Cabbage Moscow late

Moscow late cabbage: variety description

Breeders are constantly developing new varieties of vegetables, making them better, tastier, and accelerating their growth. People often wonder why the original plants are still in the beds. Late Moscow cabbage was bred in the twenties of the twentieth century, therefore it can be considered a long-liver variety. The Moscow late cabbage variety is quite old, as you already understood, but this does not interfere with its development and growth. It is also renowned for its cold growing ability and good taste.

Moscow late cabbage: photo of the variety

The Moscow late cabbage variety was documented in the official register in one thousand nine hundred and forty-three, in the thirty-ninth year of the same century, the variety began to be withdrawn from the Pyshkinsky variety.

Breeders recommend growing this variety in the central regions of Russia, also to the north and in the Far East. They like to plant cabbage of the Moscow late variety in dachas, including in the Moscow Region.

Important! The longer the ripening period, the better the cabbage is adapted for pickling and eating in winter in its normal state. Cabbage variety Moskovskaya Late tolerates transportation and rather long storage.

Existing characteristic of Moscow late cabbage:

• Cabbage will fully ripen in about three months after the seed germination;
• It is recommended to sow seeds in the beds;
• The diameter of the rosette is approximately one meter;
• The leaves are large and covered with a small layer of wax, green with a grayish tint;
• The head of cabbage itself looks like a ball;
• The usual weight for heads of cabbage is about five kilograms, but there are also overgrowths reaching fifteen kilograms;
• In the conditions necessary for the plant, it can be stored for up to six months;
• It is customary to harvest heads of cabbage after autumn frosts;
• Often grown in industry due to its presentation;
• The variety is resistant to a sufficient number of pests and does not spread;
• The type of soil and additional care for cultivation is not required;

Moscow late cabbage: photo of the variety

Moscow cabbage late: planting varieties

There are two ways to grow. Sowing directly into the garden, first the growth of seedlings. Seedlings are usually sown in mid-April. A month later, the grown seedlings are transplanted into the beds. At the end of April, the seeds of Moscow late cabbage are sown under polyethylene.

Picking

Pickling of Moscow late cabbage seedlings is one of the most important manipulations. You can wind the seeds directly into separate blocks. You sow two seeds in a container and leave the strongest sprout after germination.

Late Moscow cabbage: distance

Nothing should grow around a radius of eight centimeters from each cabbage in the seedlings. This is necessary for a sufficient amount of nutrients needed by late varieties. Mature cabbages should be more than half a meter apart.

Temperature regime

For the correct and good growth of cabbage seedlings of the Moscow late variety, only the correct ambient temperature is needed. It is recommended to maintain the temperature at sixteen degrees, at night the temperature can remain at a level not lower than six degrees, and during rains or other precipitation, a slight decrease in temperature from the daily norm, a decrease within three degrees, is possible.

Cabbage variety Moscow late: photo

Important! The variety needs high-quality watering and at least one mineralized fertilizer.

Stratification

Before planting in the garden, the cabbage must be hardened.To do this, you can take seedlings outside for a not very long time, in order to avoid the death of plants.

Moscow late cabbage: proper care

Practically no care is needed, the presence of a person is not necessary for the Moscow late cabbage variety

Watering

In the summer, for watering the Moscow late cabbage variety, preference should be given to warm water. Water the roots directly, in the evening or not in the heat. It is necessary to reduce the amount of watering during the formation of heads of cabbage. Reducing watering is necessary to prevent the divergence of cracks in the cabbage.

Top dressing

A solution of water and organic fertilizers will help the cabbage grow more properly and give a good harvest. Manure or dung can be used as organic matter. Top dressing is carried out three times. Three weeks after planting, then fourteen days later, and again ten days later.

Moscow late cabbage: photo of the variety

Mulching

Soil mulching has a good effect on the planting of Moscow late cabbage. The process consists in laying humus on the soil under the plant, it will also prevent the cracks from spreading over the heads of cabbage.

In the fight against insect pests

Solutions of ash, flour, various decoctions based on plants are suitable against insects. It is possible to use insecticides, they will not harm the plants.

Loosening

The roots need a hilling process, this will help the heads of cabbage not fall off their legs and not fall over.