Garden cabbage is perhaps the most useful vegetable on our table. It has a lot of vitamin C and protein, it is low in calories and contains a lot of fiber. In the market you can find many varieties of cabbage. One of the most common is white and red cabbage. It is rich in vitamins C and B, potassium and carotene, is useful for digestion. Similar in its properties with white cabbage and red cabbage, which has a beautiful pink color. Red cabbage is famous for its cyanine content, which strengthens the walls of blood vessels.
Cabbage
Cabbage varieties differ in terms of maturation. The early cabbage of the Express F-1 variety has small rounded heads, the ultra-early variety Zolotovorotskaya does not crack, is suitable for transportation, has good taste qualities. For long-term storage, late-ripening varieties of cabbage are suitable:
- Amager - heads are very dense, without cracks, flattened shape;
- Geneva F1 - cabbage is kept until the next harvest;
- Eros-1 - heads are dense, medium-sized, stored up to 8 months.
But for souring and pickling, late cabbage varieties Moscow, Slava, Belorusskaya are suitable. Cabbage of such late varieties is the most juicy and sweet, so in salting it will be especially tasty.
Varieties of cauliflower
Very useful is cauliflower, in which there is a lot of protein. It is great for dietary nutrition, as it has a delicate structure. The early-ripening variety of cauliflower Moivir 74 has a middle head of rounded shape, the surface of which is tuberous. The variety is cold and heat resistant. Medium-ripening variety of cauliflower domestic has small dense heads of white color. The late varieties of cauliflower regent have excellent taste qualities. It easily tolerates small frosts.
Varieties of Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts gardeners call a single-crop culture because of its low yield. For a long time only Hercules 1342 was cultivated. Recently, foreign varieties of Brussels sprouts began to appear:
- medium late Hornet, Vertus, Perfection;
- late-ripening Groniger, Catskill.
But while these varieties are not very available to our truck farmers. Brussels sprouts - this is a long stem with a lot of little kochanchikov on it, similar to the head of cabbage, only in miniature. It is rich in protein, vitamin C and folic acid. This is a dietary product that improves immunity.
Savoy cabbage is more green compared to white and has corrugated leaves. This is a real storehouse of minerals and vitamins, it is rich in protein, contains mustard oils and phytoncides. Ogorodniki grow Savoy cabbage of such varieties as Mila, Alaska, Tasmania.
Unusual for us cabbage kohlrabi in appearance looks like a turnip. It has the appearance of a spherical stem with leaves at the top. This juicy stem and used in raw form for salads. The early varieties of kohlrabi are Atena, the late ones are Violet, the Giant.
Especially valuable is the cabbage of broccoli, similar to the color, but more green, and sometimes even purple. It has an antioxidant effect, is useful for the heart, is effective as prevention against oncology. Used in cosmetology and in the production of medicines. In food, along with the heads and young shoots
Peking or Chinese cabbage became very popular. It has an oblong head with delicate delicate leaves, suitable for salads. The most important advantage in it - with prolonged storage the amount of vitamin C is not lost. The most widespread variety of Peking cabbage Khibiny.
You need to choose this or that sort of cabbage, based on how you will use your harvest, and also take into account the area where you want to grow it.