water in pots should not stagnate, otherwise the stems and roots will rot. However, the earth must be constantly slightly moist, not dry out, in order for the seedlings to develop strong. To reduce the amount of watering, you need to loosen priming. In this case, it will not dry out, the moisture in it will remain much longer. Instead of ordinary water, seedlings can be watered melt water then the seedlings grow better.

In pots with seedlings of cabbage need to add fertilizer. The first bait is performed seven days after picking or 14 days after germination. Mix 4 grams in one liter of water superphosphate add 2 grams ammonia and potash fertilizers. This amount of fertilizer is enough for about 70 bushes. After 1 - 2 weeks, the bait is repeated, but bait should be done with a double concentration. For the third time, bait is added a few days before planting in open ground.

For gardeners who do not want to prepare solutions and mixtures for a long time, a universal ready-made bait is suitable, for example, "Kemira-Lux", this fertilizer has excellent reviews and good fame. If you want to get organic cabbage without "chemistry", then use it as a bait straw or wood ash(per liter of water 1 tablespoon) or bird droppings, which is diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10, let it brew for a week, after which this concentrate is diluted another 10 times and the seedlings are watered.

Disease control

Young plants are exposed to various pathogenic bacteria and fungi. To prevent diseases, seeds must be processed before planting, warm the ground. So that last year's illness does not return, cabbage is planted in a new place.

The most common seedling diseases are as follows:

False rot characterized by yellow and gray spots on the leaves. The seedling is thin, weak and small, does not grow well, certain plants die. Bushes are treated with Bordeaux liquid, humidity and temperature are controlled in the greenhouse. root rot caused by a fungus that develops in excessively moist soil. They fight it with drugs "Rizoplan» and "Trichodermin» .

quila It's a fungal infection. It is expressed on the roots with round growths that interfere with the nutrition of the bush. It is necessary to carefully select seedlings before planting in open ground, throw away infected seedlings.

Also fungal disease. It appears due to stagnation of air, high humidity, not proper care. It infects the root area on the stem, it turns black and the plant dies. Methods of struggle - proper watering, disinfection of soil and seeds.

Preparing for landing on open ground

Planting cabbage seedlings in the ground needs timely preparation of the land. It is not recommended to plant cabbage in the same place more often than 3-4 years in a row. After the site is planted with other vegetables for four years. It’s great if you grew up in this place before tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, legumes. For cabbage the most favorable soil is loam. If the earth is acidic, then in autumn 2 - 3 glasses per 1 sq.m. are added to it. mixtures dolomite flour with chalk. At the same time, the soil is fertilized manure of animals and poultry. On poorly cultivated beds add 6 - 7 kg / m², lowland - 3 - 4 kg, medium cultivated - 5 - 6 kg.

In April they add to the ground mineral and organic supplements. Apply urea, compost, humus with ash and other mixed baits. Before planting seedlings in the ground, In the hole you need to add the following composition:

• Nitrophoska - 1 tsp;
• Ash from straw or wood - 1 tablespoon;
• Compost - 500 gr.

After adding the bait, the hole is watered with water, it must be warm. The earth must first be fluffed with a rake. Then the water will not evaporate so quickly, and it will be easier to dig out the weeds.

How and when to plant in the beds?

Planting of any variety in open ground is carried out when 5 - 6 true leaves appeared on cabbage sprouts, developed roots, a strong stem 17 - 22 cm long. When you need to plant cabbage on a garden bed, depends largely on the varieties and species.

winter cabbage can be planted in late spring or early summer. Early varieties planted in the first days of May or in the last decade of April. Mediterranean thermophilic varieties frosts harm, they must be planted closer to the beginning of summer. But here chinese cabbage and chinese fully formed only in late autumn and in early spring. Because they are planted in September or March, it is advisable to grow these varieties in a seedless way, directly from seeds.

How to plant cabbage correctly open beds? It is better to start planting in the afternoon, when the sun does not bake so much, so that young shoots do not wither. The soil must be fluffed, dig holes with a diameter of 12 - 17 cm and a depth of about 12 cm. Before planting cabbage, they add groundbait. Holes are dug in a row, when planting seedlings early varieties row spacing must be 45 - 60 cm wide, and the distance between the holes - 30 cm. It is necessary to plant late varieties at large intervals, between plants the distance is 35 - 40 cm, between rows - 55 - 60 cm.

After planting cabbage on open ground, seedlings are watered 2-3 times a day for one week, then they switch to watering once a week. If the weather is rainy and cloudy, then you can immediately water the plants once a week. Earth needed loosen after each watering. After about 14 days, when the seedlings are well stretched, the cabbage needs to be fed. In 10 liters of water, knead the following mixture:

You can use 500 grams for bait bird droppings or cow dung and dilute them in 10 liters of water. For the next bait, the same type of fertilizer is used, it is performed 2 to 3 weeks after the first. Late types of cabbage are fed for the third time in early September, thereby increasing the yield.

Even for a beginner gardener, there is nothing difficult when growing cabbage. It is only necessary to learn how to properly plant seeds for seedlings and plant seedlings in open ground. Quite a bit of effort - and with the onset of autumn, the owner's cabbage will thank with a plentiful and generous harvest.

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Features of the selection and planting of seedlings

To do this, I advise you to warm them up for 15–20 minutes in hot water (about 40–50 degrees, but not higher), and then lower them into cold water for a few minutes. Then put the seeds in a damp cloth and leave for 2-4 days in a warm place. When you see that most of the seeds have sprouted, feel free to plant them in a prepared container.

