How far to plant cabbage?

Due to the high popularity of cabbage, it is grown, in fact, in every vegetable garden. However, only a few gardeners involved in this business adhere to the developed technology of crop production. Meanwhile, a well-chosen scheme for planting white cabbage is the key to getting good yields of this vegetable crop. It takes into account the choice of the optimal place for the beds, adherence to the timing and configuration of planting, caring for the seedlings that have taken and a combination of other important factors. At the same time, compliance with these points is equally relevant both for large agro-industrial complexes and for individual suburban areas.

Early ripe varieties of white cabbage include "June", "Gift", "Golden Hectar". Their yield level is 4.5 kilograms per 1 m2. The planting time of seedlings, as well as the planting scheme, largely depend on the period in which the growth and development (vegetation) of plants are possible. Vegetable seedlings of early ripening varieties are planted in a permanent place around the end of April or at the beginning of May.

Seedlings are prepared in March. Planting cabbage is allowed earlier, it will grow earlier, but even before harvesting, overripe forks may begin to crack.

For planting, a plot is selected in the garden where plants of the dicotyledonous family did not grow: radish, forage turnip, radish, rutabaga. To plant cabbage in open ground, they dig up a garden bed, loosen the ground with a rake, and create a hole with a shovel... Seedlings are planted according to the scheme: 30 centimeters between plants in a row and 0.4 meters between rows. All cabbage hybrids can be planted in the same way.

When planting white cabbage, you should use drill sowing. The scheme is as follows: the rows from each other are distributed at a distance of 40-45 centimeters. Between adjacent bushes in a row, they retain a space of 30 centimeters.

A mid-season variety is planted so that the distance between the rows is not less than 60 centimeters. At the same time, it is necessary to plant a vegetable crop in a row with each other at a distance of 0.5 meters. The hole is dug to a depth of 20-25 millimeters.

Mid-season species include:

• "Caporal";

• "Hope";

• Krasnodarskaya;

• "Sibiryachka" and others.

The yield indicators for these varieties of vegetable crops are from 4 to 7 kilograms per 1 m2. Seedlings are prepared from March 25, and planted in open ground 40-45 days after the first shoots. Young plants fall asleep to the first leaf.

Late varieties of white cabbage include Volgogradskaya 45, Snow White, Yuzhanka 35, Factory Cabbage and others. Seed material is sown on seedlings at the end of April, planted in a permanent place at the end of May or after 50 days.

When planted on a garden bed, the seedlings should have 4-6 leaves and a height of about 0.2 meters. Late cabbage should be planted at a distance of 60 centimeters between each other. The distance between them should be 0.7 meters.

With seedless cabbage cultivation, the schemes for creating holes in the garden are not changed. 4 seeds are placed in each hole. As the shoots appear, especially weak ones are removed.

Planting a vegetable must be done in cloudy weather. 0.7-1 liter of warm water is poured into the wells prepared in advance. When planting seedlings, each seedling is transferred into a hole with a lump of soil. Place the plant in the hole, for example, so that the first leaf is located exactly above the soil surface. Then the earth around the roots is slightly compacted, and on top the wet layer is sprinkled with dry earth.

After planting is completed, the soil in the row-spacing should be loosened. This operation will increase the flow of oxygen to the plant root system.

There are a total of 5 main varieties of cabbage. Here are the planting charts for the main vegetable crops.

• Cauliflower: it is necessary to maintain a distance of 25 cm between plants, 50 cm between rows.

• Savoy cabbage: between plants - 40 cm, row spacing 50 cm.

• Kohlrabi: between plants 30 cm, between rows 40 cm.

• Broccoli: between plants 30 cm, row spacing 50 cm.

• Brussels sprouts: between plants 60 cm, between rows 70 cm.

And in conclusion, a few useful tips.

1. Since the distance between the holes must be sufficient, the planting scheme for the overwhelming mass of cabbage varieties is 50x50 centimeters. This is due to the vegetable's love for the sun and the need to ventilate the seedlings and the soil under it. With such a scheme, a lot of useful space in the garden is lost. In this case, you can plant siderata seedlings (green fertilizers) or other satellite plants between the bushes. This can be spinach, onions, carrots, oats, or peas.

2. Planting in open soil is performed only after the culture reaches the set parameters.... In early maturing, mid-maturing and late cabbage, they differ significantly.

3. Cabbage crops should not be planted 2 times in the same garden bed due to the fact that it draws out a lot of nutrients from the soil, and the seedlings will begin to ache, dry out and rot. The soil after this culture requires phytosanitary rehabilitation.

4. If you decide to plant cabbage indoors, the time frame can be shifted by several weeks. This is due to the fastest heating of the earth in greenhouses.

5. The optimal time for sowing and planting a vegetable crop on the growing moon.

6. When selecting varieties, you need to take into account the goals that you will be guided by when planting... For example, early ripe cabbage is used fresh. A mid-season variety is used for short-term fermentation, late ones - for long-term storage and making pickles and jams.

7. It is strictly forbidden to irrigate seedlings with cold water.... This may result in the appearance of signs of a black leg.

8. Planting cabbage on acidic soil is also strictly prohibited.

9. The beds must be placed from east to west.

With regard to diseases, experienced vegetable growers here recommend the following.

1. Cabbage is often affected by a fungus - a hernia (keel). It can be recognized by the thickenings on the roots. If the first symptoms of damage are noticed, then the bush is immediately removed from the garden so that it does not infect other plants. To prevent this, a week before planting a vegetable crop, the land must be treated with 3% Bordeaux mixture.

2. The vegetable is also affected by the ash. Spraying with "Fitosporin" can help out.