Description of Goodman cauliflower
Goodman F1 cauliflower belongs to the cruciferous family. Its uniqueness is added by dietary fiber, which improves microflora, and low calorie content. Being an irreplaceable product of dietary nutrition, cauliflower surpasses white cabbage in terms of the content of vitamins, fiber, nutrients and medicinal properties, but is inferior in popularity.
Description of Goodman cauliflower
Variety characteristic
Being a mid-early hybrid, the culture reaches technical ripeness in 60-70 days after transferring 30-day-old seedlings to a permanent place. High-yielding variety. The culture is annual. It got its name because of the similarity of large peduncles with overgrown inflorescences.
The bush is compact in size, the foliage is directed upward and covers the forming fruits, protecting them from the sun's rays. It has a fibrous root system that is close to the surface of the earth. When growing, small flowers with thin yellow petals are formed.
The seeds ripen in pods. The culture is demanding on lighting and neighbors. The growing petioles are tightly twisted, forming flat-round white heads with slight tuberosity. Average weight - 0.8-1.4 kg.
Best predecessors:
- legumes;
- potatoes;
- bow;
- carrot.
Unwanted neighborhood:
- radish;
- turnip;
- radish.
Planting
The culture is grown both in a seedless way, in which the seeds are immediately sown into moist soil to a depth of 2 cm at the beginning of May, and seedlings: in March, in the prepared mixture no deeper than 0.5 cm. .to. the head of cabbage will form loose and will not have a presentation. A month after the emergence of seedlings, the culture is planted in open ground, watered, loosened and shaded for 2-3 days. It is important not to sprinkle the apical kidney.
When planting, humus and minerals are introduced. To protect them from sudden changes in temperatures and the sun, the shoots are covered with a protective film or agrofolon. The culture is photophilous, therefore, for convenience and proper vegetation, it is convenient to place 45 by 50 cm.The variety responds positively to hilling.
Loam rich in humus, fertile black soil, neutral acidity are well suited for cultivating the variety.
Care
The variety is easy to care for
The variety is undemanding to care for.
Watering is carried out every other day (5 liters for each bush), without flooding, so that the roots do not experience a lack of oxygen. To prevent crusting, the beds are regularly mulched or loosened.
Top dressing is carried out in 3 stages.
- The first is organic (diluted mullein in a ratio of 1:10) directly into the well after 21 days.
- The second is a crystallin solution (25 g per 10 l per 5 sq. M).
- The third - 40 g of nitrophosphate per 1 sq. m with 10 liters of liquid.
After top dressing, the plants must be sprinkled.
When harvesting, to facilitate transportation and storage, the rosette is carefully cut along with the leaves covering it.
Diseases and parasites
Most often, the culture has a viral mosaic and a black leg. Their development is stopped by biofungicides, which absolutely do not harm people, animals, birds.Systemic treatment improves the impact, so they are sprayed from early spring to late autumn with an interval of 3 weeks. These include Trichodermin, Gaupsin, Trichopol, Fitosporin and Magrantsovka (diluted according to the instructions). Chemicals are strictly prohibited.
Significant damage is caused by slugs, aphids, white hare caterpillars and other suckers. Protection with systematic use is provided by Verticillin, Bitoxibacillin, Bicol, Boverin (the mixture is prepared according to the instructions).
The cabbage scoop is exterminated with burdock infusion. To prepare the mixture, the third part of the bucket is filled with crushed sheets and filled with water. The mixture is defended for 3 days, then filtered. Each bush is treated with the resulting product.
Dry wood ash (1 tablespoon per 10 liters of water) protects against snails, slugs and cabbage flies. The agent is sprayed on the aisles.
Conclusion
A detailed description of agricultural techniques helps even a novice gardener to achieve high yields of Goodman F1 cauliflower. When purchasing seeds, carefully study the manufacturer's instructions. In most cases, they are already coated with growth accelerators and do not require pre-soaking.