10 rules of cabbage seedlings growing strong
Consider the basic secrets for growing healthy, strong and strong seedlings of cabbage. What nuances necessary to pay attention to?
The choice of varieties
You need to decide what grade you need, for any purpose. In this case there may be several kinds, depending on the purpose. If it sprouts early, it is suitable for cooking soups, salads. A late variety goes on pickling and storage for the winter.
Early varieties, as a rule, give the harvest little cabbages the size of small (up to 1.5 kg). Mid-grade is used for human consumption if their maturation, for pickling and marinating.
ripening cultivars are different. Early varieties - from 55 to 75 days. The mid - approximately 80-105 days. Late - 110-120 days.
Soils
The following rule - proper preparation of the soil substrate. It is advisable to prepare the potting soil since autumn. The primer is prepared as follows: 1 part compost (compost can be replaced), 1 part of turf or garden land, as well as ash rate of 1 tbsp. spoon of ash per 1 kg of soil. All components should be well mixed.
It is possible to prepare such an option pochvosmesi. Mix peat, turf land and river sand in percentages - 75: 20: 5.
sowing time
Early varieties are sown from mid-March until the end of the first decade of April.
Mid-grade sow with 1 to 30 April. Later - from April 10 to April 30.
Sowing
For planting seeds in the seedling boxes required to take a depth of not less than 10 cm. Tanks are filled with soil and make furrows. The distance between rows - 5 cm. The depth of the grooves - 1 cm. Seeds are sown in a row at a distance of 3 cm. Next fall asleep with peat or soil rows, well watered.
Lighting
Cabbage - it photophilous plant, so the lighting in the indoor environment it is not enough. Therefore, it is desirable to grow seedlings in the greenhouse. Without good lighting cabbage will give a strong and healthy plants, it simply will be extended.
Watering
Cabbage needs frequent watering. Moisten seedlings as the upper layer of soil drying. Do not allow the soil drying and moistening.
loosening
During the period of growth of the seedlings should be loose soil so the roots have been reported in more air. This should be done after each watering, so the soil is not compacted.
temperature conditions
Shoots appear at + 18- + 20 degrees. Further ideally, the temperature must be lowered to + 15- + 17 degrees during the day and at night - + 8 + 10 degrees. In the greenhouse at night to do a shelter, to cabbage were harmed during the frost.
feeding
In the period of seedling sprouts should be fed. The first top dressing is carried out 10 days after germination. Best feeding - a fertilizer based on humic acids ( "Ideal" based vermicompost, 10 ml per 1 L of water).
Of the fertilizers can use superphosphate (4 g in 1 l water). Cabbage responds well to ash solution.
The second top dressing is carried out 14 days after the first. During this period you can feed and infusion of mullein. The third feeding is carried out for 3-4 days before planting in open ground. Dose application of superphosphate can be increased by a factor of 2 (8 g. 1 liter of water).
Prevention of diseases
To seedlings of cabbage did not suffer from blackleg, root rot, you need to take care of her. Topsoil recommended to sprinkle ash mixed with sand. This bedding will not waterlogged soil.
Thus, with the right growing seedlings of cabbage, you get a strong and healthy plants for planting in the ground.
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