In cabbage mass of vitamins and microelements. It is important to store correctly it after collecting that it pleased us on table before warm season.
What grades are suitable for long storage
For a start it is necessary to consider that cabbage of early grades is not suitable for long storage therefore it is worth giving preference srednepozdny and late. Cabbage of these grades at observance of rules of storage is capable to please us throughout all winter. Besides heads of cabbage of such grades very dense are also rich with cellulose.
When it is necessary to start cleaning of cabbage?
You should not start cleaning of cabbage too early. It is a high time for cleaning of this vegetable when air temperature in the afternoon from +2 to +8, is not below-3 degrees Celsius at night.
For cut of head of cabbage it is necessary to use sharp knife. Length of tail of cabbage stump has to be 3 cm in size. If you store cabbage in the suspended look, then it is not necessary to cut off it. We take cabbage together with root. It is important to carry out cleaning in dry weather, it is obligatory to leave the top sheets.
After all cabbage is collected, it is necessary to examine its state attentively. For winter storage only the firm and not damaged heads of cabbage are allowed.
How to store cabbage
There are various storage techniques, everything depends on your opportunities.
Cabbage is stored in cellar and in storerooms, in the fridge and also on the balconies. But what you have not chosen way and the place, it is important to meet the main condition for storage of cabbage – optimum temperature. Cabbage needs to be stored at air temperature from-1 to +1 degree Celsius and also at air humidity not less than 85-95 percent.
Storage of cabbage in box or box
This easy way, but it is important to follow one rule – heads of cabbage should not adjoin with each other. Therefore they should be shifted paper.
Storage of cabbage on shelves
It is necessary to arrange cabbage on the shelf, having placed it cabbage stump up. It is necessary to wind previously head of cabbage with paper, or food wrap.
Storage of cabbage in sand
Such way will allow to keep harvest longer. If you have chosen this option, then it is necessary to cut off cabbage stump under the head of cabbage. To lay cabbage in box so that it did not adjoin with each other and to pour it sand.
Storage of cabbage on weightWay pretty simple. It is necessary to wind with rope of cabbage stump and to suspend cabbage to ceiling. It is previously necessary to twist in ceiling self-tapping screws to which will be podveshan vegetable. At such storage the air access is provided to cabbage from all directions.
Storage of cabbage in the fridge
If you store cabbage in the fridge, then it should be placed in special department for vegetables. Previously cabbage should be wound with paper or film also.