You can make a small greenhouse in early April and sow cabbage directly under the film in the middle of the month. You can sow cabbage and immediately to the garden, starting in May. And they try to sow kohlrabi and Beijing cabbage until mid-July. According to the lunar calendar better days will be the days of the 2nd and 3rd phases of the moon.​

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When digging the earth for cabbage in the spring, it is recommended to pour fertilizer into the holes. You can cook it yourself too. In addition, the recipe is simple.

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And also water abundantly.

Seeds must be planted within 7 days. Thus, you can get seedlings for the entire period, while there is demand. Before planting them

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when picking, it is necessary to throw out seedlings that are weak, affected by a fungus or without an apical bud;

1. In the main part of the article, we talked about the features of cabbage - preparing the soil for sowing it, growing seedlings and planting them in the ground, and care features. However, in addition to white cabbage, many today also plant varieties such as cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi or broccoli. Despite the fact that the basic rules for growing different varieties approximately the same, not without nuances.​
2. If the site has acidic soil, then it should be prepared in the fall. To do this, when digging, fluffy lime should be added, which can be replaced with dolomite flour or powdered chalk. For one square meter you will need about a glass or two of powder. The bed needs to be dug up in autumn and spring, organic and mineral substances are added to it, and then cabbage is planted. The best option for fertilizing the soil is scattered, however, it is very costly. Do not forget that cabbage is very sensitive to organic fertilizers contained in the earth. However, you can’t do without them, so it’s worth fertilizing the soil correctly.
3. Any seedlings should not only be properly grown, but also properly planted in the ground. In addition, careful soil preparation plays an important role, after which cabbage, radish or onion are planted. In this article, we will talk about the features of planting cabbage, starting with growing or choosing seedlings and ending with transplanting it into open ground.

Sowing seeds for seedlings

Based on this information, and adhering to the basic rules for sowing and growing seedlings, you can count on a high yield.

Preparing the site in advance

It is necessary to sow seedlings for planting in open ground in the last days of April (April 22-27). Transplantation into the ground should be carried out on June 5-10 at the age of 25-30 days. First you need to dig holes at a distance of 300-400 mm, fertilize them and water them abundantly. A bed with planted seedlings is best covered with material and not removed until harvest. In this case, comfortable conditions are created for plants - daily temperature drops decrease.

To ensure normal functioning, the body requires vitamins such as A, B1, B2, B6, E, K, C, P, PP, iodine. This vegetable is rich in these elements. Beijing cabbage contains fiber, which improves digestion and helps cleanse the body of toxins. It is useful to use it for people suffering from anemia, as cabbage contains a large number of gland. Due to its ability to neutralize cholesterol and prevent the development of atherosclerosis, it must be included in the diet for cardiovascular diseases.

When and how to plant?

With the ground you need to mix a handful of humus and a tablespoon of wood ash, one teaspoon of superphosphate.

After the seedlings are planted in a permanent place, it must be covered with lutrasil. Thus, you can protect the seedlings from sunlight and the cruciferous flea.

1. must be soaked in melted water
2. The water temperature when watering seedlings should be 2 to 3 degrees higher than the ground temperature;

For example, Beijing and Chinese cabbage should be planted directly with seeds immediately in the ground, as the plants do not respond well to transplanting. In addition, their food organ is formed only in early spring or late autumn, that is, when the day is short. Cauliflower seedlings are very capricious and demanding on the quality of the soil: they should be planted in fertile soil saturated with manganese and boron. At the same time, seedlings should have enough moisture and heat. But too high temperatures for cauliflower are harmful, as well as overdried soil.

Care features: watering and loosening

So, manure should be added to poorly cultivated soil - depending on the type of land. In the spring, you can fertilize the land with compost or manure humus at the rate of 3-4 kg per square meter of land. If there is little fertilizer, you can apply them immediately when planting in each hole, where you can then plant seedlings.

Don't forget to feed

If you do not grow cabbage from seeds, but prefer to buy ready-made seedlings, remember some rules. Firstly, you need to choose bushes that are stocky and strong, avoiding stems with black threads - they speak of a vegetable disease. Secondly, you should not take seedlings that have swelling with nodules - this indicates a lesion with a keel.

Level the soil, water, make shallow grooves and sow the seeds after 1–1.5 cm. Cover them with earth (a layer of about 1 cm) and compact the soil a little. Place the box on the windowsill (the optimum temperature is +18 - +20 degrees) and shoots should appear in 3-5 days. Watering should not be very plentiful, as the soil dries.

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Beijing cabbage contains lysine, so it helps cleanse the blood and increase immunity. According to doctors: with prolonged use, the body normally tolerates stress, and its juice is useful for the prevention of gastritis. Doctors do not recommend abusing this vegetable for people suffering from high acidity and ulcers. duodenum. In order not to get an upset stomach, cabbage cannot be combined with dairy products and soft cheeses.

From whom to protect the cabbage?

When planting cabbage in open ground, you should not think about time and weather. Of course, no one will plant during the rain. Although, this could be a mistake. After all

Cabbage is different: Beijing, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower ...

After you have planted the seeds for seedlings, at least five days must pass before planting them in open ground. By the way, such terms are indicated on the package with seeds.

. Add one teaspoon of honey to this water. After half an hour, the seeds must be dried with a fine sieve.

