Gardeners, especially inexperienced, often do not pay attention to ripeness of grade or hybrid of cabbage. Meanwhile, the cabbage harvest that heads of cabbage have kept up in term also depends on right choice and in time the seeded seeds on seedling, have not cracked on bed, were stored long in cellar.
Each grade of any kind of cabbage has the term of maturing. If to seed seeds of late cabbage in terms of mid-season grade, plants will give only the socket of leaves, but head of cabbage even is not formed late fall as they will lack time. The mid-season grade seeded very much early will grow, dense heads of cabbage of excellent quality, but even before harvesting will be tied, they will begin to burst, or to form color escape, or there will be problems different gnily, bacteriosis. That is why, it is necessary to sow cabbage in the terms.
The sowing time of seeds and planting of seedling of cabbage (all types) in midland:
Early (ultra - very early) grades and hybrids which vegetative period is from shoots before maturing 95... 100 days, sow from March 15 to April 1. Crops is carried out in house conditions, greenhouses or warm hotbed. Seedling not less than 35 cm and between ranks land in soil from April 25-30 to July 1 at an interval of row about 70 cm. On one square meter of bed plant 5-6 plants.
Early grades and hybrids which vegetation from shoots before harvesting is 100-110 days and also the sredneranny grades and hybrids growing in 110-120 days sow from March 15 to April 20 houses, in greenhouses or warm hotbed. Seedling is planted on beds, since April 25-30 till May 30. The area of power supply for plants on average not less than 70х40 cm. For sredneranny grades between plants leave slightly more place, on 10 cm. On 1 sq.m grow up no more than 5 plants of cabbage.
The mid-season grades and hybrids having vegetation term of 120-130 days grow up in open beds of nursery or hotbeds, but not in house conditions. Crops is carried out to terms of 10 May till May 20-25. The grown-up seedling is replaced to the constant place of cultivation from the middle of June until the end of June. Plants have among at distance not less than 50 cm, between ranks about 70 cm.
Srednepozdny grades and hybrids which period of vegetation is 130-150 days also sow in open beds of nursery in terms of 25-27 April till May 5. Replace seedling in the first decade of June, maintaining distance between cabbage plants of 50х70 cm. Density of landing of seedling to 1 sq.m - 3-4 plants.
The late-ripening grades and hybrids ripening within 150-170 days from shoots grow up seedling in house conditions, in the greenhouse, in cold hotbed from April 1 to April 10-15. On beds seedling is transferred in the middle of May to beds. The area of power supply has to be not less than 70х70 cm.
Very late grades and hybrids having the vegetative period of 170-200 days sow since March 15, at home, in greenhouses. Plant seedling in soil in the last dates of April beginning of May. Seedling have more freely, than other grades. On 1 sq.m grow up two plants of cabbage.
Council. Choosing grade and hybrid of cabbage, it is important to know its term of maturing and whether it is suitable for cultivation in your region.
Terms of planting of seedling of cabbage in soil can change from specific conditions of year. So, if spring early and warm, then it is possible to plant seedling and for 5-10 days earlier. Use of additional shelters also promotes earlier planting of seedling in soil.