Cabbage "megaton F1" - reviews and description of grade

White cabbage, known since prehistoric times, and today occupies the most worthy places in the Russian kitchen gardens. It is difficult to imagine the Russian part-time farm and national cuisine without this remarkable vegetable. Cabbage, light-loving and cold-resistant culture, received all the best qualities from wild ancestors - the cruciferous Mediterranean. It is widely cultivated in all European countries, and thanks to the selective discoveries of recent years, new varieties and species with improved properties are introduced into the culture. One of these hybrids is white cabbage "megaton F1", which we'll talk about.

Features of the hybrid

A large dense head is framed by matte-green wavy leaves with an average mass of 3.5-5 kg - this is a cabbage "megaton F1", the photo of which is presented below. One of the most productive and beloved domestic horticulturists of high-yielding hybrids, bred by Dutch breeders, has excellent taste qualities, is suitable for use in salads, sour and other processing.

The variety of medium late maturation (102 days or more) has time to build a large, rounded-flatheaded head with a very dense internal structure, sometimes reaching a truly gigantic weight of 15 kg. Today among the experienced gardeners one of the best hybrids for souring is considered cabbage "megaton F1". Reviews, photos and recommendations of experienced vegetable growers are offered to readers. Numerous responses of summer residents cultivating a hybrid emphasize that they grow it solely for souring, because it ripens head long enough that it can be processed directly from the root, and a very dense structure of cabbage and taste characteristics of cabbage give the finished product a wonderful "crunchiness" and an excellent aroma.

Characteristics of culture

Needless to say about the benefits of white cabbage. It contains unique compounds of vitamins and minerals that improve the quality of human life. The advantages of such a vegetable as white cabbage "megaton F1" are undoubted. Comments gardeners note:

• high resistance to fusarium - a fungal disease that affects the vessels and leads to the death of the plant;

• good yield;

• Head is not subject to cracking;

• Excellent transportability and excellent grooming properties.

Agrotechnics

Cabbage "megaton F1" prefers fertile soils and excellently develops on cultivated loam. But a very unpretentious hybrid is responsive to the care shown and pays the build-up of the head, so choosing the correct landing site and the subsequent care are very important.

Cabbage, including cabbage "megaton F1", the description of which is presented in the article, successfully develops at moderate temperatures (13 + 18 ^о С). Shoots can die with a sharp cooling, young seedlings successfully tolerate short-term frosts to -3 ^о С, grown up to -5 ^о С. Ripe heads on the root are resistant to frosts to -8 ^о С. But the high temperature of the air depressing acts on the development of culture : At + 30-35 ^o C, the hybrid stops development. The need for moisture in the culture is moderate when planted, but increasing with the beginning of the formation of the head.

Like many white-collared brethren, cabbage "megaton F1" (reviews of gardeners emphasize this point) is the culture of a long day of light. It does not tolerate blackout, especially at the stage of development of seedlings; therefore, for proper growth of seedlings, the correct supply of light is vitally important. And subsequently it is not recommended to plant the culture in the shade of fruit trees, distribute the seedlings, not keeping the necessary interval or not to conduct timely propolok. All these factors will affect the harvest and will not give a full-fledged head.

Placing on the site

For optimal arrangement of cabbage ridges, select a site where cruciferous cultures (cabbage, turnip, radish, etc.) were not cultivated before (2-3 years), since long-term use of a place for growing members of the same family provokes accumulation of specific diseases and soil depletion. In addition to proper crop rotation, illumination is very important. Bright, sunny and well-ventilated places are the best for growing this healthy vegetable.

