Descrierea detaliată și caracteristicile de varză Megaton F1

White cabbage Megaton F1 found great love among gardeners for its high productivity. The variety is considered to be medium late and demanding to care. When growing Megaton F1, you must comply with all the rules of growing and caring for the crop.

Contents

• description and characterization of varieties of cabbage Megaton
• Advantages and disadvantages
• Growing
  • nonseedlings way
  • seedling method
• growing conditions, soil preparation and landing rules Megaton
• Care grade after landing
  • Watering
  • Hilling
  • Feeding
• Diseases and pests
  • cabbage moth
  • Cabbage Aphid
  • Whitefly
  • Medvedka
• Harvesting and Storage

Description and Characteristics of Megaton Cabbage

den Dutch breeders. In Russia, it became known in the late 90s. Megaton - refers to the characteristics of medium-late varieties and differs from other varieties with increased productivity and yield .

Sheet rosette in a variety of large and the description has a light green color. Heading dense, flattened shape, reaches in size

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up to 5-7 kg .With a large size of the head, the stalk of the variety is small.

Yield is 9 kg per 1 square. meter. From the moment of emergence of shoots to technical ripeness, about 160 days pass, depending on climatic conditions and the method of cultivation.

The disadvantages can be attributed - a small fresh storage period( 1-4 months).

Growing

Growing Megaton cabbage can seedlings and seeds in open ground.

Reckless way

This method consists in planting seeds directly in the ground , in a permanent place.

Megaton cabbage seeds

For good germination, seeds are planted in early May, after spring frosts. Before planting, it is necessary to treat the seeds:

1. Soaking in hot water for 20 minutes
2. Sharp immersion in cold water for 5 minutes
3. Treatment in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, to prevent the occurrence of various diseases
4. Washing and drying

Disinfected and processed patterns that have been used to disinfect and treat different diseases

see , spill and mulch in order to prevent the occurrence of earthen clod and drying of the soil.

Before the emergence of shoots, the soil should not be allowed to dry out. Watering is done by sprinkling so that water does not knock the seeds out of the ground. After the appearance of 3 true leaves, the culture is thinned. The second thinning is carried out after the appearance of 6 true leaves.

After thinning, cabbage must be fertilized with nitrogenous fertilizers, weeded and ground the soil.

Loosening is a mandatory procedure after thinning

Seedling method

It is necessary to grow up seedlings in early April .The prepared seeds are sown in the nutrient soil and set in a micro-pot. It is necessary to ensure that the soil is constantly wet, while spraying is carried out using a spray gun.

When 3 sheets appear, the seedlings need to be fertilized with complex fertilizers and transplanted into separate pots.

A pick is made only after a thorough spillage of a plant. Seedlings are carefully removed with a clod of earth and pruned the main root by 1/3 .

Growth conditions, soil preparation and Megaton landing rules

In very hot weather, young seedlings need to cuddle for 2-3 days .

For a generous harvest, the beds must be prepared in the autumn. The beds are dug up on shovels bayonet and organic fertilizers are applied. Cabbage is better to plant on the beds, where previously grew potatoes, carrots or tomatoes.

Cabbage Megaton needs a sunny and well ventilated place

Cabbage, Megaton varieties prefer fertile soil with good moisture and water permeability. If the land is acidic, then at the time of digging in the soil must be added. Ash or lime must be added to the soil. On acidic soil, cabbage can get sick with certain diseases that cruciferous plants are susceptible to.

To prevent the attack of insects - pests, marigolds, mint, cilantro and other spicy plants are planted with cabbage.

Grade care after planting

Grade care Megaton is not difficult, it consists only in timely watering, fertilization and hilling.

Watering

Watering cabbage is carried out by in the morning or evening after drying the top layer of the earth with extremely warm water.

After watering, the ground around the plant should be gently loosened to a depth of at least 5-7 cm to prevent cracking of the soil.

Watering is done in the morning or evening

After planting, watering is carried out by every 2-3 days , 10 liters of water per plant. From 3 weeks watering is reduced to 1 time per week. Water consumption per plant is 12 liters. During the period of heading, watering is reduced, and 14 days before harvesting, it is completely stopped, in order to protect the heading from cracking.

Hilling

The first hilling is carried out by 21 days after planting the seedlings. Subsequent hilling is once every 10 days .

Top dressing

When growing cabbage, fertilizer is applied three times per season .

• First feeding: two weeks after transplanting.
• Second: 14 days after the first feeding. To do this, apply cow dung diluted with water in the ratio of 1:10.
• Third: during the formation of the head.10 grams of urea and potassium sulfate are added to a bucket of water.

For the full production of nutrients, it is necessary to use half a liter of fertilizer for each plant.

During the cultivation of the fertilizer make three times

Disease and pestsFor treatment, lepidocytes are used( 20 grams per 10 liters of water).

Cabbage Aphid

Discoloration and twisting of leaves , a slowdown in growth and a disturbance in the formation of a head of cabbage. The treatment consists in adding Decis Pro to the soil.

Whitefly

If the cabbage is damaged by the whitefly, a white bloom is observed on the leaves , which darken with time. You can get rid of it by spraying the plant with Actellik at the rate of: 1 ampoule per liter of water.

Medvedka

Medvedka affects the root system and stems, which leads to the death of the plant. To destroy Medvedki use the drug "Medvetoks", which is introduced into the soil to a depth of 5 cm.

Harvesting and Storage

The time of harvesting is affected by the planting method. When sowing in a seedless manner, the collection is made on day 160 .When planting seedling method - on day 100 .

Although the Megaton variety is resistant to a sharp drop in temperature, it adversely affects the storage time. Depending on the region, Megaton cabbage varieties are harvested in the fall.

Harvesting should be carried out in dry and cool weather, when the air temperature does not exceed + 6 degrees, as the head, cut in warm weather, can be subjected to rot and rapid fading.

For storage, select intact vegetables, with no signs of rot. Store the heads of stalk up on the straw in a dry place with a temperature of 0 to -4 degrees.

The variety Megaton has one drawback - has a small fresh storage time , and in order for cabbage to delight with its taste all winter, it needs to be pickled.

With respect to the rules of cultivation and crop care, Megaton variety will delight not only for its high yield, but also for its wonderful taste.

There is a sign of planting cabbage: you can not sow seeds or plant seedlings at a permanent place on Thursday, as they will eat a flea or caterpillar( the sign is tested by many gardeners).