Before planting seedlings, for several days, the temperature in the greenhouse should be maintained during the day close to the air temperature outside;

… kohlrabi and broccoli

A feature of Brussels sprouts is in a tall stem, on which cabbages are formed in the axils of the leaves - there can be up to 90 of them. The growing season of this vegetable is almost 160 days, so it is planted mainly in seedlings. For seedlings, seeds should be sown on the 20th of April in open nurseries. Seedlings appear already on the 5th day, and therefore at this time they need to be treated with ash or tobacco dust to protect the seedlings from the cruciferous flea.

As already mentioned, this process should be carried out depending on the type of variety. Early cabbage can be planted from the end of April to the first week of May, and late varieties can be planted towards the end of May. It is noteworthy that the timing for planting cabbage varies in certain regions of the country, depending on the climatic zone.​

How to plant seedlings of cabbage? To begin with, we select only good and healthy bushes that have at least five strong leaves. We dig these bushes into the ground to the very outlet, while it is important that the roots do not remain on the surface. After planting, the ground should be tamped and then watered.

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When to plant cabbage for seedlings?

Remember that overgrown seedlings will be sick for a long time after transplantation, and immature seedlings will give a low and late harvest. Therefore, I advise you to roughly calculate when you plan to plant cabbage in your garden and, depending on this, choose the time for sowing seeds for seedlings.

Terms of sowing cabbage for seedlings

If you grow Beijing cabbage without seedlings, then there are 2 periods for sowing seeds: spring-summer and summer-autumn.

​This vegetable crop is cold-resistant, its seeds can germinate at a temperature of about 4°C, and the plants can withstand frosts down to -4°C. In order for cabbage to grow and develop, it needs a temperature of 15-22°C. She loves the light, but is resistant to shadow. The formation of a good harvest is ensured in good weather and a shortened day. At the same time, the soil should be fertile, and moisture should be sufficient.

The ideal day for planting cabbage is a cloudy day or evening

One day before planting seedlings, it must be watered. It is necessary to transplant cabbage into open ground exactly with the land in which it was planted and in which it sprouted. Thus, you will not damage the root system and contribute to the rapid adaptation process.​

Crops must be kept under film cover at a temperature of 20 degrees above zero. After the first seedlings appear, the temperature must be reduced to 10 degrees above zero.

Rules for growing and planting seedlings of cabbage

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Planting cabbage for seedlings

. This is easy to explain - in the evening or on a cloudy day there is less sun, which means that the plant will take root faster.

Seedlings need to be dug out along with a clod of earth, the roots should immediately be covered. This is necessary so that the roots of the cabbage do not dry out.

The earth between the rows needs to be loosened and sprinkled with wood ash. This is necessary for the prevention of diseases. The landing site should be sprinkled with dry soil on top. This will prevent excessive evaporation of moisture and protect against the formation of an earthen crust; If broccoli is grown using seedlings, then a soil mixture will be required, which includes peat, soddy soil and sand in a combination of 1: 1: 1. Use old earth from the garden is undesirable, since it can be infected with a black leg. After sowing seeds, you should strive to maintain a temperature of about 20 degrees, and when shoots appear, the temperature can be reduced to 10 degrees. It is important not to overmoisten the substrate, otherwise the seedlings may get sick. At the age of two weeks, seedlings dive, but seedlings can be planted in open ground gradually so that they get used to sunlight, wind and temperature changes.

Early varieties are planted like this: there should be a distance of 45 cm between the rows, and in a row the distance should be about 25 cm.

1. To get strong seedlings you need to do proper preparation nutrient soil mixture, and then plant cabbage. To do this, it is advisable to prepare the ground since autumn: mix some turf and humus, add ash to them (one tablespoon for each kilogram of land) and mix the resulting substrate well. The ash will allow you to saturate the soil with micro and macro elements, and will also serve as a good antiseptic, so that black legs will not appear on the seedlings.
2. Then you need to transfer the seedlings to a warmer place. Since cabbage is quite demanding on light, it is necessary to provide additional lighting for seedlings. On average, from the day the seeds are sown until the seedlings are planted in open ground, the following should pass: When growing cabbage, crops in a row can be carried out at a distance of 100 mm from each other, which will make it possible to use the crop throughout the season. As the leaves grow and close in a row, every 2nd plant should be cut for consumption. At the same time, the distance between plants is 200 mm. Then again, when closing the leaves, you should do the same way. As a result, there will be a distance between plants in a row of 400 mm. With the sowing and seedling method, the harvest of heads of cabbage must be carried out on June 25-30.
3. After the Beijing cabbage forms a head, it begins to shoot, as it is a long daylight plant. That is why there are 2 sowing dates for her. 1 of them is carried out in the spring, in April, and the 2nd - in the summer, in July. To get an early harvest of cabbage, it should be sown in the spring on March 15-20 using seedlings.
4. It is best to plant the plant in the form of ribbon-like strips. They should be started in two rows, between which there should be a distance of at least 30 cm. One plant should be at least 25 cm from the other.

How to grow and care for seedlings

As for the landing site, it must be chosen correctly. It should warm up well and be protected from the wind. Land for planting needs fertile. To improve this indicator, you can use compost. After two weeks, seedlings should be watered with a solution of glycoladin. It is grown in open ground with bioheating. Now you need to make a bed 60 cm deep and 100 cm wide. We put fertilizer in there. All this should produce heat for about 60 days. From above it is necessaryIn the first days of planting cabbage should be shaded.

