It's hard to imagine our table without cabbage - fresh, sauerkraut or stew. When choosing a variety of cabbage for planting, it is necessary to consider how it will be used, because not every cabbage is good, for example, in a sausage.
Early varieties and hybrids of cabbage
Early white cabbage does not have a high yield and is absolutely not suitable for processing - it can only be consumed fresh. Its heads grow loose, small and have the property of cracking in the garden when growing. But even with these features in mind, early cabbage is indispensable, as the first source of vitamins in the garden. Its fruits ripen after two to two and a half months after the cabbage seedlings are planted on the open bed.
Among the varieties and hybrids of early cabbage the most popular are Nakhodka, Yaroslavna, Zora, Golden hectare, Delphi, Express, Pharaoh, Aladdin.
Medium varieties and hybrids of cabbage
White cabbage of medium varieties is a transitional between early varieties and late ones. Depending on the aging time, the average varieties are conventionally divided into medium-early, mid-late and mid-ripening varieties. Unlike the early varieties, the middle ones are not so tender and have a more dense structure, due to which they can already be processed. Later varieties they are inferior in yield and shelf life. On average, from the moment of landing in the ground to ripeness in white cabbage of medium varieties, about 85-120 days pass.
Among the varieties and hybrids of medium cabbage one can distinguish such: Megaton, Ganiball, Gift, Belorusskaya, Glory.
White cabbage - late varieties and hybrids
The most productive and tasty is the late white cabbage. Although the harvest from it and have to wait the longest - 130 or more days, but the result is worth it. Firstly, late cabbage is the record holder for the content of nutrients. Secondly, under the right conditions, late cabbage is able to remain fresh almost to the new harvest. Thirdly, it is from late cabbage that the most delicious homemade preparations are obtained.
Among the varieties and hybrids of the late white cabbage, Snow White, Caliph, Sugar Loaf, Lennox, Atria, Extra, Valentine are especially popular.
White cabbage - Dutch varieties
Among the variety of cabbage varieties and hybrids, it is worth highlighting the cabbage of Dutch selection. Zoned for different areas of our homeland, the Dutch varieties are pleased with the wonderful taste and abundant harvests.
Among the varieties and hybrids of Dutch breeding are allocated Amtrak, Bingo, Bronco, Python, Grenadier, Musketeer, Ronco.