Detailed description and characteristics of Megaton F1 cabbage

White cabbage Megaton F1 found great love among gardeners for its high productivity. The variety is considered to be medium late and demanding to care for. When growing Megaton F1, you must follow all the rules for growing and caring for the crop.

Description and characteristics of the Megaton cabbage variety

The variety was developed by Dutch breeders. He became famous in Russia in the late 90s. Megaton - refers to the characteristics of the medium late varieties and differs from other varieties increased productivity and yield.

The leaf rosette of the variety is large and, according to the description, has a light green color. The head of cabbage is dense, flattened, reaches in size up to 5-7 kg... With a large head of cabbage, the variety has a small stump.

The yield is 9 kg from 1 sq. meters... From the moment of emergence to technical ripeness, about 160 days pass, depending on climatic conditions and the method of cultivation.

Advantages and disadvantages

The pluses include:

• Frost resistance
• Good yield
• When the air temperature drops, the head of cabbage does not crack
• High resistance to cabbage diseases
• Megaton is ideal for conservation
• Well transported

Growing

You can grow Megaton cabbage both seedlings and seeds into open ground.

Seedless way

This method consists of planting seeds directly into the ground, to a permanent place.

For good germination, seeds are planted in early May, after spring frosts. Before planting, you need to process the seeds:

1. Soak in hot water for 20 minutes
2. Abrupt immersion in cold water for 5 minutes
3. Processing in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, to prevent the occurrence of various diseases
4. Rinsing and drying

Disinfected and treated seeds are planted deep up to 3 cm, spill and mulch in order to prevent the appearance of an earthen clod and dry out the soil.

Before the emergence of seedlings, the soil should not be allowed to dry out. Watering is carried out by sprinkling so that the water does not knock the seeds out of the ground. After the appearance of 3 true leaves, the culture is thinned out. The second thinning is carried out after the appearance of 6 true leaves.

After thinning, cabbage must be fertilized with nitrogenous fertilizers, weeded and loosened the soil.

Seedling method

It is necessary to grow seedlings in the beginning of April... The prepared seeds are sown in a nutritious soil and placed in a micro-greenhouse. It is necessary to ensure that the soil is constantly moist, while spraying is carried out using a spray bottle.

When 3 sheets appear, the seedlings must be fertilized with complex fertilizers and transplanted into separate pots.

A pick is made only after a thorough shedding of the plant. Seedlings are carefully removed with a clod of earth and cut the main root by 1/3.

Growth conditions, soil preparation and rules for planting Megaton

In very hot weather, young seedlings are necessary shade for 2-3 days.

For a generous harvest, the beds must be prepared in the fall. The beds are dug onto a shovel bayonet and organic fertilizers are applied. It is better to plant cabbage in the beds where potatoes, carrots or tomatoes used to grow.

Cabbage, varieties Megaton prefers fertile soil with good moisture and water permeability. If the soil is acidic, then at the time of digging it is necessary to add ash or lime... On acidic soil, cabbage can contract some of the diseases that cruciferous plants are susceptible to.

To prevent the attack of insects - pests, marigolds, mint, cilantro and other spicy plants are planted with cabbage.

Variety care after planting

Caring for the Megaton variety is not difficult, it consists only in timely watering, fertilizing and hilling.

Watering

Watering cabbage is carried out in the morning or evening after drying out the top layer of the earth, with extremely warm water.

After watering, the soil around the plant must be carefully loosened to a depth of at least 5-7 cm to prevent cracking of the soil.

After planting seedlings, watering is carried out every 2-3 days, 10 liters of water per plant. From 3 weeks, watering is reduced to 1 time per week. Water consumption per plant is 12 liters. During the formation of the head of cabbage, watering is reduced, and 14 days before harvesting, it is completely stopped to protect the head from cracking.

Hilling

The first hilling is carried out in 21 days after planting seedlings. Subsequent hilling - every 10 days.

Top dressing

During the cultivation of cabbage, fertilizers are applied three times per season.

• First feeding: two weeks after transplanting.
• Second: 14 days after the first feeding. To do this, use cow dung diluted with water in a ratio of 1:10.
• Third: during the formation of a head of cabbage. Add 10 grams of urea and potassium sulfate to a bucket of water.

For a full-fledged receipt of nutrients, it is necessary to use half a liter of fertilizers for each plant.

Diseases and pests

Although cabbage of the Megaton variety is resistant to many diseases, it can be struck with improper care:

Cabbage moth

Is happening leaf damage, buds and young heads of cabbage caterpillar. For treatment, lepidocytes are used (20 grams per 10 liters of water).

Cabbage aphid

Leaf discoloration and curling, slowdown in growth and disturbance in the formation of a head of cabbage. Treatment consists in adding Decis-Profi to the soil.

Whitefly

When cabbage is damaged by whitefly, the formation of white bloom on the leavesthat darken over time. You can get rid of it by spraying the plant with Aktellik at the rate of: 1 ampoule per liter of water.

Medvedka

Medvedka amazes root system and stems, which leads to the death of the plant. To destroy Medvedka, the drug "Medvetox" is used, which is introduced into the soil to a depth of 5 cm.

Harvesting and storage

The picking time is influenced by the planting method. When sown in a seedless way, the collection is made on day 160... When planting in seedlings - on day 100.

Although the Megaton variety is resistant to a sharp drop in temperature, this negatively affects the duration of storage. Depending on the region, Megaton cabbage is harvested in the fall.

For storage, undamaged vegetables are selected, without signs of rot. The heads of cabbage are stored in a stump up on straw, in a dry room with a temperature from 0 to -4 degrees.

The Megaton variety has one drawback - it is short fresh storage time, and in order for the cabbage to delight with its taste all winter, it must be salted.

Subject to the rules of growing and caring for the crop, the Megaton variety will delight you not only with its high yield, but also with its wonderful taste.

There is a sign for planting cabbage: you cannot sow seeds or plant seedlings in a permanent place on Thursday, as a flea or caterpillar will eat (this sign has been tested by many gardeners).