Cultivation of cabbage from seeds

Cabbage is a plant of a long day, that is, for a blossom and ovary, a light day of more than 12 full hours is needed. When the day is short (less than 12 hours), then an arrow does not form from the cabbage seed, accordingly, sprouting does not occur. Even early-ripening cabbage species ripen only 90-120 days after sowing, therefore, in our region, sprouting is more often practiced. If you want to plant cabbage seeds in the open ground, you need to know the approximate dates when you can sow the seeds of cabbage , the depth of seeding and the features of watering and plant nutrition.

How to grow cabbage from seeds?

In the middle band, seedling is often used. Early varieties are sown from 10 to 20 March. To prolong the sprouting of cabbage, it is planted with an interval of 3 days. The middle-ripening varieties are sown starting from April 10, and late varieties are planted in the ground under the film, starting from April 20.

To seed a seed of cabbage on seedlings was effective, the following nuances should be taken into account:

1. Soil substrate for cabbage. It is made from peat, compost / ripe humus, earth and sand. Remember that the amount of sand should not be more than 5% of the total mixture. The old land will not work, because it contains harmful microorganisms. Before sowing the substrate is watered with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
2. Planting cabbage seeds. In a seedling container with a depth of 4-6 cm, the soil substrate of 3-4 cm layers is placed, leveled and poured with a special solution of Gamair and Alirin-B preparations two days before sowing. Then in the substrate every 3 cm breaks shallow grooves (1 cm). Prepared seeds are sown in 1 cm increments and sprinkled with soil. Ground with crops are compacted and put on the windowsill.
3. Subsequent care of the seedlings. In a week there will be shoots. After this, it is desirable to lower the temperature to 17 degrees and hold it for 6 days. To reduce the temperature, you can simply hang the battery with a cloth or push the seedlings closer to the window frame. Water the seedlings moderately, avoid overabundance of moisture in the soil.
4. Piquing and tempering . At the age of 14 days, the first picking of cabbage is made, after which the temperature is raised to 20 degrees. 12 days before planting the seedlings in the ground, they begin to accustom them to the wind and the sun. For this, the seedlings are carried to the window sill, or the windows in the apartment are opened.

Planting cabbage seeds into seedlings is a painstaking job, but you will save money on purchased seedlings. After the cultivation of white cabbage seeds is completed, it is necessary to transplant the shoots into the soil and organize shading. Do not forget to loosen the soil after watering and feed the young plants.

Bezrossadny method

First you need to choose the right seeds. If the seeds are purchased with hands, then they need to be sorted, choosing larger ones (from 1.5 mm). Then the seeds are aged for 15 minutes in warm water (+ 46 + 50 C). After water procedures, the seeds are dried. Store seeds do not soak it is necessary, since they have undergone pre-sowing training. The shelf life of cabbage seeds is 3-5 years. For the sixth year, if properly stored, the seeds produce seedlings, but the seedlings are painful and a good crop can not be obtained from it.

After seed preparation, cabbage can be grown from seeds in a non-seedlent way. Cabbage is sown directly into the soil. The depth of sowing is 2 cm, the seeding rate is 1.3-2.0 grams per 10 square meters. meters. After the appearance of the first three sheets, thinning and partial culling are performed. In the phase 5-6 leaves the final thinning is performed. Care of seedlings is the same as in the case with seedlings.