Many people like to grow cabbage on their dachas. It occupies one of the main places for productivity among vegetables, and at the same time does not require much heat and fertilizers .
The best varieties of cabbage for open ground are divided into early, medium and late.
The best varieties of early cabbage
For early cabbage is characterized by a very delicate taste, thanks to juicy and thin sheets. It contains a whole complex of vitamins, so necessary after a long winter. The period from shoots to harvesting ranges from 95 to 120 days, and from planting seedlings on the appearance of a crop - from 50 to 80 days.
However, the cabbage of this group has a number of shortcomings:
- impossibility of application for salting due to thin leaves;
- low yield due to a small amount of heads (1-1.5 kg);
- unfitness for storage;
- cracking when lagging with cleaning.
The most popular varieties of early cabbage are:
- "Gribovsky 147".
- "The June".
- "Polar"
- «K-206».
- "Parel F1".
- "Surprise F1".
- Benson F1.
- "Farao F1".
- Athlete F1.
- "Amazon F1".
- Bronco F1.
- "Perfect F1".
- "Histone F1".
- «Eton F1».
- "Hurricane F1".
The best varieties of medium-ripened cabbage
Srednepelaya cabbage appears in August-September, when the early leaves. It is more productive, better stored and less expensive than the early one. Some varieties can be used for souring. The period from shoots to harvesting ranges from 115 to 150 days.
Common varieties include:
- "Hope".
- "Belarus".
- "Siberian".
- "Slavyanka 1265".
- "Stakhanovka 1513".
- "Megaton".
The best varieties of late cabbage
Late cabbage has a number of advantages:
- obtaining a high yield;
- shelf life is 9-10 months;
- the possibility of harvesting with the help of technology;
- suitability for souring and salting;
- resistance to diseases.
The vegetation period of the varieties of late cabbage is more than 150 days from shoots to harvest.
The best grades are:
- "Amager 611".
- «The Kharkov winter».
- "Face."
- "Snow White".
- «Lesya».
- "Yaroslavna".
- "Yana."
- "Snowstorm".
- "Kolobok F1".
- "Bartolo F1".
- "Saratoga F1".
The best varieties of cabbage for pickling are varieties of medium-ripening and late cabbage, for example, the following:
- "Jubilee F1".
- The Menza.
- "Gift".
- "Dobrovodsky".
- "Geneva F1".
- "Amager".
- "Turkic".
So, in order to decide on planting, first of all, you need to understand the variety of varieties of cabbage and choose among them the best.