Description of cabbage mother-in-law
Mother-in-law f1 is a type of white cabbage produced by the Zedek agro company at large agricultural firms. Consider what is interesting about Mother-in-law's cabbage and how to grow this variety correctly.
Description of cabbage mother-in-law
Description of the variety
The hybrid variety was officially registered about 10 years ago. Approved in the Volga-Vyatka and West Siberian regions. There is an improved type of this cabbage called the Golden Mother-in-law. With higher productivity, the variety is grown for commercial enterprises.
Variety characteristics:
- ripening periods (time from first germination to full maturity) are average: 120 - 140 days;
- high yield - 570 - 650 c / ha;
- marketable yield - almost 90%;
- good transportability - cabbage heads do not crack during transportation;
- germination rate is about 95%;
- disease resistance;
- the shelf life is relatively short - 3 months.
Description of the head
The mother-in-law's lettuce heads are light yellow in cross-section, round and even in shape, soft and juicy to the touch. They weigh 2 to 8 kg and are very dense. The inner stump is small, the outer one is slightly larger.
The leaf lamina of cabbage is wide, wavy at the edges, slightly bubbly, marsh green in color with a glossy finish. The rosette is slightly raised.
Taste and application
Cabbage of this variety has excellent taste characteristics. The taste is sweetish, tart in places.
This variety is consumed raw, stewed and fermented. When salted, cabbage retains its beneficial properties.
Growing cabbage
Maintain your plants well
Gardeners sow the mother-in-law's seeds into the ground no earlier than April, waiting for the onset of real heat. In open soil, the seedlings are moved after 55-60 days.
Pre-treatment of seeds is carried out as follows. For 10-15 days before planting, it is necessary to start hardening - to increase the further resistance of the seedlings to diseases and infections. For several days in a row, she is kept for 5-6 hours in a well-ventilated room. On days 5-6, the seedlings spend 2 hours a day on the balcony, always sheltered from direct sunlight. The remaining days before planting, you can not bring the seeds back into the house: let them be on the balcony all the time. By that time, the plant may already have the first leaves.
Soil for cabbage Mother-in-law is selected loamy, with an average level of acidity. Sowing depth - 0.5-1 cm according to the scheme 60 × 60 cm. Plants are buried to the first leaf. The first shoots should be expected no earlier than a week later. The crop usually ripens in 4 months.
Seedling care
To get a rich and high-quality harvest of Mother-in-law cabbage, certain recommendations should be followed.
- Watering. It should be regular (so that the size of the head does not lag behind the norm), but in small doses. Nutrition of the upper fertile layer will increase fertility. Water for irrigation is taken at room temperature.
- Hilling. It is carried out twice - 3 weeks after planting and another 12-15 days after the incident.Thus, the plant's rhizome is strengthened and the growth of heads of cabbage is accelerated.
- Top dressing. As the first (2 weeks after planting), chicken droppings or mullein are suitable. You can use mineral fertilizers - superphosphate, urea, potassium monophosphate. After another 15 days, re-feeding is carried out, but the doses of fertilizers are increased. Further nutrition is only necessary if the cabbage ripens slowly.
- Hilling. This precaution is necessary to protect the plant from weeds, which steal heat, nutrients from it and make it difficult to process.
Diseases and pests
Aphids, caterpillars, cruciferous fleas are the main insects that harm cabbage seedlings. The degree of harm caused by them can be different - from the effect on the size of the head of cabbage to the complete destruction of the crop. Garlic broth, tobacco tincture will help in the fight against aphids. For 10 liters of water, 1-1.5 kg of chopped garlic / tobacco.
Caterpillars are usually harvested by hand. Soap solution is effective for cruciferous flea beetles. These insects multiply very quickly, so it is important to kill all flea beetles as soon as possible.
Conclusion
Mother-in-law is one of the most popular varieties of white cabbage. Following all the rules of planting and care, you can get a rich harvest from large and healthy specimens. The description of the variety proves that it is ideal for both beginners and professionals.