Kohlrabi is distinguished by a juicy and tender stem. This cabbage can be early, as well as medium and late ripening. To obtain early varieties, seedlings are needed, it can be planted as early as the end of April. As soon as a few true leaves appear, the seedlings can be planted in the ground. If you grow kohlrabi without seedlings, then the seeds should be sown in two or three runs, while the interval should be at least 20 days. The optimal time for this is mid-June-early August. This kind of cabbage should be constantly moistened: after the seedlings are planted, watering should be every 2-3 days. Then you can switch to watering once a week. After each moistening, the soil must be loosened to a depth of 5-8 cm.

When planting late varieties, the distance is greater: between rows - 60 cm, between bushes - 35 cm. If you want to get vegetables as early as possible, pay attention to the Polar, June or Gribovskaya varieties, they will ripen in August "Nadezhda" and "Belorusskaya", but the latest varieties are "Amager" or "Moskovskaya". At the same time, do not forget - cabbage for seedlings should be strong and powerful. By the way, it is not necessary to be limited only to white cabbage. For example, kohlrabi is no less tasty and healthy - this variety can be planted in the corner of a greenhouse, and then the bushes can be planted in about 20 days already in the garden. For 10–14 days, cabbage seedlings must be dived into individual cups or other containers and withstand the following temperature mode: 2-3 days - about 17-18 degrees Celsius, then +14 degrees during the day and +12 degrees at night.​

Early varieties and hybrids - 50-60 days: http://youtu.be/Mn-B-2pTyYY To do this, you need to prepare a soil mixture of peat and sod land in a ratio of 1: 1. Then, on a bucket of the resulting mixture, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of complex mineral fertilizer and 2 tbsp. spoons of wood ash. For growing seedlings, cups are suitable, the size of which is 80x80 mm. They need to be filled with soil mixture and poured with a solution of potassium permanganate.

Experienced gardeners, when planting in the ground, do not bury the plants, but sprinkle them with earth to the neck of the root. Thus, the cabbage stalk develops faster.

Planting cabbage in open ground

Before planting cabbage in the ground, it must be loosened and fertilized. For this, it is worth using complex fertilizers. It is worth noting that in stores they are most often offered to customers. Besides this,

Sprinkle with a layer of fertile soil and red clay

Vegetables and fruits grown on our own personal plot, are twice as useful. And if you combine them, they will be even more useful. That is why many nutritionists recommend vegetable salads to restore vitamins in the human body. fruit juices, in general, are considered leaders in this indicator. Of course, compared to other vegetables and fruits, they will not enrich the human body with fiber, but they can contribute to the rapid absorption of nutrients. But as for enriching the body with fiber, cabbage does an excellent job with this task.

Cabbage is a healthy vegetable, and therefore beloved by many. To grow a good crop on your site, you need very little - just know when and how to plant seedlings and how to prepare the soil.

Knowing at what distance to plant cabbage, it is important that the vegetables develop well and do not interfere with each other while tying the head. The process of planting seedlings also has a number of nuances. Firstly, it should be planted in cloudy weather, and if it is hot, then only in the afternoon. Secondly, seedlings should be deepened to the first true leaf. Thirdly, for improved engraftment of bushes in the first 5-6 days, cabbage should be sprayed from a watering can. Fourthly, in order to avoid burns of cabbage leaves, bushes should be planted in shady places. Growing cabbage seeds is also a long process. Its success depends on the quality planting material selected. In the event that you come across improperly stored or counterfeit seeds, you should not wait for the harvest. That is why even before planting seeds, you should check them for germination. To do this, they can be wrapped in a damp cloth, and then left for 5 days. After that, the seeds are placed in cold water and soaked in a solution of nitrophoska and water. Now you know when to plant cabbage seeds for seedlings this year. And adhering to the basic planting technology, you are guaranteed to get a good crop of cabbage on your site. Do not forget also about the timing when planting tomato seeds for seedlings in order to enjoy these tasty and juicy fruits.

Mid-season varieties - 35–45 days;

In the summer-autumn period of cultivation, the yield reaches its peak, and the heads of cabbage are of high quality. During this period, it is necessary to apply only the sowing method, in which the seeds should be sown in the ground after July 20. The harvest of heads of cabbage should be harvested, without waiting for the first frost, at the end of September. You can dig them up with roots and a clod of earth, for storage at 0-2 ° C in a cellar or basement. To do this, you need to dig Beijing cabbage into a layer of moistened sand, laying it as close as possible to each other. After that, you need to sow 3 seeds in each cup. When shoots begin to appear, the container with seedlings should be moved closer to sunlight. The best place for this are a glazed balcony or loggia, since during this period the air temperature there does not exceed 8 ° C. Cabbage loves this temperature regime, but growing seedlings does not require picking. As the plant grows, only 1, the strongest, sprout should be left in each cup. Watering the soil should be carried out as it dries and only with warm water. To restrain the growth of plants, watering must be stopped 3-4 days before planting in the ground. And 2 hours before planting, it is imperative to water the seedlings, which at this time already have about 6 leaves. The soil is pressed against the root system. From above, all this is sprinkled with dry earth. This reduces the risk of soil crusting.​

plant care

It will be useful if you cultivate the land with special chemical active substances

Seedlings aged 25-30 days should be planted in a permanent place in a month, that is, April 15-20.

In the first days of planting, the plant must be protected and watered from a watering can.

. Thus, you will protect the plants from the spring cabbage fly.

