Growing ornamental cabbage to decorate the garden

Varieties of ornamental cabbage have been bred by breeders for a long time, but only in recent years has the design of gardens, parks, public gardens, and flower beds with them gained wide scope.

Growing ornamental cabbage not very labor-intensive, cabbage is unpretentious, grows without problems.

Ornamental cabbage seedlings can be grown at home and later transplanted into open ground. But you can grow it immediately in open ground, but with the obligatory use of covering material or a greenhouse.

If you decide to sow seedlings homemade cabbage seeds, then it is worth considering that cabbage does not tolerate elevated temperatures and heat. It is better to sow each seed in a separate container, so that later, when picking and transplanting to a permanent place, you do not damage the delicate roots. It is necessary to sow seeds at the end of February - beginning of March. Home seedlings should be transplanted into a flower bed in the garden in mid-May.

If you want to grow ornamental cabbage immediately in open ground, then you need to sow the seeds in a greenhouse around mid-April. The temperature in the greenhouse should be maintained at 18-20 degrees Celsius. Seedlings grown in such conditions are stronger and more hardened. In May, it is transplanted to a permanent place in the garden.

Transplantation of seedlings grown using both methods is carried out carefully, preserving the earthen ball to the maximum.Seedlings should be deepened into the soil up to the first true leaves, maintaining a distance of 30 cm between plants.

For ornamental cabbage, a sunny place is preferable, but it also grows well in partial shade. It develops quickly and well with abundant watering and fertilization.