When to sow cabbage for seedlings: terms for regions and favorable days according to the lunar calendar

Most often, cabbage is planted directly in the ground, or initially in a greenhouse (on a film) or in a greenhouse. However, some vegetable growers, or rather, representatives of regions with a relatively short summer (for example, the same Middle lane), prefer to grow it through seedlings at home. And already in February, many summer residents begin to ask themselves the question: "When to sow cabbage for seedlings?" We will answer right away that there is no need to rush, since cabbage loves long daylight hours and coolness. And in February and the first half of March, it is not enough for you that you cannot do without phytolamps, and it is not possible to take out the seedlings to the balcony (it is still too cold there).

Next, we will consider in detail and calculate the approximate timing of planting cabbage seeds for seedlings for different regions.Including in the materials you will find favorable days for sowing cabbage in 2020 according to the lunar calendar.

When to sow cabbage for seedlings: the optimal timing for planting seeds

To correctly determine the time for sowing cabbage for seedlings, it is imperative to take into account the following factors:

• duration of the seedling period, or rather the necessary seedling age by the time of its landing in the ground;
• varietal variety cabbage;
• climatic features your region of residence, namely when you have the opportunity to plant seedlings in the ground;
• method or place of growing - exactly where you will plant the seedlings: in open ground or greenhouse.

By the way! It is clear that can be planted indoors earlier (1-3 weeks) than outdoorssince the soil in the greenhouse warms up faster.

An important factor for some gardeners in determining the optimal planting time is the phase of the moon, namely favorable and unfavorable days according to the lunar calendar.

Important! It is impossible to sow cabbage too early for seedlings, otherwise the seedlings will outgrow and the heads of cabbage will not set well.

Moreover, if you do not have the opportunity to maintain seedlings at 12-15 light hours. Increasing daylight hours in the future will help the sprouts make up for lost time.

Self-calculation of sowing dates based on the type, variety and required age of seedlings

When choosing cabbage seeds for planting, it is necessary to clearly understand for what purposes the cabbage will be used. If for early use for food, then it is necessary to plant early varieties, for short-term storage and short-term fermentation - mid-season, for winter storage and fermentation for the winter - late varieties.

Necessary cabbage seedling age for planting in open ground may vary from 30 to 55 days depending on the variety and variety of cabbage (there is almost always such information on the seed pack), as well as your conditions of detention.

Important! The age of the seedlings is actually its condition: the appearance depends on the conditions of keeping and growing, and not just on the number of days that have passed, since the cabbage ready for planting in the ground should have somewhere around 4-5 good true leaves.

Based on the recommended age of seedlings, you can calculate the optimal period for sowing cabbage seeds for seedlings, adding 7-10 days for the emergence of seedlings (time for germination + the immediate appearance of sprouts in the planting container) and 7-10 days for the restoration of seedlings in case picks.

In addition, one should consider growing season of cabbage to technical maturity:

• early varieties - 75-120 days;
• medium - 120-130 days;
• late maturing - 130-180 days or more.

Note! Everywhere on the Internet there is rather strange information that it is necessary to sow early cabbage varieties earlier, but, on the contrary, later ones - later ... Is there some logical error here? Let's say you plant late cabbage, which has a growing season of more than 150 days, for seedlings at the end of April. When will you get your harvest? Only in October, when in the same Central Lane there will already be frosts.

So sow early, medium and late ripening cabbage for seedlings you can at the same time. After planting an early variety, you want the earliest harvest.

Another thing is that you can do the "smarter" and sow late cabbage early in order to get its earlier harvest. However, this can be done only a couple of days in advance, becauseIt is difficult to create comfortable conditions at home and cabbage planted in the ground will quickly overtake it (growing on a balcony or even more so on a windowsill). Therefore, sowing must also be at the same time.

Also, the sowing time for seedlings depends on the type of cabbage.

So, White cabbage planted on seedlings at the earliest possible datesince This is enough cold-resistant culturewhich can withstand frosts down to -5 degrees.

The same goes for red cabbage, as well as kohlrabi, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and savoy cabbage.

And here colored cabbage relatively heat-loving, therefore her sowing dates for seedlings should be shifted at least 2 weeks in advance.

HaveChinese cabbage, the growing season is quite short, which means that it also needs to be sown later.

