Cabbage is grown mainly by sowing seeds for seedlings. Due to lack of nutrients and lack of light, seedlings of cabbage can be extended in length. To prevent this, timely measures must be taken.
Pull Prevention
To prevent the drawing of cabbage seedlings, it is necessary to prepare the soil for seedling boxes in the fall. Fertilizers are added to the soil before planting; it is best to mix the soil with organic matter.
For seedlings to be healthy, you need to prepare them before sowing cabbage seeds. A number of activities are carried out - soaking, disinfection, hardening. After this, the shoots will be earlier and stronger.
A characteristic feature of all varieties of cabbage is their exactingness for heat, light and moisture. In the agricultural technology of cabbage, all components are very important, especially light.
Cabbage seeds need to be sown shallowly in seedling boxes - about 1 cm deep. Crops are watered, covered with a film and left in a room with a temperature of + 20 ° C for a week. After this time, seedlings will appear. And in this initial period, so that seedlings do not immediately go into intensive growth, it is necessary to lower the temperature to +10
12 ° C. Such a "harsh" mode of stay must be ensured by seedlings of cabbage until the first true leaf appears. Further boxes with seedlings are kept at a temperature of +16
.18 ° C.
Picking and tweezing
As soon as the seedlings grow a little (usually after two weeks), a pick is needed. First, seedlings need to be watered and pecked into individual containers one at a time. During the picking, tweezing is carried out - the root of the seedling is cut by a third. This is necessary to prevent excessive growth. Seedlings must be buried in the soil to cotyledon leaves.
Further, cabbage seedlings need a lot of sun or backlight (on cloudy days). Daylight hours at cabbage - 12 hours. If the seedlings will receive less light, they will certainly stretch and lie down.
