June cabbage is an early variety. The duration of the period from sprouts to technical maturity is 100 days.
Characteristics
The description of the variety is as follows: the plant has a small leaf rosette, which is slightly elevated and has a diameter of 50 cm. The leaves are painted green, solid, with a slight waxy bloom, the edges of the leaf plates are slightly wavy.
A strong and large plant produces heads of cabbage in the form of balls of medium density. Outwardly, the color is light green, on the cut it has a light green tint. The inner stump is of moderate length.
Heads of cabbage are noted for their juiciness, uniformity and weight up to 2 kg. The product has dry matter in the number of 8%, sugars – up to 4% and ascorbic acid – 45 mg%.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
The advantages that make the variety popular with summer residents who leave positive reviews include the following:
- High and stable rates of fruiting, which is up to 6 kg per m2.
- Amicable fruit formation, allowing the cultivation of a crop for early production.
- High gastronomic properties and tender structure of vegetables. Saplings easily tolerate low temperatures.
- The presence of nutrients, in particular vitamin C.
In addition to the advantages, there are also disadvantages:
- The tendency to cracking heads, so you need to harvest on time.
- Low keeping quality typical for all early varieties.
- Vegetables are designed to be used raw and are not intended to be painted over.
Sowing dates for cabbage seedlings
Cabbage seeds do not need any special preparation. When choosing the time for sowing, you need to calculate when to plant cabbage for seedlings so that the first fork can be cut in the summer. Cabbage needs to be planted at a specific time, but depending on the climate conditions of the region: from early March to May.
If you plant cabbage in early March, then sowing to a permanent place is needed at the end of April, otherwise the seedlings will outgrow, which will ruin its fruiting. It is important that when sowing, the seedlings are not more than 50 days old.
To get an early harvest with minimal effort, professional summer residents advise planting a crop at the end of March. Then sowing seedlings can be done in early May. This is the standard time for planting seedlings in the ground in temperate areas.
Growing conditions for cabbage
Sowing cabbage begins with choosing a spot that needs to be lit all day. A suitable option would be to use a place that is level or with slight slopes to the south and southeast. The culture loves fertile and loamy soil.
If the soil is acidic, then it must be treated with lime, since with an acidity of less than 6, cabbage will not be able to tie heads, and there is a risk of infection with keel.
The ideal predecessors are legumes, grains, onions, cucumbers. You should not sow cabbage for 3 years in one place.
Preparing the soil for cultivation
When cultivating cabbage, it is necessary to take into account that in order to obtain a high-quality harvest, the soil must be carefully prepared. The plant needs a structural and fertile soil. Therefore, for sowing, you need to use only fertilized soil, and you need to think about this in advance.
For these purposes, the place allotted for sowing must be dug up with a shovel in the fall and fertilized with humus and ash, which is an excellent disinfectant. You also need to remember about mineral fertilizers and add potassium and superphosphate to the soil. With the advent of spring, the soil needs to be loosened and nutrients added.
Harvesting and storage rules
According to the scripture of the variety, heads of cabbage are formed at the end of June after sowing for 60 days. You can understand the readiness of a vegetable by its external properties. If the head is firm and sized, you can start harvesting.
Also, a signal for harvesting is the yellowing of the outer lower leaves in mature crops, which indicates the end of the formation process and the receipt of the necessary nutrients.
Cleaning should be done in the morning in dry weather. Each fruit must be cut carefully using a sharp blade. In this case, it is necessary to leave three leaves and a stump 2 cm long.
Do not delay the collection, as overripe heads of cabbage quickly begin to deform and rot. The vegetable cannot be stored for a long time. It is designed to be eaten within 2 weeks of collection.
To get quality products, you need to make every effort, as well as to know some of the features of this culture. The main thing is to provide the cabbage with favorable conditions and already in June to enjoy the excellent taste of this healthy vegetable.
