Seedling cauliflower

In cauliflower contains much more vitamins, protein, mineral salts than in the usual. In addition, it is easier to digest and digested by the body. Many gardeners complain that they cannot grow cauliflower. How to grow cauliflower seedlings In our region? The main reason is the wrong selection of varieties.
There are many cauliflower varieties. This culture is warm and It grows better in more southern regions. And for landing in the middle lane, you need to choose superrand and early zoned varieties. This is: Movir, Snowball, Express, Yako. The optimal temperature for growth and development is 18-20 ° C, it is less frost-resistant than the early white-born.
Care Cabbage Care It does not differ from the care of usual. Everything is so, but for cauliflower conditions growing should be a little better. It is more tender, the root system is less, more demanding to soil and humidity, more vulnerable to disease and pests. On the meager soils, the head is formed small or there is no one at all. With insufficient watering, it quickly dries, yellowing and begins to bloom.
Seeds of cabbage are sown in March in boxes or immediately into the greenhouses. The soil should be light, peat, for these purposes it is better to buy a finished primer in a specialized store. Seeds are sowing at a depth of 0.5 cm., At a distance of 3 cm. From each other. Boxes, no more than 10 cm high. Install in a warm, well-lit place. You can sow cabbage immediately at a permanent place under the film, but cultivation of cauliflower seedlings at home - A more reliable and tested method.
Cauliflower needs a longer day day, for this, a backlight is made above the boxes with seedlings. Ten days after the cabbage seedlings are fed by a weak solution of ammonium nitrate or complex fertilizer. At the end of April - in May, when the plants have 4 sheets formed, begins rechazzle seedlings cauliflower into the ground. Given that this cabbage is more heat-loving, you can land under the film shelter. Film periodically removed to seed out the seedlings.
Seedling needs frequent watering and feeding. It is necessary to water daily. Any cabbage very much loves herring. In addition to the necessary nutrients, the ash protects the plant from pests. During the season you can make 2-3 fertilizing ashes. When the heads begin to form, feed again an ammonia nitrate. When the heads reach the size of an apple for the preservation of white, lower leaves lifted and carefully knotted at the top, thereby protecting the head from the sun.