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Cabbage is one of the main vegetables grown on private plots. Now is spring, it's time to prepare seedlings of various vegetable crops. Residents of Siberia are concerned about the question of when to plant cabbage for seedlings in 2019.
It should be noted that the climate in Siberia is harsh, the soil thaws late. To get an excellent harvest of a crunchy vegetable, you need to plant in open ground a grown, but not overgrown seedlings. Let's talk about the timing of sowing seeds, the rules for growing seedlings in Siberia and caring for cabbage in the open field.
Lunar dates
In Siberia, vegetables are planted when the threat of recurrent frosts disappears. As a rule, this is the end of May. It is for these periods that you need to take into account when sowing cabbage seeds.
Experienced vegetable growers are guided by the phases of the moon when sowing. Good seedlings are obtained if cabbage seeds are sown on the growing moon, given favorable days. When to sow cabbage in 2019:
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Do not forget that cabbage can be of early, middle and late ripening periods. Therefore, sowing seeds for seedlings in Siberia is carried out at different times. The article will talk about white cabbage.
Growing seedlings
With the onset of spring, Siberian gardeners begin to think about getting a rich harvest from their beds. Many vegetable crops are grown through seedlings. Cabbage is no exception.
Seed preparation
As a rule, the seed is purchased in stores. It's no secret that you come across sellers offering substandard seeds. Therefore, before sowing, an audit is carried out.
It is important not only to consider when to plant seeds in order to get strong seedlings in Siberia. The main condition is the use of regionalized seed for sowing.
After revision, the seed material must be disinfected in order to exclude viral diseases of the seedlings. The seeds are placed in hot water (not higher than +50) and kept for a third of an hour. Strain and place in cold water. Experienced gardeners advise soaking the seeds in Epin or Humate to stimulate growth.
Soil preparation
The issue of planting cabbage for seedlings in Siberia must be approached responsibly. This also applies to the soil. You can use ready-made soil or prepare it yourself. An important requirement is high fertility.
Before sowing seeds for seedlings, the soil is steamed with boiling water, adding potassium permanganate to destroy blackleg spores and other fungal diseases.
When sowing white cabbage seeds, you can use different containers:
- nurseries on the street;
- boxes;
- cassettes and plastic cups;
- peat tablets.
Some Siberian vegetable growers use egg containers as containers for sowing seeds. Indeed, it is original.
Many Siberian gardeners plant seeds in a snail to get strong seedlings of white cabbage. This technique is convenient because it does not take up the useful area of the window.It is necessary to transplant plants without waiting for the seedlings to be pulled out.
Sowing seeds
It is necessary not only to consider when to plant white cabbage seeds in the regions of Siberia, but also to act without mistakes. The planting material is laid out on the ground or in prepared grooves. Sprinkle the seeds with soil no more than 1 cm.
Covering the nursery with cellophane will help to get fast shoots. The container is placed in a warm (within +20 degrees) and bright place. Fresh seeds emerge in less than a week. When the first shoots appear, the shelter is removed.
Care of young plants
It is necessary not only to take into account the timing of sowing cabbage for seedlings in Siberia, but also the conditions for growing seedlings.
As soon as the shoots have appeared, the containers are placed on a bright window, reducing the temperature to +10 degrees for at least 10 days. During this time, the seedlings will have time to form a root system, a real leaf appears.
On the following days, the temperature is maintained up to +16 degrees. Seedlings should be spilled weekly with a pink solution of potassium permanganate. It is advisable to powder the soil and leaves with wood ash.
Picking
Sometimes vegetable growers ask themselves questions about when to plant cabbage seeds for seedlings, in Siberia they decide whether the seedlings will need to dive. Let's see what such an agrotechnical operation gives a plant:
- The revision of the root system of the seedlings is being carried out. If darkening is found, then it is most likely a black leg. Such seedlings are discarded.
- Plants are given ample space to grow.
- The root system of white cabbage seedlings grows vigorously in a separate container.
- Seedlings do not stretch, they turn out to be strong and healthy.
The timing of picking white cabbage seedlings in Siberia will differ from other regions, as well as the time of sowing seeds. Dived seedlings should be watered well immediately. A week after transplanting the seedlings, the timing of feeding is approaching. You can use potash fertilizers, superphosphate. Solutions are prepared strictly according to the instructions.
Planting white cabbage for seedlings in Siberia is practically no different from other regions, except for the timing. In the future, the plants are watered in a timely manner, it is impossible to overdry the lump of soil.
Since the seedlings will have to be planted in open ground, given the timing, and the conditions of Siberia are quite harsh, they begin to harden it a week after the pick. If the seedlings are grown on a window, then open the window, gradually increasing the time.
Landing in the ground
It is important not only to know the timing of sowing seeds for seedlings in Siberia, but also when to plant cabbage in the ground.
It is important to observe the age of the seedlings before planting on the ridges:
- for early varieties - 56-60 days;
- for mid-ripening about 40;
- for later no more than 35.
