Even experienced gardeners often face challenges of growing certain crops, especially when they decide to put something new. Often different types of the same kind of plants have their own characteristics in agriculture, and we are starting to look for a pattern to them the usual way. As an example, in the case of cauliflower.
Cauliflower: exotic or a common culture
Cauliflower is considered exotic in our gardens and behaves much more capricious other members of his family. Then throw huge leaves and would be "barren", almost ripe cobs suddenly will sharply turn yellow.
Do not think that to grow a pound snow-white cauliflower in our conditions, it is impossible! Everything is possible! The main thing is to respect the basic rules of agricultural technology of the culture.
I will not tell the whole process of care, such information is full of websites and forums. Let's have a better look at a specific case where a lot of leaves on the plant, and cabbages are not fastened. The reasons, by the way, can be very different, but the two can be accurately set even by visual inspection: the lack of light and thickened.
The diagnosis of a cursory examination
Cauliflower - very photophilous plant, you should choose well-lit open space for it. In the shadow of the maturation process begins to slow down, so that in this case some of heads to fall not wait.
The same applies to the optimal distance between the plants. Too often, growing cabbage will give chic a very long list, on the matter ended. But we have something you need to head out instead of leaves! Therefore planting, strictly adhering circuit 25 cm x 50 cm.
What if the cabbage is already growing in the shade and rather thick? The landing place we are not going to change. There remains only to make sure that the bed has been cleaned of weeds, obkoshena and well ventilated. And part of the thickness can be thinned out a bit.
Even if the cabbage is already big enough, it is better to remove a few extra plants. So, at least we get to harvest the rest.
Basic care for the summer
Another important condition for strong heads of cabbage are watering and fertilizing. Cauliflower loves moisture as much as the sun. Therefore, you and I should take care of regular watering throughout the season. Mature plants need abundant shed once a week at the rate of 10 liters of water per 1 sq.m ..
Cabbage responsive to fertilizing with boron and molybdenum, which stimulate the formation of healthy tying and cabbages.
An excellent "vitamin" is the same as chicken manure, with dilution in the ratio 1:20. But fresh manure and humus this capricious "lady" can not stand, and immediately goes into the leaf.
A bit of personal experience
In the past year these simple guidelines helped me a lot to get the same planned harvest in his garden. In early July, I noticed that the small ovary inside the lush foliage of cauliflower practically does not develop.
Which of the tips were useful to me? Firstly, it was necessary to remove the five plants out of 20 that grew very close to each other. It is a pity, of course, but what to do? Secondly, did one feeding a solution of chicken manure. Humidity in the year everything was in order, so that further watered a few times per season.
The result exceeded all expectations! By mid-July, we received the first harvest of excellent cauliflower. The biggest "head" weighing almost 2.3 kg! I once again made sure that every culture needs its own care.
Well, how are you? Scroll cabbages? After all, I have already passed the equator of the summer, so that the fruits of cauliflower should be halfway to maturation. And if something goes wrong, immediately take adopt these simple guidelines put Like useful articles and rush to the aid of his cauliflower. And by the way, I almost forgot to ask you to look at the photo below ...