Description and characteristics of the late winter cabbage variety

The culture is considered one of the most popular vegetables among gardeners. A huge number of varieties are known, they are distinguished by their ripening time, external and taste characteristics. AND you should be able to select the right varieties, taking a benchmark for ripening, keeping quality, quality, suitability for salting for the winter. In this review, we will talk about one of the late-ripening varieties of Zimovka cabbage, the description and characteristics of which are presented below.

Description and characteristics of the cabbage variety Wintering

This vegetable was bred by the All-Union Research Institute of Breeding and Seed Production through individual and mass selection from samples of foreign origin. In 1963, the variety was zoned.

The variety is late ripening, full maturity is achieved four months after planting the seedlings. The dimensions of a head of cabbage are from seventy to one hundred and twenty centimeters in diameter, foliage is round, grayish-green in color, the average size of the plates is from 40 to 48 cm in length and from 32 to 46 cm in width. Dense heads of cabbage hang out from two to three and a half kilograms.

Cabbage perfectly tolerates the vagaries of climatic conditions, it is not afraid of frosts. The vegetable is able to develop well in small areas, to manage with those nutrients that are in the soil composition. Cabbage can be supplemented with nutrient formulations to increase yields.

Advantages and disadvantages

Taste qualities of cabbage are excellent, the variety is stored for a long time. If the conditions are met, it can be kept fresh until the beginning of the summer season. During storage, cabbage gives little waste, practically does not crack and is not affected by punctate necrosis. Active germination and density of heads of cabbage are noted.

There are simply no negative qualities in a vegetable.

Growing seedlings

Cabbage seedlings must be grown in greenhouse conditions. The quality of the vegetable will depend on the sowing fund, so the purchase of seeds should be taken seriously, thinking over exactly for what purposes you plan to grow the crop. The selection of the variety and the sowing dates will depend on the intended purpose. Wintering is sown in early April, seedlings are formed about fifty days.

The first shoots will appear five days after planting. The temperature regime should be about ten degrees Celsius, until the first leaves of the seedlings appear.

Daylight hours for seedlings should last from twelve to fifteen hours, so you will have to organize additional lighting. The soil should be moderately moist, not dry out. Loosening should be done periodically. A week after germination, the soil must be shed with a weak manganese solution.

After a week and a half, when the seedlings are strong, they can be dived to increase the area for feeding. Before this, the soil should be well shed so that the seedling is removed along with the soil lump. Before transplanting into a separate container, the root is shortened by a third. You can do without picking if you plant the seeds in separate cups from the very beginning.This will allow you not to injure the seedlings while transferring them to the beds.

Growth conditions for this variety

The site for Zimovka planting is being prepared in advance. He must be illuminated by the sun all day. The soil composition should be loamy or clayey. Plots of high acidity are not suitable for growing cabbage. If the soil is infected with bacteriosis, cabbage should not be planted on it for eight years. If you have grown radishes, turnips, turnips or rutabagas, cabbage should not be planted in these beds for three years.

How to prepare the soil for growing

The landing site must be prepared in advance. In the fall, lime is introduced, in the spring, organic matter is added to the garden at the rate of one bucket per square of area. A couple of tablespoons of superphosphate, two cups of wood ash, one small spoonful of urea are introduced into the hole prepared for planting seedlings.

How to properly plant cabbage in open ground

The landing pattern is thirty-five by sixty centimeters. The parameters for transplanting to open beds are considered as follows - seedlings should form from four to six leaves, the height of the seedling should reach fifteen to twenty centimeters. As a rule, this period falls at the end of May.

Care after landing

During growth, one plant requires from one to five liters of water, for adult plants this rate increases to two buckets. When watering, it is very important that the plant is not heavily flooded. Otherwise, the root system dies off completely after twelve hours. After watering, the soil must be loosened.

During growth, three additional dressings are performed. Three weeks after disembarkation, a liquid mullein is added (1 liter for two buckets of water). After another ten days, chicken manure is introduced in the amount of one liter under the plant. After waiting another ten days, apply a liquid mullein or an infusion of droppings, pouring from six to eight liters of the composition over a square meter of the plot.

Naturally, it is necessary to loosen the soil in the beds, while simultaneously removing weeds.

Diseases and their prevention

Wintering, like other varieties, can be affected by:

• black leg;
• keel;
• mucous bacteriosis;
• downy mildew.

It is also threatened by a cruciferous flea, a cabbage fly, snails and slugs, a white beetle and aphids.

When dealing with most of these dangers it is recommended to use folk methods of protection.

Harvesting and storage rules

Heads of cabbage should be harvested in dry weather without causing injury. It should be pulled out together with the root, the covering foliage should be removed to the very head. The collected heads of cabbage must be removed from a place illuminated by the sun. It is best to hang them in the shade so that the room is well ventilated.

There are several ways to store crops. - spread out on a rack, hang in the basement. The temperature regime should be around zero degrees.

Some store the cabbage crop in small piles, stacking the cabbage in rows and covering it with straw.

Conclusion

Wintering is great for long-term storage, has excellent transportability. Many gardeners recommend growing it for pickling or pickling.