Which month is suitable for planting cabbage?

Cabbage, also known as kale, white cabbage, and Chinese cabbage , is a common cruciferous vegetable . It has strong adaptability, high yield and is easy to transport. It is cultivated and distributed in almost all parts of my country. So which month is suitable for planting cabbage? Let’s learn more about it below.

Which month is suitable for planting cabbage?

Cabbage can be planted at any time of the year. But usually in the southern region, it is more suitable to plant in April in spring or around September in autumn, while in the cold northern regions, you can sow and raise seedlings in spring, plant in summer, and harvest in autumn.

How to grow cabbage?

1. Field preparation

Choose loose soil, deep sandy loam or light clay for planting, with a pH value between 6.5-7.5. Adhere to the use of organic fertilizer as the main fertilizer, build waist ditches and surrounding ditches, and connect the ditches to ensure that the fields are dry after the rain. For fields with deep furrows and high ridges, ground film covering is required. Preparation work should be done before covering the film to ensure the quality of cultivation.

2. Seed treatment

In order to increase the germination rate of cabbage, you can soak the cabbage seeds in 0.1% potassium permanganate aqueous solution for about an hour before sowing. Then, take them out, rinse them with clean water for germination and sowing. When the white basil appears on the seeds, they can be sown.

3. Sowing method

Mainly broadcast sowing, after preparing the seedbed, spread the seeds and mixed soil evenly on the soil. Then cover the soil and control the sowing amount. Generally, the amount per mu is about 50g. The sowing amount should not be too much, otherwise it will easily cause the cabbage seedlings to affect each other's growth.

4. Transplanting and planting

When the cabbage seedlings grow three leaves, they can be transplanted. When planting, pay attention to controlling the reasonable density. The distance between two plants is about 40 cm. In addition, be sure to water the plants once when planting. You can increase the frequency of watering appropriately later, but the amount of watering each time needs to be controlled and not too much.

5. Key points of water and fertilizer

Water and fertilizer management is mainly for promotion, with emphasis on fertilization in the late rosette stage and early heart formation stage. Nitrogen fertilizer is mainly used in the early stage, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are mainly used in the middle and late stages of ball wrapping. Apply top dressing 3-4 times and carry out inter-cultivation and weeding in time. In the later stage of heading, control the frequency and amount of watering to avoid bulb cracking.

In general, cabbage can be planted all year round because it has strong adaptability, cold and heat resistance, high disease resistance, can adapt to a variety of planting environments, and is easy to cultivate, so it is favored by the majority of growers.