15 best varieties of cabbage

White cabbage is an incredibly healthy vegetable with a rich vitamin and mineral composition. This explains its popularity among gardeners. The cultivation rules are not complicated, but the basis for the yield depends on the choice of the variety.

Varietal variety of white cabbage

In the old days, there was really a shortage of seed material due to limited supplies from the near and far abroad, therefore, the seeds were often harvested from the usual varieties.

For more than 20 years, the situation has radically changed, and the varietal assortment of many gardeners continues to consist of 2-3 positions. And in vain, because new developments have no less valuable qualities, which consist in resistance of cabbage to diseases and pests.

This article discusses early, mid-season and late-ripening varieties of a popular vegetable with a description that will expand the variety of crops grown in your garden and in the Urals and in the middle lane.

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The variety of cabbage is selected not only taking into account the winter and climatic characteristics of the region, but also by appointment... The mineral and vitamin composition of each plant is different, but it is also influenced by the conditions of agricultural technology and the type of soil.

In order to choose the appropriate option it was easier, the varietal assortment is divided into groups, united by a common feature.

The best late varieties of cabbage for long-term storage

Aggressor Is a mid-late hybrid developed by breeders from Holland. Differs in minimal care and resistance to fusarium, thrips damage.

Vegetation lasts up to 120 days, you can sow seeds directly on an open bed. A ripe vegetable weighs 3-5 kg. Shelf life and processing - up to 5 months.

Amager - late cabbage with a ripening period 120-147 days... The heads are round-flat green, sometimes with a bluish tinge, weight about 3-4 kg.

When planting, the scheme is used: 3-4 plants per 1 m2. For six months, the nutritional value and presentation are preserved. Weather cataclysms and violation of the watering regime do not violate the density of the structure and the integrity of the head.

Valentine - growing season 155-180 days after transferring seedlings to open beds. The gray-green heads have a slight waxy coating, the weight tightens up to 4 kg.

Cabbage retains its taste and presentation until the beginning of the next season (June). The hybrid is tolerant to fusarium, gray rot. The head of cabbage does not crack due to violations of the moisture regime.

Gingerbread man - hybrid forms heads later 115-125 days after planting seedlings. Round fruits have a dense structure, the average weight is 2-3 kg. Planting scheme: 3-4 plants per 1 m2.

Due to its good immunity, it exhibits tolerance to punctate necrosis and thrips. For 8-10 months, cabbage retains its nutritional value and presentation.

Mara - very dense heads are not susceptible to cracking, the average weight is 3 kg. The variety is distinguished by good taste, transportability and long shelf life (more than 7 months).

The main advantage is resistance to the accumulation of nitrates and radionuclides. Vegetables are harvested through 160-175 days after transplanting seedlings.

Moscow - a variety developed by domestic breeders, who took into account the climatic features and possible problems with pests when growing.

Harvesting begins later 130-140 days after disembarking seedlings. Gray-green rounded heads of cabbage weigh 4-7 kg on average. When planting, the scheme is used: 2-3 plants per 1 m2.

Mid-season white cabbage

Megaton - the hybrid matures in 102 days after planting seedlings. The great need for moisture and fertilizers strengthens the immune system, which resists many diseases and insect infestations.

The round-flattened gray-green head weighs up to 15 kg. The location of the holes when planting: 3 plants per 1 m2. Duration of storage without loss of nutritional qualities and presentable appearance is 4-6 months.

Merchant's wife - a disease-resistant high-yielding variety, distinguished by simple agricultural technology. About 500 centners are removed from a hectare (head weight up to 3 kg). When planting, the scheme is used: 3-4 plants per 1 m2.

Harvesting begins later 130-150 days after transferring seedlings to the beds.

Atria - the fruit of the works of Dutch breeders with the growing season 110-120 days... The head of cabbage has a round-flat head of blue-green color, the average weight of which reaches 5-7 kg. Often there are specimens of 8-8.5 kg. When planting, the scheme is used: 3 plants per 1 m2.

Glory - the fruit of the work of Russian breeders, the growing season is 120-130 day after planting seedlings.

Round heads have a light green color with a grayish tinge, the weight tightens up to 3-5 kg. When planting, the holes are arranged according to the scheme: 3-4 plants per 1 m2.

The advantage of the variety is its taste, the disadvantage is short storage (about 2 months). Glory is one of the best pickling options.

Sugar queen - the hybrid ripens after planting seedlings through 120-140 days... Dense rounded heads have a slightly greenish tint, weighing up to 4 kg.

When planting, the scheme is used: 3 plants per 1 m2. A universal variety, used fresh and for salting. The shelf life without loss of valuable qualities is 3-4 months.

Early ripe

Rinda - the ripening period of the hybrid is 75-80 days after disembarking seedlings. Round heads weighing up to 7 kg have a green color and a dense structure. Hole layout: plant 3-5 plants per 1 m2. Differs in unpretentiousness to weather conditions.

Kazachok - an early hybrid is distinguished by early maturity, you can harvest through 45-55 days after disembarking seedlings. The weight of the medium-sized light green head is 1.5 kg.

The scheme used for planting: 5-6 plants per 1 m2. Recommended for cultivation under any kind of film and in the open field. Cabbage resists the causative agents of mucous bacteriosis and black leg.

June - the variety is ready for planting in open ground already at the beginning of May, after 45-50 days you can harvest. The structure of the head is of medium density, the weight reaches 1.4-1.7 kg. When grown on highly fertile soils, the weight of the head of cabbage reaches 5 kg.

The layout of the holes when planting: 3-5 plants per 1 m2. Cabbage is distinguished by the amicability of the emergence of seedlings and excellent taste.

Tobia Is a Dutch hybrid characterized by resistance to fusarium wilt. The layout of the holes when planting: 2-3 plants per 1 m2. Dark green round-flat heads weigh up to 7 kg. Fruit ripening occurs later 85-90 days after disembarking seedlings.

It has a strong root system, if the irrigation regime is violated, the head of cabbage does not crack. It retains its taste and marketability for 5-6 months.

Varietal variety will ensure productivity even in difficult weather conditions, because each plant has its own immunity to diseases and pests. The taste qualities of the varieties stimulate new experiments, which continue already in the kitchen.