Video: when to sow cabbage for seedlings

According to the manufacturer's recommendations and depending on the variety (type)

When buying seed, you should carefully examine the packaging of cabbage seeds, on the back which, as a rule, there are general recommendations of the manufacturer on the timing of sowing of this variety (sometimes even indicate the region), as well as short tips for growing it.

Example of planting instructions and timing on the packaging of late white cabbage of the popular Valentine F1 hybrid:

Another instruction and timing of planting medium-late white cabbage "Gift":

Another example of planting instructions and timing on the packaging of early cauliflower of the popular variety "Goza Dereza":

And the last example of instructions on a pack of seeds of early maturing broccoli cabbage variety "Tonus":

Approximate planting dates depending on the region and its climate

When sowing cabbage seeds for seedlings, it is also important to take into account the peculiarities of the climate of the region. White cabbage is a fairly cold-resistant plant, it can even tolerate small frosts (up to -5 degrees). Therefore, it can be planted without waiting for the return frosts to pass. Naturally, by this time the seedlings should be of the appropriate age.

Note! We are talking about white cabbage, cauliflower is relatively thermophilic, and it is better to wait with its planting in open ground.

So,in the southern regions you can start sowing cabbage already in the second half of Februaryto plant in the garden in the first half of April.

In the Central lane (in the suburbs) sowing cabbage seeds for seedlings should be carried out from early March to early April, to be planted in the ground in the second half of April - early May.

Similarsowing dates for cabbage Leningrad regionyou just need add 1 week to those near Moscow, those. Landing should be carried out in 1-2 ten days of March, disembarkation - in the 3rd decade of April - early May.

In the Urals and Siberia it is recommended to sow cabbage for seedlings from the second half of March, in order to plant it in the garden in late April-early May.

Video: terms of sowing white cabbage in the Urals and Western Siberia

According to the lunar calendar for 2020

Many gardeners, when choosing specific dates for sowing various crops, try to adhere to the lunar calendar.

Easy to remember: "Tops" - on a growing moon, "roots" - on a waning one.

In other words, what grows up above the ground (tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers) is planted when the moon grows. On the contrary, what grows downward, underground (root crops - carrots, beets, turnips), are sown on the waning moon.

The optimal days for planting cabbage for seedlings is the growing moon period, it is at this time that the growth processes in the plant intensify.

In this way, sowing cabbage seeds seedlings should be carried out during the waxing moon (during this period, all growth processes are activated, in other words,juices go up), which has a positive effect on seed germination and future plant development.

So, auspicious days, according to the lunar calendar, for planting all types of cabbage (including cauliflower) for seedlings in 2020 are:

• February - 1-3, 6-8, 14-20, 28, 29;
• March - 2-8, 26-29;
• April - 1, 2, 11-15, 17-20, 25-30;
• May - 2-4, 6, 9, 10-12, 15-17, 20, 21, 25-29;
• June - 2-4, 7-9, 11-14, 16-19, 30.

Important! If for some reason you cannot perform sowing on favorable days, then you should take into account periods of new moon and full moonwhen planting any crops is extremely undesirable, since when sowing at this time, the seedlings will turn out to be weak and elongated. And also the period when the Moon is in Aquarius, because it is a barren and dry sign - italicized)

Unfavorable days, according to the lunar calendar, in 2020 for sowing cabbage seeds for seedlings (like any other crops) are the following days:

• in February - 9,21-22, 23;
• in March - 9,19-21, 24;
• in April - 8, 15-17, 23;
• in May - 7, 13-14, 22;
• in June - 5, 9-11, 21.

According to the lunar calendar, from the magazine "1000 Tips for Summer Residents".

How to plant cabbage for seedlings: a selection of useful materials

And now the time has come for sowing. How to sow cabbage seeds correctly?

Note! About, how to sow cabbage and grow seedlings at home, already described and shown in detailin this material.

Preparing seeds for sowing seedlings

Generally, all seed treatment methods are similarso you can read this detailed article about the pre-sowing preparation of pepper seeds and apply the appropriate methods for cabbage.

Picking

By the way!The site already has a detailed article aboutpicking cabbage seedlings.

Harvest storage methods

Thus, now you know exactly when you need to sow cabbage for seedlings. In addition to determining the optimal choice of sowing dates, it is also important to correctly carry out the sowing itself, and first prepare the seeds, soil and containers. In the future, it is necessary to correctly pick and follow the basic rules for growing cabbage seedlings at home before planting in open ground.

Video: the secrets of growing strong and healthy cabbage seedlings