Soil preparation

Prepare to prepare a bed for cabbage. In autumn, the soil is well digested, selecting weeds and fragments of their roots. Cabbage is a gourmet recognized by gardeners. Being a strong plant, it quickly draws nutrients out of the soil, experiencing a special disposition towards a quality organic. Is not an exception and cabbage "megaton F1". The testimonies of experienced vegetable gardeners - supporters of ecological farming, are unanimous: the hybrid excellently grows on organic fertilizers (humus or overgrown manure). Therefore, in the autumn preparation of beds for each square meter, 10-12 kg of manure are applied. Acid soils do not fit this culture, because excessive acidity provokes the development of a disease called cabbage kil. Therefore, under the digging (if it is required), you also spend liming, adding dolomite flour or lime. Together with organic fall add double superphosphate (30 g / m ² ).

At spring digging 2 weeks before planting seedlings 40 g / m2 carbamide and potassium sulfate are added to the soil . The cabbage "megaton F1", characteristic of which is presented in the article, is usually grown by seedlings.

Seed preparation

Cabbage is planted in seedlings in greenhouses or greenhouses, as well as houses in seedlings. To exclude the emergence of a bacterial or viral infection, the seeds are pre-treated. They are heated in water at a temperature of + 50 ° C for 20 minutes, after which they are cooled by placing in cool boiled water for 3-5 minutes. The last stage of seed treatment is soaking in a biostimulator ("Zircon", "Silk", "Epin", etc.) for several hours. The processing time continues according to the instructions attached to the selected preparation.

Sowing

Middle-late varieties, which include cabbage and megaton F1, are planted in seedlings in temperate Russian latitudes around the beginning of April. Seeds are buried 1 cm, sprinkled with soil, moistened with soft water from the spray gun. Top seedlings or beds are covered with a garden film. Appearing in 4-6 days shoots are released from shelters gradually, do not clean immediately, and release parts. So seedlings are easier to adapt, reducing the stress from the transition from the microclimate to the conditions of the usual environment.

Seedling: Features of Care

Criteria for the correct development of seedlings in the first few days after germination are sufficient illumination and constant moderate (8-10 ° C) temperatures. For the plant, this period is considered critical - the seedling ceases to feed on seed stocks and begins to develop the root and aboveground parts. With the appearance of the first real leaf, the room temperature is raised to 14-18 ° C. Another prerequisite for growing quality seedlings is to provide seedlings with fresh air. This is important for plants such as cabbage megaton F1. Opinions of farmers are unanimous in opinion: good airing accelerates the growth of seedlings. To maintain the protective forces of plants, once in 8-10 days, several crystals of manganese are added to the irrigation water.

The seedlings of the seedlings and the rules of planting on the bed

With the growth of 2-3 true leaflets, the seedlings are dived - seated in separate containers. Pre-lavishly sprouted sprouts carefully select with a clod of earth, a third shorten the root and placed in a separate pot, deepening at the level of cotyledonous leaves.

The parameters of a robust, productive hybrids seedlings for planting on a bed are as follows:

• height of the plant is 15-20 cm;

• 4-6 real leaves.

In open ground "megaton F1" is planted in the middle-end of May, having landing holes at a distance of 0.55-0.65 m with a half-meter interval in the aisles. Deepen the seedlings at the level of the first leaf, not allowing it to fall asleep to the ground. When planting young plants are watered abundantly.

Cabbage megaton F1: growing and grooming

To accelerate the survival rate and subsequent productive development of cabbage will help keep the bed in a wet condition. Therefore, grown plants until the leaves close, periodically hills, maintaining a normal level of moisture. Cabbage "megaton F1" (reviews of vegetable growers confirm) requires 5-6 generous irrigation per season, the norm of each of which is from 15 to 20 l / m ² . Although, of course, the weather should also be guided. A month before harvesting, watering is stopped.

Feed the hybrid twice a season. The first - 2-3 weeks after planting, water the plants, adding to the water 5 g / m2 carbamide, double superphosphate and potassium sulfate. The second time - in early July, watered, reducing the concentration of urea to 2 g / m ² and bringing the potassium fertilizer to 8-10 g / m ² .

Timely simple care will ensure a high yield of the classical representative of cruciferous, which is cabbage "megaton F1". The cultivation of this hybrid does not differ from many mid-late varieties, but clearly exceeds them by weight and the quality of the heads.