Cauliflower contains many vitamins, it is considered a very useful vegetable. The taste of cabbage is delicate, and the texture is soft. Today there are many varieties of this vegetable. It is important to familiarize yourself with the best varieties before planting cabbage on your site in order to figure out which variety is suitable for the time of growth and ripening.
Summer resident
Cauliflower, an early variety. The advantage of the vegetable is a long fruiting period. The ripening period is 80-100 days after the seedlings are transferred to the garden. The vegetable is characterized by a white rounded head with a slight flatness. The average weight of a vegetable is up to 1 kilogram.
The product contains a lot of ascorbic acid and sugar, which gives an unusual taste. The leaves reliably protect the ripening head from the merciless rays of the sun, because the gardener receives clean fruits without defects. Cabbage summer resident usually produces small-sized fruits. When planting, it is important to adhere to the system: plant 3-5 seedlings per 1 square meter at a distance of 50 centimeters between the bushes.
Planting should be carried out in late May-early June. Vegetable perfectly tolerates transportation, for a long time retains its useful properties, if stored properly.
Snowball
It is not in vain that cabbage got its name, characterized by a truly snow-white hue, while being small in size. The average weight of cabbage reaches 850 grams. The dense planting and compactness of the bushes provides high productivity, especially since there is no need for branching space.
Early ripe cabbage is the best variety that has gained popularity among many gardeners. The advantage of the product is increased resistance to disease. Fast ripening allows you to harvest several times in one season. From the moment of planting the seedlings until complete ripening takes about 2 months.
Movir
An early variety of cauliflower, famous for its high resistance to cold and high temperatures. The peculiarity of such a hybrid is a quick ripening period. You can harvest 2 crops per season.
White cabbage is distinguished by a rounded or rounded flattened inflorescence. The hue is sometimes cream. The weight of one head ranges from 500 grams to 1.2 kilograms. Cabbage has a low resistance to pests and diseases, but its taste is especially appreciated by gourmets. When planting seeds, simultaneous germination occurs.
If you make a planting in mid-February, and cover the transferred seedlings with a film to protect it from possible spring frosts, you can take off the fruits in June. Be sure to plant seedlings at a distance of 50 centimeters from each other. Transplant seedlings from late May to mid-June. It is recommended to feed the plant with nitrogen-potassium fertilizers.
Express
A variety of early ripening. It is characterized by white inflorescences with a yellowish tinge. Among early-ripening varieties, this species is considered the best in terms of taste. The growing season is 62 days. When planting, observe distances of 25-35 centimeters between the bushes and 60-70 centimeters between the rows. So the gardener will get a good crop, given that the average weight of the head is not more than 500 grams.
The vegetable does not have increased resistance to pests, but it is invulnerable to bacteriosis - a very dangerous disease. Pest invasion can be prevented by regular weeding and preventive treatments.
Plan to transfer the seedlings to the garden in early May. It is recommended to cover the plants with a film to protect them from possible night frosts.
Guarantee
The vegetative period of early cabbage is 70-100 days. The average weight of one head is from 500 to 900 grams. This is a reliable domestic variety with a 50-year history. Cauliflower Warranty is ripe friendly. Prevails a white or cream shade, heads of cabbage have a rounded flat shape. The vegetable is very dense, its surface is grainy, small. The variety is recommended to be grown in open ground and under the film.
Benefits of Cabbage Warranty:
- high productivity;
- excellent taste;
- undemanding care.
The head of the cabbage is half-open, but at the same time it does not suffer from sunlight and practically does not need additional shading.
Patriotic
An early variety of cauliflower that does not care about the length of daylight hours. Cabbage can be planted both in open ground and under the film. The growing season is 110-130 days. The average weight of one head does not exceed 1 kilogram. Cabbage has a dense, white head of cabbage, having a rounded flat shape.