There are gardeners who are late in planting cabbage. That is why they need seedlings when the main demand for it is gone. And you have to grow it yourself. There is nothing tragic in this.

Many of us have seedlings grown on windowsills. As a rule, she grows up sick and frail. However, she has a lot of trouble. Indeed, at home it is difficult to maintain a certain temperature for cabbage during the day and at night.

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Beijing cabbage: growing seedlings and planting in the ground

When choosing the time for planting cabbage for seedlings, one should proceed from the vegetable variety. Early ripe varieties of cabbage, which are able to ripen in early July, are sown in late February or the first decade of March. Medium and late-ripening varieties should be sown at the end of March. But these are only approximate dates. When sowing cabbage seeds for seedlings, the climate in the area is also taken into account. Agrotechnicians recommend sowing cabbage 50 - 60 days before the intended planting of seedlings in the ground.

In order to grow good and strong cabbage, it is important to feed it. So, for starters, we do our best to make vegetables greener and grow faster. To do this, 20 days after planting, you need to start feeding the seedlings. By the way, for the entire time of growth and development of cabbage, top dressing should be performed at least three to four times. For the first time, we create the following solution: we take 10 liters of water and dilute 2 tablespoons in it. fertilizers (for example, the drug "Effekton"). We carry out top dressing at the rate of about half a liter per bush.

Properties of Chinese cabbage

From a well-chosen neighborhood with other vegetables, cabbage will grow much better. Many gardeners cannot decide where to plant cabbage. To begin with, it is worth saying that it is worth adhering to a few rules:​

Against keel and bacteriosis, you can warm up the seeds for another 20 minutes, while the temperature should be 50 degrees. And after such a heat treatment for 1.5-2 hours, you need to place them in a solution with a concentration of 0.5 g / liter of ammonium molybdate and boric acid. To increase the germination of seeds, they are treated in a 0.5% urea solution.

Knowing when to plant cabbages in the ground, you can easily determine the optimal time for sowing seeds in your climatic conditions.

Growing seedlings correctly

The general sowing dates are as follows:

Peking cabbage will grow poorly on depleted lands, so the soil must be fertilized with mineral additives with nitrogen.

Many amateur summer residents water cabbage as follows: make a furrow around the cabbage and pour water into it.

After you loosen the ground, it should be trampled down, and then walked with a rake. In the garden that you prepared in advance for cabbage, you need to make holes small size. How deep to make holes will be indicated on the bag of seeds. If the soil is dry, then it will need to be watered in advance. And it is best to pour water directly into the holes and wait a while for the water to be absorbed. After that, the seedlings need to be lowered into the ground and sprinkled tightly with earth. This procedure can be performed both with a spatula and with my own hands. Then the cabbage should be watered under the root.

Transplanting seedlings in closed ground

Seeds for sowing are processed in the same way as for early cabbage. They are planted in the ground in stages. Before the first shoots

For planting seedlings, it is necessary to take the ground from under the cucumbers. For one square meter

Sowing cabbage for seedlings is done in boxes or cups. The key to a good harvest in the future will be the quality of the seed, so large seeds should be selected. It is recommended to dip the seeds in hot water (+45 ... +50 degrees) for 20 minutes, and then hold them for a couple of minutes. cold water. Seeds are covered with a layer of soil no more than 1 centimeter. Immediately after planting, the seedlings are watered, further watering is carried out as the earth dries up. Optimum temperature in the first week + 6 ... + 12 degrees.​

After 10 days after the first feeding, the second time comes. To do this, again, in 10 liters of water, we dilute half a liter of mullein or chicken manure, where we add a tablespoon of Kemir fertilizer. For one plant, we need about a liter of solution. These two top dressings are needed when planting both early and late varieties of cabbage.

The best predecessors for this vegetable are beans, cereals, root vegetables and cucumbers.

Some gardeners recommend sowing cabbage seeds as early as January 15th. The timing of sowing seeds, when to plant cabbage for seedlings, is determined by the fact that from sowing seeds to the appearance of friendly seedlings, it takes from 8 to 12 days, and from seedlings to the formation of full-fledged seedlings, another 45-50 days pass. In the same way, the timing is determined when to plant seedlings of cauliflower.

For early varieties - from the first days of March until 25–26 of the same month;

Outdoor cultivation

Land prepared for planting cabbage can be used for other crops. In this case, legumes are well suited.

But your "mission" does not end there. to you Seedlings must be kept under the film

you need to add one bucket of crushed red clay, one glass of wood ash and one spoonful of superphosphate

Shoots appear quite quickly - on the 3rd - 5th day. A few days later, the boxes are identified in a warm place. The appearance of the first true leaf is a signal for a dive, while maintaining a distance between seedling bushes of at least 6 cm. To preserve the root system, it is better to use nutrient cubes or peat pots. The soil mixture is prepared from peat (7 parts), humus (2 parts), soddy soil and mullein (1 part of each component). A well-compacted mixture is cut into small layers, each approximately 6x6x6 cm in size. Traditional cardboard or plastic cups filled with the above ground mixture can also be used, but when growing seedlings of early cabbage, nutrient cubes allow you to get mature heads almost 2 weeks earlier, due to the integrity of the roots plants.​

Gardeners carry out the third top dressing in June. To do this, take 10 liters of water and 2 tbsp. superphosphate, as well as a tablespoon of potassium sulfate. For each square meter, you need to pour about 7 liters of the composition. The fourth feeding should be carried out in August: we make a composition of 10 liters of water and a tablespoon of nitrophoska and spend about 8 liters per square meter. Do not forget about pests in the form of snails, aphids and slugs. They can be fought with wood ash - one glass per square meter.

