How to grow Chinese cabbage. Features of cultivation

Cabbage is a favorite vegetable on our table; it is one of the most common cultivated plants. Various types of cabbage are grown in summer cottages. The Beijing one has also become not uncommon. Although not everyone knows how to grow Chinese cabbage so that you get an excellent harvest. It must be taken into account that this is a plant of short daylight hours, so the determining condition is the correctly chosen sowing time.

How to grow Chinese cabbage. Features of cultivation

It needs to be sown either in mid-April (if the land is ready and the weather permits) or in the second half of summer.

Exists a few ruleshelping to achieve good results.

1. The best predecessors of Chinese cabbage are garlic or onions. It should not be planted after plants of the cruciferous family (radish, cabbage and others), since they have the same diseases and pests.
2. The seeds need to be sown in a permanent place; it is quite difficult for the plant to take root after transplantation.
3. When planting in July, there is no longer any spring moisture in the soil, so for better germination, first pour cold water into the hole, allowing it to soak in, and then lay out the seeds. Next, all that remains is to cover them with dry soil, throwing grass on top to retain moisture.
4. When the heads of cabbage begin to set, the leaves need to be tied at the top or tied together with a ring from a plastic bottle.

Then everything is as usual - watering, loosening, fighting diseases and pests. In hot summers, cruciferous flea beetles may appear. And since Chinese cabbage is a very early ripening crop, no poisons can be used. It is better to sprinkle the plants with ash or just road dust.