Lennox cabbage

This white cabbage possesses excellent taste, high yield and is characterized by unpretentiousness when growing. She will be excellent choice both at the summer cottage and at the farmer for industrial cultivation.

General information

This kind of cabbage was created in Holland. This culture is grown Not only for personal use, but also on an industrial scale. The author of the variety is an Dutch company "BEJO ZADEN B.V". In Russia, Lennox cabbage is approved for use in the following areas:

• Volgo-Vyatsky;

• North-West;

• North Caucasian;

• Central Black Earth;

• East Siberian;

• West Siberian;

• Far East.

The variety has been officially approved for use in the Russian Federation since 1993. Sometimes it is mistakenly called "Linex cabbage", this is an incorrect name.

Lennox cabbage

Variety characteristics

This is a hybrid variety, she refers to late maturing. Lennox's growing season is 140 days. Heads of cabbage are round and dense. The mass of each of them located within from three to five kilograms.

The variety is intended for long storage. In the basement him you can keep without quality loss until next season. The only thing that changes over time is that cabbage gradually becomes dryish... During storage she practically does not turn black.

Per square meter available from 6 to 12 kilograms of product.

Fresh condition It has excellent taste qualities.

Noted varietal resistance to cracking.

100 g of the product contains:

• 5% sugar;

• 0.6% protein;

• ascorbic acid here there is 41.7 mg.

The head of cabbage is different in appearance from other varieties. is he It has oval, slightly flattened shape, half-covered. The outer leaves are thin and delicate. Fruit have gray-green color. The leaves are concave, with smooth edges.

The yield per hectare is from 454 to 1060 centners.

Agricultural technology of cultivation

Lennox can be grownby preparing seedlings in advance or by planting seeds directly in open ground. Him full maturation occurs during the period from 140 to 170 days.

When choosing sites for planting, it is important to consider what has been grown here in previous years. The description of the Lennox cabbage variety states that the best predecessors for it were:

• legumes;

• cereals;

• root crops;

• bow;

• cucumbers.

If you plan to plant seedlings, need to do following:

1. Make a selection. Choose larger copies without apparent damage.
2. Heat treatment. For this, the water is heated to a temperature of 50 degrees. They put the seeds there and stand them within 15 minutes.
3. Immediately after that for one minute them placed in cold water.
4. In a specialized store, it is recommended to purchase a special composition that contains a complex of trace elements necessary for seeds. According to instructions, need to prepare solution and place the seeds there. Withstand them necessary within 12 hours.
5. Rinse thoroughly them in cold water and refrigerate for a day.

Now need to cook soil for seeds.She is a mixture ordinary and sod land, as well as peat.It is not recommended to add humus due to the fact that this is very risky. AT him may persist causative agents of the disease "black leg".

Immediately before planting land need to spend disinfection. For this her poured with potassium permanganate.

To her prepare, necessary 0.5 teaspoon of complex fertilizers with microelements, dissolved in one liter of water. Then the prepared solution need to spray sprouts.

The seeds are planted in April. Them placed at a depth of 2 centimeters. When planting, it is important to control how much the soil has warmed up. Her temperature should be about 16-20 degrees. Until the ground warms up you need to wait some days. If the seedlings are planted at a time when conditions are unfavorable, the sprouts can release arrows with seeds. And in this case, about the harvest you can forget.

Lennox is an unpretentious variety. However, to achieve high yield, necessary take into account the following requirements:

• Do not plant seedlings too close to each other. Minimum distance should be at least 60 centimeters. Distance between adjacent beds should be not less than 40 centimeters.
• Planting seedlings need to followto root was underground. It is recommended that the soil reaches the first leaf.
• Seedling holes are not must be deeper than 7 centimeters.

Before as produce landing in open ground, necessary carry out measures to prepare the soil. Need to:

1. Clear the area from any garbage.
2. Remove from site all weeds.
3. Thoroughly loosen the ground.

If seeds are planted rather than seedlings, 6-7 seeds are placed in each hole. This is done in case some from them will not ascend. Top up with soil mixed with peat, humus.

Shoots are expected on the third or fourth day.

Diseases and pests

Although this variety is relatively resistant to disease and insect pests, it will nevertheless be useful to constantly monitor him state.

Although this it happens very rarely, but sometimes can happen black leg infection. The main a factor that affects the onset of the disease, is an constant high soil moisture.

Good prophylactic in this case may be potassium permanganate solution. If three vessels before boarding them spray the soil, it can protect cabbage from such problems.

Need to control leaves for insects. May appear:

• aphids;

• cabbage moth;

• fleas;

• cruciferous bug;

• white hare caterpillars.

The variety is vulnerable to attack by keel and cabbage fly.

Cabbage loves good watering. Although this variety is relatively drought tolerant, if Lennox well water, the harvest will be much larger.

Special hot time - this is August. At this time, you should not forget about watering. Usually him done every two days. After every time have to do loosening the soil in order to no crust appeared. The loosening depth is at least 8 centimeters.

Hilling need to do 21 days after cabbage was planted. Him repeat every 10 days.

Harvest

Advantages and disadvantages of the variety

VarietyIt has a number of advantages:

• This vegetable It has a great marketable condition.
• Cabbage is suitable for both direct consumption and culinary processing.
• For winter storage, this variety It has excellent keeping quality.
• Cabbage of this variety can be sold during long period of time without loss of appearance and taste.
• Thanks to powerful root system this species is capable well endure dry periods.

This variety of cabbage is an wonderful choice for a summer resident or a farmer. is he well suitable for both personal use and sales... By providing good care, available good harvest of cabbage excellent taste.