Valentine cabbage
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Valentine cabbage: variety description
Specialists in the development of new varieties of cabbage each year receive this vegetable with improved qualities and transfer them to farmers for widespread distribution. However, most farmers choose to grow only those varieties that have stood the test of time, like the Valentine cabbage variety. Valentine's cabbage was obtained in the year two thousand and four and has now won the hearts of most summer residents and farmers. Valentine's cabbage belongs to varieties with a late ripeness, has an amazing presentation and taste, a long shelf life, and the product can also be sourdough. He has every chance of becoming the most popular cabbage variety, he will achieve this title in the near future.
Cabbage Valentine f1: photo of the variety
If you need to get fruits quickly, we advise you to look for another variety, since the Valentine cabbage variety belongs to the late-ripening ones. From the day the seeds hatch, about 170 days should pass and then ripe heads of cabbage can be expected. Of course, there is a way to shorten the ripeness period, purchase seedlings and plant cabbage with its help. This method is widely used in the northern as well as central regions of our country.
In the process of growing, the Valentine cabbage variety forms a thick head of cabbage of ordinary size. Usually, the weight of one fully ripe fruit is 2-4 kg. Inside, the cabbage has light shades, the stalk is also light and short. The leaves of this variety are small, uneven at the edges, there is a coating of wax.
Of course, Valentine's cabbage wouldn't be as popular without good taste. The leaves are filled with juice; when they are used, a crunch appears. The Valentine cabbage contains a large amount of sugar and a small amount of bitterness. It is impossible not to mention the huge amount of vitamins and useful microelements. The smell of cabbage has a light vegetable smell. The strengthening of all these qualities as the cabbage ripens is also sent to the piggy bank of advantages.
Valentine's cabbage has an excellent yield level. Since the size of the vegetable is ordinary, it compensates for this amount of harvest, usually there are seven to eight kilograms per square meter. You can get such a crop thanks to proper planting. Due to the small root of the Valentine cabbage, you can plant about three copies per square meter.
Storing cabbage
A vegetable, namely Valentine's cabbage, can be safely stored throughout the winter season. When the harvested cabbage is moved to a cold room at the end of the second month of autumn, it may not lose its beneficial qualities until the beginning of summer. And while maintaining favorable conditions for maintaining the quality of cabbage, you can add a couple more months. It is possible to keep this vegetable both fresh and heat-treated. Housewives love to cook sauerkraut, pickles and other preparations. During heat treatment, neither taste, nor vitamins, nor useful properties, nor aroma disappear.
Cabbage Valentine f1 has a high level of resistance to adverse weather conditions, which helps it not to lose its amazing presentation and taste. Another advantage is the possibility of long-distance transportation. Combined with a large amount of harvest, this variety is one of the favorite varieties of cabbage for farmers who do their business of selling vegetables.
Cabbage Valentine f1: photo of the variety
Diseases and parasites
The Valentine cabbage variety cannot be called well resistant to various diseases and parasites. Of course, when creating Valentine's cabbage, experts laid a gene responsible for a high level of resistance to parasites and diseases. And it cannot be said that the vegetable is very often subject to their attacks. For example, the plant has an ideal level of resistance to black leg, white rot, gray rot, Alternaria, and vascular bacteriosis.
The most dangerous diseases for the Valentine cabbage variety are punctate necrosis, keela, apical rot. To combat them, you need to purchase specialized chemical products in shops with a garden and garden theme, as well as try recipes from the people.
When the roots die off on cabbage leaves (not internal), the plant has apical rot. The spread of this disease is the cabbage fly, namely its larvae. You can get rid of this disease with the help of phosphate rock or tobacco dust.
If there are brown or black spots in some places on the cabbage leaves, then the plant has punctate necrosis. You can get rid of this disease with the help of potash fertilizers.
In the presence of a large number of growths on the root system of cabbage, the plant has a keel. It stops the use of moisture, then the growth of the plant, and then finally destroys it. The spread of this disease is a fungus. It can hit the seeds or be in the air. Unfortunately, an effective remedy has not yet been invented for treating a plant from this infection, and therefore it will have to be removed and burned. Purchase an antifungal agent from a garden store and disinfect the ground where the affected plant was growing.
