Description and characteristics of varieties of Dutch cabbage
Dutch breeders delight summer residents with hybrid varieties of vegetables that can be grown in any climatic zone. Among them are Bronco F1 cabbage and others like it, which are not afraid of diseases, giving high yields of vegetables.
Benefits of a Dutch vegetable
Both farmers and hobbyists alike prefer to buy cabbage hybrid seeds from Holland. And the choice here is not accidental, because vegetable seeds are characterized by:
- compliance with the declared variety;
- high taste of cabbage;
- excellent yield of the hybrid;
- different harvest dates for heads of cabbage;
- unpretentiousness of cabbage in care;
- plant resistance to disease;
- lack of genetic modification.
The advantages of hybrids include the fact that the forks of the Dutch varieties have an excellent presentation, they are stored for a long time, and they tolerate transportation well.
The main varieties of cabbage F1, their features
All kinds of cabbage can not be found in our fields. They differ both in taste, ripening time, and their use in food.
Best early maturing hybrid
Nobody has seen a shorter growing season than Parel F1 cabbage. Within fifty days, bright green heads of cabbage are formed. And they are all as if on a selection - with smooth round heads ripening at the same time. Their weight is average - from eight hundred grams to one and a half kilograms. The dense structure of the forks with short stalks allows you to prepare a variety of vegetable dishes with a minimum of waste. And the taste of cabbage is juicy and sweet. The leaves are suitable for summer salads and for processing.
Mirror F1 cabbage, intended for fresh use, also belongs to the ultra-early. Dark green forks, yellowish in cross-section, reach weight from a kilogram to one and a half. Heads of medium density can be obtained after 45-50 days.
Cabbage Kevin F1 bears fruit with green heads of medium density, weighing up to one and a half kilograms. The excellent taste of the vegetable makes it possible to use it fresh, starting from the end of June.
Vegetable crops are characterized by increased protection against diseases. Cabbage grows well both in open ground and in greenhouses. Even after the forks are ripe, they can be left in the beds - they will not crack, not rot within two weeks. Vegetable growers' reviews of early varieties are only positive. The excellent presentation of cabbage allows you to quickly sell the vegetable, and excellent taste gives priority to early hybrids among other garden plants.
Productive variety of cabbage
The ultra-early varieties also include such a vegetable as Tiara F1 cabbage. In addition, the characteristics of the garden culture are only the highest:
- Succulent leaves of the variety form heads of cabbage 59 days after planting.
- Dark green forks are suitable for use fresh, stewed, salted for the winter.
- The mass of one cabbage head can reach two kilograms.
- The evenness of the heads of cabbage, the absence of hangers, allows you to quickly sell vegetable products.
- The hybrid is intended for planting in greenhouses, greenhouses, in the southern regions - in open ground.
Large forks of cabbage, according to gardeners, are valued for their pleasant taste, without the presence of bitterness. They are used to prepare summer dishes and salads. Cabbage rolls and bigus are especially tasty from the leaves of the plant.
The best variety from Holland
Farao F1 cabbage also ripens quickly - 63 days after transplanting. Bright green dense forks grow up to three kilograms in weight. This means that one fruit can feed a large family. You can get high yields of vegetables in a greenhouse or under a non-woven covering material. The plant's unpretentiousness to growing conditions is noted. It is not afraid of drought, easily tolerates sudden changes in temperature. Timely watering and feeding is important for a vegetable crop. Even forming into heads, a vegetable can maintain its presentation on the beds for ten days without cracking.
Most popular hybrid
Many summer residents know about Bronco F1 cabbage. The variety has been grown for more than twenty years on sites in various regions. He won popularity for a reason. The description of the vegetable includes the fact that it:
- refers to mid-season hybrids;
- easily tolerates heat;
- bears fruit with dense heads with a snow-white structure;
- has rounded heads of cabbage weighing up to a kilogram and above;
- does not give in to diseases, weather disasters.
A feature of the variety is its high yield in any climatic region.
Medium late vegetable varieties
Cabbage Hurricane F1 refers to high-yielding hybrids. Forks weighing from two to three kilograms are harvested from one square meter 140-170 days after the first shoots appear. Up to 330-635 quintals of vegetables can be harvested from one hectare. The variety has excellent keeping quality, excellent taste. The plant is unpretentious in care, gives dense, rounded heads of cabbage, covered with green waxy leaves, whitish at the cut.
Ammon F1 cabbage reaches full maturity after 125-135 days from planting. It is usually removed for storage in October. Large heads of cabbage weighing from four to six kilograms are stored fresh for a long time. They can be used for fermentation, they are easy to clean after storage, do not crack. The variety is resistant to fusarium, thrips.
Medium late cabbage Larsia F1 will give small heads weighing from two kilograms 120-140 days after germination. It is best to grow the hybrid through seedlings by planting the seeds in March. The vegetable bears fruit well in the open field, giving dense, rounded heads of cabbage with a short stump. From above, the leaves at the heads are gray-green, on the cut - white. The vegetable is intended for fresh consumption and processing for the winter.
Cabbage Adapter F1 has a good taste and marketable yield. She has a medium-sized leaf, slightly wavy at the edge, with a waxy bloom of medium intensity. The top is gray-green in color, whitish on the cut. Dense vegetable heads, reaching ripeness, are weighing from 1.8 kilograms to two. The hybrid is preserved perfectly, does not crack. The taste is juicy, sweetish.
Ankoma F1 cabbage has a technical maturation period of 120 to 135 days. Vegetable seeds sown in March-April, give friendly shoots and are ready for planting in open ground in 35-45 days. All summer long, you can harvest dark green round-shaped heads of cabbage weighing from two to four kilograms. The vegetable is intended for fresh consumption, freezing, pickling.
Summer residents have known about Krautman cabbage for a long time.They appreciate the mid-season variety for its high yield, from 300 to 900 centners per hectare, and excellent taste. Juicy sweet forks are suitable for fermentation. And fresh heads can be kept until March in a cool room.
Cabbage Jubilee F1 reaches full maturity after 120-140 days from planting seeds. Perfectly aligned heads of cabbage with excellent internal structure are resistant to cracking. The weight of dense gray-green heads is more than two kilograms. The yield of the vegetable is great - it can give from one square meter - nine kilograms of delicious juicy forks.
The Dutch cabbage selection was appreciated by those who grow the vegetable in their garden for personal needs, in the field for sale through retail outlets.
