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Cabbage is usually grown by every passionate gardener. And if there are sometimes difficulties with early varieties, since not everyone will have the time and conditions for sowing cabbage for seedlings and subsequent care for it, then later varieties of cabbage can be sown directly into the ground or under cover. This greatly facilitates the work in the garden. In addition, it is the late varieties of cabbage that are intended for long-term storage. And, therefore, it will depend on their harvest how much you can make stocks of cabbage for the winter.
Usually late varieties of cabbage are used for storage and fermentation. But there is a variety that is not recommended to ferment for the winter, because immediately after harvesting it has too hard leaves. But it is stored wonderfully until late spring and even until the summer months. This cabbage Amager 611. It is interesting that after a few months of storage, its taste characteristics only improve.
Description of the variety
Amager 611 is considered one of the oldest varieties of white cabbage known in our country. It was bred back in the 20s of the last century from seeds that were originally from Switzerland. And he got into the state register of the USSR at the very height of the war, in 1943. This cabbage was zoned throughout the territory of the former Soviet Union, excluding only the Northern and East Siberian regions. In these areas, due to the harsh climatic conditions, the plants would not have time to ripen.
Plant characteristics
- The rosette of cabbage is medium-sized, semi-spreading, its diameter can be from 70 to 110 cm. The leaves are raised above the ground. The length of the stalk is about 20-30 cm.
- Leaves of gray-green color have a pronounced waxy bloom. The shape of the leaf blade is broadly ovate, concave. The surface of the leaves is slightly wrinkled.
- The petioles have an average size of about 11-14 cm.
- A flat-round head of cabbage is characterized by high density. Its weight can reach 3-4 kg.
Variety characteristics
The Amager 611 variety has a high yield, up to 6 kg of cabbage can be harvested from one square meter. With industrial cultivation, the marketable yield can be 40-65 tons per hectare.
These features of the Amager variety will be especially attractive to farmers.
The Amager cabbage variety is late-ripening in terms of ripening. From sowing seedlings to technical maturation of the heads of cabbage, it takes about 130-140 days on average.
The taste of cabbage leaves when harvested has a slight bitterness, but during winter storage the taste characteristics improve, the bitterness disappears and the cabbage becomes very juicy.
The disadvantages of the Amager variety include its weak resistance to fusarium wilt and vascular bacteriosis. During storage, heads of cabbage can also be affected by gray rot and punctate necrosis.
But this variety has much more advantages:
- High and stable yield;
- Increased cold resistance and even frost resistance;
- Resistant to head cracking;
- Increased keeping quality and good transportability.
Growing cabbage
Since Amager cabbage belongs to late-ripening varieties, it can be grown both as sowing for seedlings and directly on a permanent place in the garden. In the northern regions, due to the short summer, the first cultivation method is preferable.Due to the susceptibility of this variety to various diseases, the seeds require disinfection before planting. A phytosporin solution is best suited for these purposes, in which the seeds are soaked for 8-12 hours. After a little drying, they can be sown. The sowing soil is also disinfected with a phytosporin solution a day before sowing the seeds.
When thinking about when to plant Amager cabbage for seedlings, you need to proceed from the climatic characteristics of your region. It is necessary to take into account the timing of the possible harvest on the one hand, and the estimated dates for planting seedlings in the ground on the other. Usually late cabbage varieties are sown during April. On a permanent place, the Amager variety in the middle lane can be sown in early May, using additional film shelters on arcs.
At a temperature of about + 20 ° C, cabbage shoots appear in 2-5 days.
If this is not done, then seedlings will stretch and subsequently perish. The best place for the growth of cabbage seedlings is a greenhouse or greenhouse, where the necessary conditions can be maintained without difficulty. Two weeks after the emergence of seedlings, the seedlings are planted in separate containers, while deepening it in cotyledon leaves. After picking, it is advisable to spill Amager cabbage again with a solution of phytosporin.
You can plant cabbage seedlings in a permanent place of growth in open ground in the second half of May. During planting, at least 50-60 cm is left between the plants, while the row spacing should be about 60-70 cm.Immediately after planting, all the land around the bushes is sprinkled with a mixture of tobacco dust and wood ash. This will help scare off pests and serve as additional feeding.
In the future, caring for cabbage consists of weeding, loosening the soil, dressing and watering. Abundant watering is necessary for Amager cabbage in July - August during the formation of heads of cabbage. A month before harvesting, watering should be reduced to a minimum. Due to the susceptibility of this cabbage variety to diseases, it is advisable to carry out several more treatments with phytosporin during the summer.
Reviews of gardeners
The reviews and photos of those who planted Amager cabbage can be found below.
Reviews of gardeners about Amager cabbage are only good. However, this is not surprising considering how many years this variety has already existed, without losing its popularity at all.