Valentine cabbage: the pros and cons of the variety
After you have read the characteristics of the Valentine cabbage variety, you can start listing its pros and cons.
Let's start with the pros, they include:
- Large amount of harvest.
- Excellent taste that does not disappear either during heat treatment or during long-term storage.
- A huge variety of dishes that can be prepared from cabbage.
- High level of resistance to cracking.
- The ability to transport over long distances and excellent presentation.
- Average level of resistance to most different diseases.
The disadvantages include:
- The need for a large and constant amount of sunlight.
- Deterioration of taste with excessive soil moisture.
- Of the cultivation methods, only seedlings, since the variety is late ripening.
Thanks to the combination of all these qualities, the Valentine cabbage has won the hearts of many gardeners and summer residents. Every second suburban or suburban area has this variety in the garden. Due to the large amount of harvest, you can try to cook a huge number of cabbage dishes and not be afraid that a large family will not have enough of them.
Cabbage Valentine f1: photo of the variety
Valentine cabbage: planting and care
Usually, the planting material, namely the seeds of Valentine's cabbage, underwent the necessary preventive measures before the sale, which means that you do not need to waste your time and energy on this. They are mainly painted in different colors. However, when purchasing seeds without preventive intervention, you should arrange these procedures yourself:
- Place valentine's cabbage seeds in a 1% solution of potassium permanganate to kill various parasites.
- Place the seeds in a cool room with a maximum temperature of ten degrees to help withstand adverse weather conditions.
- Place Valentine cabbage seeds in a humate solution for twelve hours, this contributes to the accumulation of useful minerals and accelerates growth.
- The soil must be prepared in advance, combine peat, sand, garden soil and mix.Arrange the ground heating at about one hundred and fifty degrees, this contributes to the destruction of various parasites and diseases.
Having planted the planting material, namely the seeds, it takes about thirty-five to forty days of waiting for the seedlings, then boldly plant the seedlings in open ground. A pot or any other container must be made with a drainage layer. We sow the seeds of Valentine's cabbage, two to three pieces per centimeter deep. After one week in the warmth, the seedlings will hatch. During this period, take care of sufficient amount of sunlight.
When sowing all Valentine cabbage seeds in one container, the seedlings must be dived into different containers when they reach the age of two weeks. Before diving, it is advised to apply phosphorus or potassium fertilizer. When using seedlings, it is necessary to cut off less than half of the root, this contributes to a more accelerated strengthening of the seedling.
For the growth of the Valentine cabbage variety, they carefully select the area that is as light as possible, without cold and strong winds, then feed the soil with chalk or dolomite flour, minerals or organic matter. It is important that the plant has five to six leaves no longer than fifteen centimeters. We plant cabbage in two to three pieces per square meter.
To improve the growth of Valentine's cabbage, it is recommended to plant it in places where tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, onions and cereals grew.
The Valentine cabbage variety requires careful attention, for example, do not overdo it with soil moisture. Usually, on especially warm days, twenty liters of settled and warm water is consumed per square meter. And on cloudy days - fifteen liters. Loosen the soil immediately after wetting it. Avoid watering for thirty days before harvesting.
If the root system is in soil with a high moisture level for more than ten hours, it dies.
Valentine's cabbage is an excellent variety with a late ripeness. Getting an excellent harvest will not be difficult for both an experienced gardener and a beginner. Dense heads of cabbage have excellent taste and excellent appearance. Long-term preservation, fresh and cooked, is possible. In winter, with a lack of vitamins in the human body, cabbage will help boost immunity.
Cabbage Valentine f1: photo of the variety
Cabbage Valentine f1: reviews of gardeners
- Alena Igorevna, Moscow region: “I didn’t know for a long time what to plant for the winter harvesting season and I found Valentine cabbage. The size of the heads of cabbage is small, but the taste is amazing. The leaves are full of juice and have a fresh scent. I cook from Valentine's cabbage my husband's favorite dish - cabbage rolls. I have already distributed seedlings to all neighbors in the country.
- Olga Alexandrovna, Sverdlovsk region: “Based on the recommendation on the Internet, I bought the seedlings of the Valentina cabbage variety on the market. I don’t know what I did wrong, but it didn’t work out for me. Probably, it's all about the low-lying area and wet soils. "