Cabbage is distinguished by its delicate taste. This variety can be transported without problems. Use Russian cauliflower for consumption in fresh, boiled, stewed, baked form. It is also allowed to use it for canning.
Alpha
An early ripe variety of cauliflower, characterized by high productivity, as well as excellent taste. The advantage of this variety is its high sugar content. The heads are large, the average weight of a vegetable reaches 0.5-2 kilograms. The growing season lasts for 70-85 days.
Alpha cabbage has white dense heads of cabbage, rounded flat in shape. Cabbage is consumed fresh and used for pickling and freezing. Cauliflower ripens in early spring, and you can harvest until late autumn.
Goodman
Like many modern Dutch hybrids, this variety attracts with high productivity for a short period of vegetation - 65-80 days. But this is only under the condition that the gardener will regularly water, feed the plant, not forgetting about the tillage.
The average weight of the head is 1.2-1.5 kilograms. Cabbage - snow-white with elastic and dense forks that can be frozen, while after thawing the vegetable does not lose its color and taste. Goodman has a strong root system, tolerates temperature extremes and adverse weather. This variety is resistant even to extreme heat.
Heads are rounded, inflorescences are dense and firm, completely covered with leaves. Farmers greatly appreciate this variety of culture, as it is resistant to fungal diseases. The heads are resistant to yellowness. The vegetable can easily withstand transportation, while it is characterized by high quality of the heads and their excellent external neatness.
Goat dereza
This is a medium ripening variety. It differs in compactness and a white head, predominantly yellowish, and sometimes a reddish tinge. An upright plant bears fruit, the average weight of which is 800 grams, and with proper care can exceed 2 kilograms.
The growing season of the plant is 53-70 days. Seedlings sprout well and develop amicably. Shoots can be planted from the second half of April to mid-July. When planting per 1 square meter there are 4 plants. This variety of cabbage is very demanding on the composition of the soil. When planting, it is important not to forget about fertilizers and top dressing.
Flora Blanca
A mid-season variety of cauliflower, predominantly rounded flattened inflorescences of white color with a cream tint. The growing season is 109-112 days. The average weight of one head is 1.2 kilograms.
The fruits are tightly covered with leaves, because the heads are reliably protected from scorching sunlight, due to which black spots and bitter taste may appear. Shoots and ripening are friendly, which means harvesting will be almost simultaneous.
Between bushes and aisles observe a distance of 50 centimeters and 70 centimeters. Cabbage is characterized by increased resistance to bacteriosis and cold, for a long time does not lose its taste when properly stored.
White beauty
Round inflorescences attract gardeners. Mid-season cauliflower is a high-yielding species. Due to the large head, the weight of cabbage varies from 0.8 to 1.2 kilograms. The growing season lasts 55-65 days after planting seedlings on an open bed.
A feature of the culture is the inability to cope with temperature extremes and pests, therefore, it is necessary not only to cover the transferred seedlings with a thick film, but also to regularly carry out preventive treatments from parasites. Cabbage well retains a dense structure and transportation properties. Even freezing will not spoil the appearance of the cabbage. White beauty.
Amerigo
Amerigo variety is a late ripening vegetable. The growing season lasts 74-80 days. Snow-white heads of cabbage are round and massive. The weight of one copy can be 2-2.5 kilograms. Unlike other varieties, this variety is characterized by increased resistance to pests and viral diseases. Amerigo advantage - increased resistance to cold, cabbage does not spoil not only the look but also the taste.
Due to intensive growth, cauliflower needs regular top dressing. Large leaves reliably protect heads from scorching sunlight, creating shading. From the second half of May to early June, you can plant seedlings. The distance between the bushes and rows should be 70-80 centimeters.
When planting cauliflower, you need to pay a lot of attention to the vegetable. Only in this case, the gardener will have high yields, healthy fruits and the absence of defects on the heads. Be sure to observe the conditions for caring for the plant: water, fertilize, and process from diseases and pests.