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When to plant cabbage for seedlings in 2016

When to plant cabbage we choose the optimal time in 2016

You can not grow cabbage for two to three years in a row in the same place.

In sowing boxes, seedlings should grow until the first true leaf appears, then they are dived. During picking, all late-sprouted and weak seedlings, as well as seedlings affected by the “black leg” and with the absence of an apical bud, should be discarded. When picking, seedlings (especially if they are stretched out) are buried almost to the cotyledons so that the seedlings are strengthened by the formation of additional roots. Special seedling soil for growing seedlings of cabbage is not required, it should be the same as for seedlings of other vegetables.

• Usually two methods are used here: with a transfer and without a dive. I advise you to dive cabbage seedlings, then the root system will be stronger, and the seedlings themselves will not stretch out and take root easier in the open field.
• Mid-ripening cabbage - March 25 - April 25;
• Then you need to dig shallow holes at a distance of about 300-400 mm. Planting seedlings more often is not worth it so that it has enough space and nutrients. Therefore, no more than 15 plants should be planted per 1 m2.​

Before planting seedlings, fertilizer is brought into each hole. In order for the root of the plant to absorb all the nutrients, it is necessary to bend the tip of the root up when planting the plant.

It will be necessary to care for and pay attention to seedlings

. If the nights are cold, then the sowing should be additionally insulated.

. Seedlings are planted on the site already at the end of April or in the middle of May.

A week after picking, containers with seedlings are placed in a greenhouse and fertilized. It is preferable to feed with manure or bird droppings. It is possible to use urea or ammonium nitrate. It is recommended to maintain a temperature of +14…+18 degrees in the greenhouse during the daytime, +7…+10 degrees at night. If the temperature in the greenhouse is too high, it is required to ventilate the room, but at the same time exclude drafts. In warm weather during the day, greenhouse frames can be opened for a while.​

When to plant cabbage seedlings

Late varieties of cabbage are usually grown outdoors, however, and this process, which seems simple, actually needs to be carefully calibrated. Moreover, for planting in the spring, not seedlings are used, but seeds. Before sowing, it is necessary to loosen the soil well, carefully rid it of weeds, and then sow the seeds to a depth of about 3 cm. A feature of growing in open ground is that you need to monitor the appearance of the first shoots. The problem is that they can be attacked by fleas, and therefore you need to take care of protecting the bushes in advance. How to do it?​

Soil for cabbage must be fertile and structured, and therefore perfect option- This is a loam, in which there is a lot of humus and which retains moisture well. The soil must be neutral.

If the seedlings are grown in a greenhouse under a film, then the light conditions for it are quite favorable, so the plants do not need additional light hardening. It should be borne in mind that cabbage seedlings cannot stand blackout from the moment the first shoots appear until they are ready for planting. In the greenhouse, seedlings are best placed in boxes, and plastic wrap is laid on the surface of the soil under the boxes. The bottom of the boxes is also covered with a film, but holes are made in it so that excess moisture from feeding solutions and watering drains. Such growing seedlings in boxes makes it more convenient to move them around the greenhouse if necessary and makes it easier to reject poor-quality sprouts.

• Landing preparation
• Late varieties - throughout April.
• Add a little fertilizer to the prepared wells, and then pour plenty of water. Transplantation must be carried out carefully so as not to damage the root system of the seedlings. First, the plants must be watered in the morning and in the evening so that the seedlings take root faster. Then watering should be carried out 1 time per day and only with warm water. After it, it is imperative to loosen the soil.

After a few days, you will be able to appreciate the difference, and the cabbage bush will take root. You can accustom seedlings to conditions in the open field with the help of a greenhouse. It needs to be slightly opened during the day and closed at night.

more until it adapts and takes root. Your task is to monitor the watering of cabbage. If the weather is dry and the water no longer helps against overheating, you need to make paper caps for seedlings. Ordinary gardeners use old newspapers for such purposes.

Features of sowing and growing cabbage seeds for seedlings

After the first seedlings have appeared, you need to insert wire arcs and install a film shelter. On hot days, this shelter is removed. Thus, the hardening of plants occurs. If you want to grow seedlings of a certain height, then

Seeding technology is as follows.

In May, seedlings are planted in the beds. The holes are located at a distance of 40 cm. First, about a liter of water is poured into the hole and a bush is planted directly in the mud. To the bottom leaf, the plant is covered with soil.

First, you need to regularly inspect the seedlings. If suddenly you notice holes in cabbage leaves, it's time to act. First, we process the area with ashes, however, this is best done with damp soil. Effective use of infusions based on garlic, onions, tobacco dust. Secondly, plants can be covered with a film in advance, while simultaneously processing chemicals. Thirdly, cabbage planted in open ground requires a sufficient amount of moisture. This is explained by the fact that due to the large leaf surface, too much water evaporates. With a lack of moisture, the yield will decrease, so ideally you need to know how to plant cabbage correctly: it is best to do this in low relief or near water bodies. Fourthly, there should not be too much moisture, otherwise the cabbage will stop growing and become withered. Accordingly, you can not even dream of a harvest.

