Description of cabbage Favorite
Cabbage Favorite of f1 category is one of the best representatives of cabbage crops. It is characterized by high yields, for which it received recognition throughout the world.
Description of cabbage Favorite
Characteristics of the variety
This f1 category hybrid variety was bred by Russian breeders at the beginning of the 21st century.
The favorite is recommended for outdoor cultivation in the northwestern region of the country. Greenhouse planting is permitted in all regions.
Description of the plant
Cabbage variety Favorite belongs to late crops. Its vegetation period is about 4-5 months from the moment of the formation of the first shoots. A stump of medium size, leaves are formed in a horizontal plane.
The color of the leaves is light green. The shape of the leaf is elliptical, concave inward. There is a slight waxy coating on the surface.
Description of the head
According to the characteristics of the variety, the color of the head of cabbage is green with a slight shade of yellow. Its shape is rounded, slightly flattened. In the context, the color of the head of cabbage acquires a white tint. On average, the weight of the fetus reaches 3 kg.
Other characteristics include:
- the level of dry matter is about 9%;
- the amount of sugar - 6%;
- high yields - about 800 kg of products are harvested from 1 hectare;
- versatility in use.
Cultivation of culture
This hybrid variety is grown in seedlings, so it is necessary to plant seeds in mid-April to get seedlings. In advance, the seeds must be treated with a disinfecting agent "Oxyhom" (1 liter of water accounts for 20 ml of the drug). Seeds germinate best at a temperature of 24-28 ° C. After the first shoots appear, the temperature can be reduced to 15 ° C during the day and 8 ° C at night. 40 days after planting the seeds, you can plant in open ground (early June).
For planting, only light and fertile soils are chosen. It is important that the acid-base balance does not exceed 4%, otherwise lime must be added to the soil. Only seedlings should be planted on which 2-3 pairs of leaves have formed.
When planting the Favorite cabbage variety, you should adhere to the following scheme: a distance of 150 cm should be observed between the rows, and 60-80 cm between the holes.
Care
Remove weeds from the garden regularly
The variety needs high-quality watering. Usually it is carried out once a week and only in the evening or in the morning. It is important that the plant is not exposed to sunlight while watering. For 1 sq. m should account for at least 20 liters of warm water (about 20 ° C). This improves the traction of the seedlings to the soil.
After each watering, you need to remove weeds and loosen the soil. This is necessary so that the required amount of nutrients and oxygen gets into the root system.
Top dressing is carried out twice for the entire period of fruit formation.
- The first feeding is carried out 20 days after planting in open ground. It is recommended to use mineral fertilizers (potassium, nitrogen and phosphorus). Fertilizers should be diluted so that there are about 50 g of preparations for 10 liters of warm water.About 1 liter of solution is poured under each bush.
- The second is carried out at the time of fruit formation. Nitrogen should be excluded and only organic materials should be used. In 10 liters of water, you need to dilute 2-3 kg of mullein and bird droppings, insist for a day. 1.5 l of the preparation is poured under each plant.
Diseases and parasites
According to the description, the Favorite cabbage variety is resistant to fusarium, but is often prone to diseases such as spot and keela. To get rid of them, 50 g of the "Regent" preparation is diluted in 10 liters of water and sprayed with the resulting mixture of the plant every 10 days until the disease is completely destroyed.
Among the common parasites, it is important to highlight the flea, butterfly and cabbage beetles. You can get rid of the first two pests with the help of tobacco tincture (for 5 liters of water, 20 g of the drug). Spraying is carried out every 7 days. In the fight against beetles, a tincture of cayenne pepper is used (10 g of powder per 2 liters of water).
Conclusion
Favorite is a unique hybrid that has won worldwide recognition. If you follow all of the above growing and care guidelines, it will be easy to grow a high quality crop. This variety is unpretentious in planting and care, so even beginners in the field of agriculture can grow it.