Summer residents and gardeners love late varieties of white cabbage. They are well stored, do not require complicated care, ideal for fermentation. Cabbage “Moscow late” was bred at the All-Union Research Institute of Selection by the method of family and individual selection from the Moscow variety “Pyshkinskaya”. Zoned variety in 1943.
This crop belongs to late ripening varieties. It is distinguished by high productivity, excellent presentation and pleasant taste. It is these characteristics that made this variety a priority among gardeners in the Moscow region and central Russia.
Moscow late cabbage: description
This variety is acid-resistant, unpretentious to soils and care. The plant has many advantages that make it popular for growing in garden plots.
Head out
This variety has a large leaf outlet. Its size reaches 110 cm. Rounded or oval-shaped leaves, wrinkled, gray-green. They have a slight wax coating. The edges of the leaves are smooth, slightly wavy, with long petioles. Veins are coarse and rare. Heads of cabbage are very dense, large, juicy, flat-round or round in shape. Their average weight is from 4 to 6 kilograms, but often reaches 15 kilograms.
In the context of the cabbage “Moscow late” is painted in yellow and white. The inner poker has an average or short length, the outer one is high (about 30 cm).
The yield of the variety is more than ten kilograms per square meter, or about nine hundred quintals per hectare. Cabbage "Moscow late" - a moisture-loving plant. Especially she needs plentiful watering in the early autumn.
It is characterized by resistance to pests and keel damage, cracking of heads of cabbage.
Grade Advantages
- High in sugars and ascorbic acid.
- Productivity, excellent commodity and taste.
- Suitable for pickling, canning, fresh consumption, long-term storage.
disadvantages
According to vegetable growers, the main disadvantage of the variety is the high outdoor stump, due to which large heads of cabbage roll over on their side. In order to prevent this, it is necessary to high up the cabbage or use supports.
Growing Features
Moscow late cabbage is grown in two ways - from seedlings or by sowing seeds into the ground. Today, of late-ripening varieties, one of the most popular is Moscow late cabbage. The characteristic of the variety allows it to be sown since the tenth of April. The average growing time for seedlings is about 35 days. In addition, this variety can be planted in the soil on ridges (under a film coating) in the last decade of April.
Before sowing, cabbage seeds must be prepared. The quality of the crop depends on this. Dry seeds should be placed in hot (+50 ° C) water for a quarter of an hour, then for one minute in cold. After that, they must be immersed in a trace element solution for twelve hours. Then they are washed under running water and placed in the refrigerator for a day. After all the manipulations, the seeds are dried so that they do not stick to the hands, and planted.
Growing seedlings of "Moscow late" cabbage, the following requirements should be met:
- you can use sowing in planting pots with the removal of the weakest plants from seedlings or use the picking method;
- for this type of cabbage, planting cells measuring 8 x 8 cm are necessary, which are the optimal area for feeding seedlings;
- so that the seedlings do not stretch too high and grow as strong as possible, it is necessary to withstand temperatures from +15 to +17 ° C on sunny days, and not higher than +15 ° C on gloomy cloudy days. At night, the temperature should not exceed +10 ° C;
- cabbage - a cold-resistant plant, the seeds of this vegetable crop germinate at a fairly low temperature (+3 ... + 5 ° C). And ripe heads of cabbage are able to withstand frosts to -5 ° C.
Cabbage "Moscow late" prefers open areas, with well-fertilized, fertile soil, slightly acidic or neutral reaction. The distance between plants during planting should be at least 60 cm, and the row spacing - at least 70 cm.
Care
Care for cabbage of this variety is standard. It involves regular abundant watering and a single (per season) application of complex fertilizers. Good, high-quality seedlings are strong, have a strong root system and at least six leaves.
Seedlings are planted in open ground about a month and a half after sowing seeds.
Watering
Moscow late cabbage loves moisture, but it needs especially plentiful watering during dry periods. Watering is carried out in the evening, under the root. Before the fruits ripen completely, they are reduced so that the heads of cabbage do not crack from excess moisture.
Top dressing
The first time the seedlings are fed twenty-one days after planting. The following - in twelve and twenty-four days, respectively. It is recommended to use diluted bird droppings or slurry. The plant responds well to mulching with compost or humus.
Particular attention should be paid to weed control. Cabbage ridges must be regularly cleaned of them, and after rains and watering, shallow cultivation will be required, as well as the hilling of this vegetable crop.
Pests and diseases
Often during the growing season, cruciferous fleas, cabbage scoop, whitewash, cabbage fly, slugs, etc. affect the plant. Cruciferous fleas infect young plants and seedlings, cabbage fly, whitewash and scoop are dangerous for adult plants. To protect against pests and diseases, modern drugs are used - insectofungicides. Many gardeners prefer to use time-tested folk methods, including dolomite flour, wood ash, infusions and decoctions of tomato tops, wormwood, onions, garlic.
Cabbage "Moscow late": reviews of gardeners
According to experienced vegetable growers, this is one of the best late-ripening varieties of white cabbage. It is she who is ideal for fermentation. In addition, gardeners believe that the Moscow late cabbage variety is excellently stored for a long time (during the winter period), and the excellent taste and excellent quality of these dense heads of cabbage receive only positive reviews and the highest ratings.