Experts say that the right combination of crops in the garden is a guarantee that the harvest will be large. This is due to the fact that various plants (vegetables, berries) can have an adverse effect on their neighbors, for example, taking useful material or causing metabolic disorders. It is noteworthy that cabbage, along with cucumbers, tomatoes, pumpkin, celery and onions, takes a lot of nutrients from the ground. Therefore, the question of what to plant cabbage with remains relevant.

Seedlings should be watered abundantly, but not too often. The water temperature for irrigation should be slightly higher than the temperature of the soil in which it is grown. For proper care of seedlings, the temperature regime should also be observed, this will ensure its air hardening. Before planting seedlings in open ground, the temperature regime in the greenhouse should be equalized with the outside temperature for several days.

For sowing seeds, you can use special containers or boxes, the walls of which should have a height of about 4–10 cm. sod land or peat non-acidic soil mixed with humus.

To choose a favorable day for planting, most gardeners use lunar calendar. He will tell you when to plant cabbage seeds according to the phases of the moon.​

In the event that the plants have grown well, it is better not to feed. If they are rather weak, they need to be fed with urea at the rate of 20 g per 10 liters of water. Harvest can already be obtained in 30-40 days. For storage, heads of cabbage should be dug along with the root. The storage location must be cool.​

Beijing cabbage differs from white cabbage in that it contains 2 times more protein, and from leaf lettuce in that it contains 2 times more vitamins. Many are interested in the question: how to grow Chinese cabbage? The technology of its cultivation is no more complicated than that of another crop. The main thing is to choose the most suitable method for yourself, and the harvest will come out well.​

In order to properly plant cabbage in the ground, the following requirements must be considered.

It must be fed with a solution of nitrogen fertilizer

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How to plant cabbage seeds?

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Sowing of seeds takes place 40 days before the implementation date.

Standard seedlings have no more than 5 true leaves;

It is worth remembering that any care errors - incorrect or missed watering or poor ventilation - will affect the appearance of various diseases. The most popular disease is considered to be black leg, which can be combated with a wood ash-based substrate. You can fight root rot by treating the roots with Trichodermin and Rizoplan. These drugs are biologically pure, so they do not have any harmful effects on seedlings. Thanks to the treatment of the first of them, a zone protected from microorganisms is created around the roots, and the Rizoplan preparation allows the seedlings to absorb iron, which means that they will have immunity to the black leg. Means "Trichodermin" must be added to the soil mixture, and then plant cabbage.

Gardeners also adhere to the following rule when planting seedlings: ideally, the neighborhood of plants with a long root structure and those crops that do not have pronounced roots is good. This planting helps the plants not compete for nutrients and water. You can not plant cabbage next to spinach, since the latter requires frequent watering, and moderately dry land is enough for cabbage.

In a pot and in the ground.

Select large cabbage seeds without visible defects and disinfect them.

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Cabbage is good to plant on the growing moon. ​

Beijing cabbage, like any other vegetable crop, is susceptible to pests, so measures must be taken to protect it. After planting, ash should be poured around the seedlings to protect against earthen fleas. When slugs and snails appear, you need to prepare a mixture: for 0.5 cans of ash, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of salt, ground pepper and dry mustard. If a cabbage butterfly was seen above the cabbage, then you need to check the lower leaves for the presence of a colony of eggs and immediately remove them.

kohlrabi cabbage growing seedlings

Vegetables are essential for the human body. Cabbage crops are rich in vitamins and microelements, which makes them indispensable in the daily diet. A grown plant with your own hands will be especially tasty.

In order to bring an amazing harvest every year, you need to know how to properly grow cabbage seedlings.

General instructions for growing

It is better to divide the whole process into stages - from buying seeds to planting in the ground and further care behind the plant. But first of all, you need to decide on the variety of cabbage culture. It is on this that all future success depends. What species can be grown in our climate:

• white-headed (early, middle and late);
• redhead;
• color (variety - broccoli);
• Beijing.

White cabbage is the leader in demand, it can be found in almost any garden. It is characterized by good yield, high transportability and resistance to adverse conditions. It is used for cooking a wide variety of dishes, as well as for medicinal purposes. Color appeared in Russia only at the end of the 18th century. By its composition, this is the most valuable species, it contains the maximum amount of vitamins and minerals.

Pekinka - an early ripening plant native to China. Of particular value lies in the high protein content. Kohlrabi deserves special attention - a vegetable that looks more like a turnip, but still an early ripe type of cabbage. Its stem tastes like a stalk. The most popular are white and cauliflower crops.

Soil preparation

The first step in growing seedlings is the preparation of a suitable earth mixture. It is advisable to stock up on it in the fall, but if this moment is missed, then the following soil composition will do.:

• one piece of turf;
• one part of humus;
• ash at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 1 kg of land.

Ash is not only excellent fertilizer, but also an antiseptic at the same time prevents the development of such a disease as the "black leg". Instead of turf, peat is suitable, or you can purchase a special ready-made soil.

Planting seeds

To choose the optimal time for planting cabbage, you need to decide on the crop variety. You can calculate the schedule using the following formula: approximately 10 days before germination plus 50-55 days before planting in the ground. The calendar for when to plant cabbage for seedlings is compiled depending on what time the crop will be obtained, and the climatic zone is taken into account:

Before sowing the seeds, it is necessary to pre-treat them (soaking, dressing and other methods). This is necessary in order to neutralize microorganisms and exclude the development of plant disease..

Seeds purchased at the store are usually pre-treated with special preparations that promote rapid germination, protect against diseases and pests.