And now let's name the approximate dates when in Siberia you can plant a crunchy vegetable of different ripening varieties on the ridges:
- early maturing from April 25 to May 15;
- mid-season - May 15-June 15;
- winter cabbage (late) - from June 1.
Why we use the word "approximate": the weather in the Siberian region is unpredictable, therefore, when deciding when to plant seedlings in Siberia, you need to focus on the ripeness of the soil for planting.
Soil preparation
As a rule, the soil for white cabbage is prepared in the fall. Compost is brought in and dug up. It is not necessary to level the ridges; on an uneven surface, moisture is better absorbed after the snow melts. Good precursors to cabbage are:
- potatoes;
- bow;
- legumes.
In the spring, when the time comes to plant white cabbage seedlings in Siberia, the soil is re-digged.After leveling the surface with a rake, the soil is no longer touched, left to warm up. Before planting cabbage, holes are prepared. Their diameter is up to 40 cm, depth is from 15 to 20. It is easy to check whether the soil is ready to plant cabbage in the garden:
- it should be loose, crumble, as in the photo;
- when squeezing, a lump should not form;
- weeds begin to grow on the prepared ridges.
Add a spoonful of wood ash to each hole. It prevents black leg disease in cabbage.
Rules for planting seedlings in open ground
When seedlings are planted in the ground, independently in Siberia or in another region, early varieties are first dealt with. The wells are filled with water with dissolved potassium permanganate. Cabbage seedlings are carefully removed from the pots so as not to damage the clod of earth.
Mullein infusion is prepared in advance. Each seedling, along with a clod of earth, is dipped into a solution and planted. You can plant not one, but two plants if there are enough seedlings. This method makes it possible to reject seedlings that are lagging behind in development and leave more healthy specimens.
The seedling is lightly squeezed around the root and watered with water.
After a few days, the cabbage patch will look like in the photo.
Watering and feeding
Cabbage is a moisture-loving vegetable, but does not want to grow in a "swamp". Watering should be abundant at least 2-3 times a week, if there is no precipitation. You need to water not only the hole, but the entire surface of the ridge. High air humidity is a great atmosphere.
Caring for cabbage unites the family, try to involve even babies in work. Look at the photo with what pride the baby is doing the job!
If possible, install a turntable over the beds.
Not only the timing of planting cabbage in Siberia should excite gardeners. To grow large heads of cabbage, a plant needs a lot of nutrients. You can, of course, use store drugs. They are used strictly according to the instructions.
You can feed it with infusions of mullein or chicken droppings when the forks begin to twist. The infusions are diluted as follows: for 10 liters of water, one liter of infusion. The watering can poured into 2-3 bushes.
Cabbage needs to be hilled so that pests cannot get to the roots. In addition, this procedure increases the root system: the roots develop on a stem buried in the soil.
Cabbage pests
The main pests of cabbage are:
- cabbage fly;
- slugs and snails;
- caterpillars of a cabbage butterfly;
- cruciferous flea.
Cabbage fly
The fly's summer time in Siberia is early May. She lays eggs at the base of the stem. The appeared white larvae eat the roots. The plant withers, the leaves become bluish-leaden. You can tear the surface around the root, sprinkle with dichlorvos. The soil must be moist. The earth is scooped up at the root. The larvae are afraid of salt. This is worth taking advantage of. A glass of salt is added to a bucket of water and the cabbage is poured under the root.
Snails and slugs
These small critters damage the leaves. They live on the soil. There is a proven remedy that has already been mentioned: sprinkle the soil around the fork with pepper.
Cruciferous fleas
Pests overwinter in the soil, plant debris. With the onset of warm days, they begin to look for food. Most of all they like crucifers, which include all types of cabbage. You can notice the pest by the small holes that appear on the leaves.
Getting rid of a flea is not easy as it jumps from place to place. There is a good folk remedy: all cruciferous plants are simultaneously powdered with wood ash.This procedure can be carried out all season: there will be no harm.
Cabbage butterfly
The butterfly itself feeds on pollen, but its larvae, hatched from eggs, are very voracious "individuals". The butterfly lays a large number of eggs on the underside of the cabbage leaf. Caterpillars, when they are born, begin to feed intensively. You can cope with the misfortune manually by collecting insects.
Harvesting and storage of crops
Harvesting cabbage in Siberia begins with early varieties as it ripens in July and early August. The rest of the heads of cabbage are removed in October before the onset of frost. For storage, choose forks without damage. They can be hung by stumps or stored in large plastic bags with holes drilled through them to keep the cabbage from growing moldy.
Let's summarize
Experienced vegetable growers know when to plant cabbage for seedlings in Siberia. They take into account many factors, including the peculiarities of the climate, the selection of varieties of amazing crunchy vegetables that are appropriate for the region.
We wish you success in growing. We hope that in the reviews our readers will share their secrets regarding the peculiarities of growing cabbage in Siberia.
