Reviews about varieties and hybrids of broccoli cabbage

22.05.2016 Cabbage Varieties

Broccoli cabbage is famous not only for its beneficial properties, but also because it is very easy to grow on its own, as it is unpretentious in its care. Broccoli cabbage has many varieties and hybrids, about which there are reviews that can be seen in the photo. It remains only to choose a suitable variety so that it has time to ripen and dates the fruits in a particular region where different climate and weather conditions reign. Also read about growing cabbage.

Early varieties and hybrids

Varieties and hybrids (reviews and photos) of broccoli differ not only in appearance, but also in terms of ripening. The most popular varieties with an early crop for growing on beds:

Sot Lazarus F1 is famous for the fact that from the time of planting to the time of collection of the first fruits about 70 days pass. The plant forms large inflorescences of a light green hue.
Broccoli F1 differs from other early ripening varieties with its large head. Harvest of this variety can be stored for a long time and not lose its beneficial properties. A distinctive feature is a beautiful malachite green color.
A variety called Tonus ripen in 2 or two and a half months from the moment of planting the seeds. The head of cabbage has a diameter of 8 centimeters, medium density and a dark green color. The weight of one fruit reaches 200 grams.
Linda will need about 100 days to ripen. This hybrid broccoli cabbage (reviews and photos) weighs about 350 grams, has a dark green color and gives small side shoots.

Mid-season varieties

Mid-season varieties and hybrids of broccoli cabbage (photo) have good reviews, despite the fact that they yield a little more. But the fruits have a fairly impressive weight and can be frozen for the winter.

These varieties and hybrids include:

Arcadia - has a powerful green head, tolerates thickening of landings. It takes 110 days to ripen this hybrid. The weight of one head can reach 450 grams.
Fortune - distinguished by its gray-green color and large head.
Calabrese variety gives a dense head of broccoli weighing 400 grams with a green-blue tint.
Mid-season variety called Monterey is one of the largest varieties, since the whole of one fruit can reach 1.5 kilos. However, this hybrid variety does not produce side shoots.

What care should be provided

Despite the fact that broccoli cabbage has different varieties and hybrids (reviews and photos), it still needs minimal care for a rich harvest. Useful information about growing cauliflower.

Broccoli loves light, so when planting, you must give preference to a well-lit area of land. The plant grows well and fully and develops in non-acidic soil. Soil acidity can be reduced by adding chalk or lime to it, which is done before planting.

In the root zone should regularly loosen the soil and weed. Thanks to this, the plant receives more oxygen and nutrients.

At sex, it is important not to flood the plant, but it must be carried out regularly. In hot weather, it is recommended to spray the plant as often as possible. Also, broccoli loves top dressing. The first time you need to fertilize the plant with a diluted mullein (a mayonnaise bucket on a bucket of water) with the addition of a teaspoon of urea when the seedlings begin to grow.

The second time fertilizer is fed with nitrate, 3 weeks after the first fertilizer.As a top dressing, you can use ready-made fertilizer mixtures for cabbage, which can be bought at any gardening and horticulture store. Useful tips on the topic, when to plant cabbage for seedlings in 2016.

Reviews

Broccoli cabbage has different varieties and heaps (photo), which of them give more harvest, and how to care for them, you can find out from the reviews of professionals and lovers of delving into the garden.

Snezhana: “Last year I was left without a broccoli crop, I took an early ripe variety Lazar. I did not take into account the timing of sowing, and the growth of the plant fell in the heat. It turns out that for the formation of seedlings it is necessary to monitor that. So that the temperature is no more than 25 degrees. Though. The year before last, I took the Tonus variety, did not monitor the temperature and received a lot of delicious crops. ”

Anna: “My favorite broccoli variety is Fiesta!” Previously, I could not get a normal crop with other varieties. And the sort of fiesta is neither heat nor rain for anything! I always try to buy this variety, it is not only not whimsical, but also very tasty and gives a decent harvest. ”