It will be enough to just warm them up (put them in hot water for about 50 degrees for 20 minutes), and then cool them for a few minutes in room water. This method increases the resistance of the plant to fungal diseases. But it does not apply to every type of cabbage.

Seeds are planted without fail in moist soil. To do this, grooves 1 cm wide at a distance of 3 cm are made in a box with soil. Each seed is laid out at a distance of about 1 cm from each other. Then covered with soil and watered with warm water through a sieve. Next, the seedling container is put on the windowsill, every few days the earth is sprinkled with water.

It is very important not to dry out. Cabbage, as you know, loves water very much. But excess moisture and improper temperature conditions can lead to the fact that the cabbage will eventually have small heads and bloom early.

Young seedling care

At a room temperature of 18-20 degrees, the first shoots will appear on about 5-7 days. In order for the seedlings not to stretch up and die, they should be moved to a cooler room, in which there will be no more than 7 degrees - a balcony or loggia is suitable for this purpose. And for cauliflower seedlings, growing at home occurs at a higher temperature: 18-20 degrees before germination and up to 10 after it rises.

Approximately 10-14 days after germination, it is necessary to dive the plants.

This procedure is performed in order to increase the volume of the roots, to make the seedlings squat. Agricultural technicians have found that this way it takes root better and becomes stronger.

Before picking, it is advisable to treat the soil with a weak solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate.

A dive is made by deepening the seedling into the ground to the cotyledon. It usually takes root in 4-5 days. After that, each bore will need a large area for growth (at least 3x3 cm). The best option each plant will be transplanted into a separate pot or glass 5 × 5 cm in size.

If there is no desire or time to engage in picking, then there is one secret on how to properly grow cabbage seedlings from seeds.

To do this, you will need to initially sow each seed in a small pot. So, the root system will be small and will not be injured during further transplantation. For cauliflower, the procedure is not performed, as this slows down growth for several weeks.

Before transplanting into the ground, seedlings should have at least 5 true leaves. 15-20 days before moving the cabbage to the garden, the hardening process begins. To do this, during the day the nursery is taken out into the street or the room is well ventilated. And also hardened by light. And when the tray is taken out for the first time under direct sunlight, it is recommended to cover the sheets with gauze to prevent burns.

Cabbage seedling fertilizer

During the seedling period, the plant especially needs to be fed. The first time to feed the seedling should be a week after the dive (if this process was not performed, then after the appearance of two true leaves). To do this, dissolve half a microelement tablet or 2 grams of potassium fertilizers and ammonium nitrate in 1 liter of water, add 4 grams of superphosphate to them. And in order not to burn the fragile roots, it is advised to first water the plant with water. The next top dressing is carried out before hardening.

The third, final stage of fertilization is performed a few days before transplanting plants into open ground. The dose of fertilizer is increased so that the seedlings take root better. You can prepare the nutrient mixture yourself, or you can purchase it at ready-made in agricultural stores. By following these recommendations, even a novice gardener will be able to grow healthy and strong seedlings.

Planting and caring for cabbage in the garden

During the preparation of plants for life in the open air, it is advisable to prepare the site in advance. The soil is depleted over time, so it is impossible to plant cabbage in one place more than 2-3 times in a row. It is recommended to place this vegetable at intervals of 4-5 years. It is best to place cabbage beds after potatoes, onions, legumes and grains. The soil should be slightly acidic or neutral. To reduce acidity, in the fall you need to dig up the ground with lime or dolomite flour, while adding mineral fertilizers. In order for the plant to take root without problems, a cloudy day or evening would be ideal.

Basic rules on how to grow white cabbage in the garden so that the seedlings do not interfere with each other's growth:

• distance between rows for early varieties - 0.5 m, between plants - at least 0.25 m;
• for mid-ripening and late cabbage, place the rows at a distance of 0.6 m and 0.35 m, respectively.

Cauliflower is planted in rows spaced 50 cm apart, plants are planted 20-40 cm apart. Varieties with large heads should be planted less frequently. The manufacturer on the packaging gives recommendations for planting each type. Since frosts are detrimental to this cabbage crop, for the first time a small greenhouse may be needed (a small tunnel coated with polyethylene film, spunbond or other materials).

Then they make depressions in the soil, water them abundantly, fertilize and place the seedling in such a way as not to deepen the core. The root system develops in the topsoil. The first days, it is preferable to keep the seedlings in the shade or cover from the sun; new ones are placed in place of the missing plants.

Cabbage is a demanding vegetable. She needs regular weeding, abundant watering (8-10 liters per square meter the first days after planting and then about 15 liters once a week), hilling. Feed the plant until harvest 3 times, 1 liter for each plant:

• organic fertilizer for leaf growth (from 0.5 liters of mullein per 1 bucket of water);
• after 10 days, re-feeding from 0.5 liters of mullein, manure and 1 microelement tablet;
• the third top dressing is required for late varieties to increase the growth of the head (superphosphate is added to the solution).

Growing seedlings in open ground

This method is suitable for the southern regions. In part, the whole process is simplified, since the plants do not require transplantation and grow more hardened. If there is a greenhouse or a greenhouse, then the seeds can be sown in September, the seedlings will sprout and grow stronger until November, and in May you can harvest. The whole process of caring for seedlings and cabbage is otherwise no different from the usual.

Competent care and care of the plant will reward the gardener with a high yield of a capricious, but healthy and vitamin-rich vegetable.