Decorative cabbage. Cultivation for beauty and health

Relatively recently, in general, as an ornament, spread decorative cabbage. Growing it practically does not require care. This is a very unpretentious plant. The claimed varieties of ornamental cabbage form large multicolored rosettes on a small stem. Their color varies from white to smoothly flowing into a dark bard. The leaves are continuous, slightly wavy and strongly dissected. Cabbage in our usual sense appears in a garden in a completely different image of a real beauty.

Interestingly, the decorative cabbage, the cultivation of which is mainly intended for decoration of balconies, flowerbeds, suburban areas, reaches the maximum brightness of colors after the first frost hits, when the other flowers have already faded. Rare type of plants, which after the colds continues to please its beauty and only becomes more beautiful. This is also attractive decorative cabbage. Cultivation of it is also practiced in large flowerpots and pots. Its seeds are large, they are sown in late March or early April in pots to obtain seedlings. Seedlings easily tolerate transplantation, only after that do not need to keep them in the bright sun, so as not to get elongated stems. Until autumn they can safely grow even on an inconspicuous bed. Closer to the autumn, together with a large clod of earth cabbage can be transplanted to a flower bed instead of seasonal flowers.

As a decoration used and ordinary leafy cabbage - curly. She is also beautiful, almost like a decorative cabbage. Growing it has also become widespread. Such cabbage can withstand frosts up to 18 degrees. It is edible and tasty, just does not form a rosette, and its beauty is in corrugated leaves that have a green or purple-red color. Resistance to frost made this culture a favorite and welcome guest in the beds.

Violet-red, sometimes with a purple hue, the color of the leaves is red cabbage. Growing her akin to white cabbage, as well as the appointment. The difference from the latter in the color of the leaves, the more pronounced cold resistance of its early varieties, and the fact that it is less susceptible to diseases and pests. Contained in red cabbage anthocyanin, which determines its color, helps strengthen capillaries, normalizing their permeability. In addition, this substance, preventing human exposure to radiation, prevents anemia. In this culture of vitamin C twice, and carotene - 4 times more than in white cabbage. Not to mention the large amount of iron, potassium, magnesium, enzymes and phytoncides contained in it. For people suffering from hypertension, red cabbage is very useful . Cultivation of it occurs in the same way as white cabbage. It is best to use a seedling method.

Cabbage always comes to the rescue, when after a long winter so much wants fresh ground vegetables. It is the cultivation of seedlings of early cabbage that makes it one of the first to taste it. Its seeds are sown in late February - early March in a winter greenhouse or, if at home, then in pots, small boxes - at the end of March. Growing seedlings of early cabbage largely depends on the soil, which must consist of equal parts of humus and turf. Resist the temperature within 18-20 degrees before the emergence of the first shoots. Then it must be sharply reduced to 6-10 degrees, and two days later, raise to 18 degrees. To water moderately. Seedlings are very fond of a long light day, so lighting is important. Here such subtleties should be taken into account at the initial stage of growing of early cabbage, but it is worth it for the sake of the final result - a delicious product and a sea of vitamins.