When will purple cabbage (purple cabbage) be planted? How do you plant it?

Purple cabbage, also known as purple cabbage, is a new variety of cabbage, which comes from abroad, and has high nutritional value, so the price is small and expensive. At present, some parts of our country are also growing, so when will purple cabbage (purple cabbage) be planted? How do you plant it?

Planting time of purple cabbage

In general, purple cabbage can be planted all the year round, spring cabbage is sown and raised seedlings from late October to December, and is listed in March-May the following year; summer cabbage is sowed in 3-4 and listed in 6-8, so it should be planted in cooler areas; autumn cabbage is sown in 6-7 and listed on 9-11; winter cabbage is sowed from August to September and listed from December to February of the following year.

Planting method:

1. Soil preparation, fertilization and ridging

The growth cycle of purple cabbage is about 80 days. In order to ensure sufficient nutrients during the whole growth period, sufficient base fertilizer should be applied before sowing, and generally fermented organic fertilizer is suitable. After applying good fertilizer, turn deeply, and then ridge, the ridge height is about 20 centimeters, the ridge width is about 30 centimeters.

2. Sowing and emergence of seedlings

Purple cabbage is grown in a way similar to that of Chinese cabbage. The sowing step is to first draw a small ditch about 1 cm deep at the top of the ridge, and then water it in the ditch. After the water seeps down, you can sow seeds. During this period, crickets and grasshoppers love to eat seedlings, so the seeds should be properly denser. After sowing the seeds, cover the seeds with a fine soil about 1 cm thick. After emergence, and then slowly seedling, in order to ensure the seedling rate. All the seedlings can be produced within 5 days after sowing.

3. Seedling stage management

Purple cabbage in the seedling stage should pay attention to time seedlings, weeding, seedlings squeezed together, and time seedlings, dry weather should be watered frequently. The final width of the seedlings should be 25 to 30 cm.

4. Management of ball setting period

When purple cabbage grows to 10 leaves, it gradually enters the heading stage, during which fertilizer and water management should be strengthened. Watering should be accompanied by a certain amount of nitrogen fertilizer, but do not apply too much at one time, so as to avoid heartburn.

5. Harvest

When the stem ball of purple cabbage knot begins to become very tight, it can be harvested. Don't harvest too early, otherwise the taste will not be good if it is not fully developed.