Characteristics of Zenon Cabbage

Cabbage Zenon F1 is a hybrid of late-ripened white cabbage. For the first time, the hybrid was launched in Switzerland, the company for the production and supply of seeds – Syngenta. The variety is in demand due to its taste, disease resistance and long shelf life.

Characteristics of Zeno cabbage

Characteristics of the variety

The maturity of Zeno F1 cabbage is 130-135 days after transplanting nt. According to the characteristics, the duration of seedling cultivation is 37-42 days. Recommended planting density of seedlings in open ground is 35-40 thousand plants per 1 ha. Total yield from 1 ha is 480-715 c. Shelf life is 8 months

The culture is resistant to cracking, fusarium, internal point necrosis and thrips. Cabbage is suitable for mechanized cleaning and pneumatic cleaning, well tolerates transportation over long distances.

Head Description

Heads of hybrids have a high dry matter content, have an attractive presentation .

According to the description of Zeno cabbage f1, its head structure is as follows:

• the shape is even, round;
• weight is from 3 to 5 kg;
• the color is light green, on the cut white;
• the leaves are thin, dense.

During storage, the Zeno cabbage does not deteriorate for a long time and does not lose useful properties.

Agriculture

The technology for growing Zeno hybrids is practically no different from growing other types of late cabbage. For cultivation, 2 methods are used: seedlings and sowing seeds in open ground.

Sowing seeds for seedlings

Sow Zenon cabbage seeds from April 20 to mid-May. Before sowing, prepare the soil: mix the earth and expanded clay. To make the soil more nutritious, it is watered with a Citovit or Humat solution.

Cultivation

After sowing the seeds, the boxes with future seedlings are covered with a film, should not be watered: the seeds will sink to the bottom and will germinate for a long time. The air temperature during the ripening period of seedlings should correspond to 20-25 ° C.

It is important to ensure regular illumination of the culture. To do this, boxes with seedlings are placed on the south side of the room and use phytolamps.

After the appearance of 2 full leaves, seedlings are dived. In early June, 37-42 days after sowing, seedlings are planted in open ground.It is desirable that the part of the plot where the cabbage is located is well lit by the sun.

Watering and loosening

Plants need regular watering

Watering should take place regularly every 5 days, in dry periods – every 3 days. Drying of the earth must not be allowed. Before watering, the soil is weeded and loosened, after seedlings they are spudded. Loosen the earth after each heavy rain to avoid the formation of a dense crust on the soil and to provide air access to the root system.

Harvesting

Before the harvesting period, for 2 -3 weeks, watering is stopped. Collection begins in September. Cabbage can be stored in the garden until the end of October, while it does not deteriorate or crack. It is important to remove it before the start of frosts.

Diseases and pests

One of the main positive qualities of hybrids is that they have a strong immunity to physiosis, pinpoint necrosis and thrips.

Diseases

Often, if the storage rules for cabbage are not followed, plants are prone to white rot damage. This is facilitated by high humidity and low temperature in the fruit storage room. White rot damages beaten, cracked and frost-bitten plants, it is manifested by the appearance of mucus on the outer leaves of heads of cabbage.

Ways of preventing the disease:

• disinfecting the vegetable storage room;
• maintaining the temperature during storage from 0 ° C to 1 ° C;
• thorough inspection of the condition of the heads: infected heads must be disposed of.

Pests

Some pests like cabbage:

• leaf beetle;
• barida;
• whitefly;
• cabbage fly;
• wavy flea, etc.

Chemicals are effective, capable of quickly rid the plant of insects. Such drugs can harm not only insects, but also the human body after consuming processed fruits.

Biological preparations are harmless, but their effect is much weaker. Processing vegetables with such a preparation takes a long period of time.

Popular methods of pest control:

• to rapeseed;
• marigold;
• calendula;
• spicy herbs.

Placing cabbage near such plants or mulching them is capable of to repel different types of insects.

Conclusion

Zenon hybrid is versatile in use, has excellent taste, does not require much effort and a lot of time for growing, suitable for farming activities. Cabbage is suitable for pneumatic cleaning and mechanical cleaning, has a long shelf life and strong immunity. It tolerates long transport.