Cabbage is considered to be one of the main Russian vegetables. It does not require much fertilizer and heat to grow, and its yield is very high.
This plant only needs moisture and coolness, so the middle band is ideal for growing.
In this article we will talk about the best varieties of cabbage for storage and pickling. We will deal with their features and differences.
You can also watch a useful and interesting video on this topic.
Criterias of choice
Before you send cabbage for long-term storage, you need to consider several important factors. To do this, all types are divided into groups:
- Early cabbage varieties ripen in May, and you can sow the seeds and plant another crop, which will ripen in August. If we talk about the disadvantages of such varieties, then early cabbage should not be stored and should be used for food immediately after ripening, often in salads.
- Mid-early and mid-late varieties - It is usually high-yielding with good taste. Such a vegetable is stored for 6-8 months and, most often, it is used specifically for subsequent processing (salting).
- Late cabbage - coarse and high-yielding varieties for long-term storage. The qualities of such vegetables are not only perfectly preserved during a long period of storage, but also make it possible to accumulate minerals and vitamins by spring.
Vegetable should be white, without green leaves. It is white leaves that contain a lot of sugar, which is needed for fermentation during pickling. Choose medium or late species if you plan to pickle cabbage for the winter.
What are the nicest
For storage
If we talk about long-term storage of fresh vegetables, then the best varieties of cabbage are ideal for this purpose: Mara, Valentina, Kolobok and Aggressor.
Mara
Resistant to accumulation of radionuclides and nitrates. This cabbage is beautifully stored and has good transportability.. Heads on average reach three kilograms and have an excellent rich taste.
Valentine
Keeps a trade dress and tastes until the next season. In addition, the variety is resistant to gray rot and fusarium.
Watch the video about the features of the variety of cabbage "Valentine":
Gingerbread Man
Vegetable of this type has excellent immunity and is tolerant of such common diseases as thrips and necrosis. A trade dress and tastes this grade keeps up to ten months.
Aggressor
This mid-late hybrid will delight gardeners with minimal care when growing. In addition, the vegetable of this type is resistant to thrips and fusarium, and the head of cabbage reaches a weight of 5 kg.
Watch the video about the cabbage variety “Agressor”:
For salting
What varieties are better to plant for pickling? Most often for pickling using mid-cabbage types. Such vegetables as Slava, Sugar Queen and Megaton are best suited for souring.
Glory
Round light green vegetable heads reach 3-5 kg of weight. The main advantage of Glory is its taste, but storage does not exceed two months. This kind of cabbage is considered the best for pickling.
Sugar Queen
Dense greenish heads of this variety reach four kilograms. Such cabbage is stored for 3-4 months and is used both fresh and for salting.
Megaton
Good immunity of this variety allows cabbage to resist most diseases and even insects.. This is a very large class and its cabbages reach 15 kg of weight. Storage does not exceed six months, but at the expense of large heads, Megaton is excellent for salting.
Watch the video about cabbage for salting varieties "Megaton":
For cooking
Early-seasoning varieties of a fork are good as food. For example, such as Kazachok, Tobia and June.
Kazachok
The wonderful early maturity of the head allows cabbage to be eaten as early as 45-55 days after transplanting. Small cabbages ripen to 1.5 kg. At the same time, forks are excellent against diseases such as black leg and slimy bacteriosis. Delicate taste and crispy leaves are suitable for fresh consumption.
Tobiah
Rounded cabbages of dark green color reach 7 kg. This cabbage has a strong root system, so even with poor watering the head will not crack. Taste and commodity quality of this variety retains up to six months.
June
You can start growing this class in early May. Vegetables of this type have good taste and are used to prepare various dishes.
Yield
If we talk about the yield, then there should be such species as the Golden hectare, the Gift and the June.
Golden hectare
The yield of this type of cabbage is 5-8 kg per square meter. Besides this variety is extremely resistant to drought. Unlike other types of fork, it has dense cabbages that can be stored for a long time.
Watch the video about the golden hectare crop cabbage:
Present
Early ripe grade with a yield of up to ten kilograms per square meter. Despite the good yield, the fruits of this breed are not stored for long and should be eaten immediately.
By ease of growing
As for the simplicity of cultivation, there can be noted varieties such as Kaporal F1, Kolobok and Biryuchekutskaya138.
Caporal F1
It has a very high resistance to heat and drought, so growing it is quite simple. Besides, this type of cabbage is excellent against fusarium and matures quickly - already in 90-100 days after planting seedlings.
Gingerbread Man
This variety matures 115-125 days and has a good yield. It should be noted that Kolobok perfectly resists mucous bacteriosis, almost all types of rot, as well as fusarium.
Biryuchekutskaya138
An excellent type of cabbage with good yields and large heads of cabbage up to five kilograms. This type is well resistant to bacteriosis, and is also the most heat-resistant of all.
Largest
Considering the forks after ripening, it is worth noting the largest varieties, such as Megaton, Moscow Late and Glory.
Megaton
An excellent variety for marinating with a huge head of cabbage, reaching 15 kilograms. This type of cabbage is not stored for a long time, but has excellent taste, for which he received good reviews from gardeners.
Moscow late
Cabbage is in good demand due to large and dense heads. Under favorable conditions, the weight of the vegetable is 8 kilograms.
Glory
The most popular type among all known. This cabbage is ideal for pickling because of its taste and large heads.whose weight is on average 5 kg.
So, the choice of the best varieties of cabbage depends solely on the purpose for which you choose it. In the article we reviewed almost all the main types and learned which ones and where it is better to use.
