Savoy cabbage for many gardeners and gardeners is something outlandish and brought from afar, when others believe that its various varieties are hybrids of the usual white cabbage. In fact, this is a subspecies of a vegetable that is familiar to all of us, only with its own peculiarities of growing and caring for it. Due to its extraordinary appearance, it attracts so much attention.
By all indications, Savoy cabbage resembles white cabbage, only of considerably smaller sizes, and its varieties and hybrids are represented by a wide and varied assortment. Her leaves are more delicate and thin. Heads of cabbage can occur in various forms - from round to flattened, all explained by species diversity. Fruit weight can vary from 500 grams to three kilograms. In Savoy cabbage, they are not as dense as that of white cabbage, but loose and netted, slightly resembling the wings of insects. She has many opaque leaves with a tendency to cracking.
Important! Savoy cabbage is much less attacked by pests and disease disease than its distant relative.The leaves on the heads of the Savoy cabbage are curly-headed, wrinkled, and bubbly. They are always painted in green, but depending on the variety, there may be different ebb. In the natural conditions of Ukraine, this subspecies of white cabbage grows without much difficulty. It is even more resistant to cold than other species. Late varieties of Savoy cabbage are particularly frost resistant.
Her seeds can easily begin to grow at a temperature of + 3 ° C. In the cotyledon phase, the plant withstands frosts down to -4 ° С, and seasoned seedlings even stand up to -6 ° С. Adult cabbage of late ripening varieties grows in autumn frosts to -12 ° C. Savoy cabbage can be left on the snow-covered beds. Before consuming such heads for food, they need to be dug up, cut off and doused with a stream of cold water. Low temperature regimes favorably affect the taste of savoy cabbage, so it retains all its beneficial properties.
Important! Savoy cabbage contains two times more healthy, easily digestible proteins and 25% less fiber than a white relative.Savoy cabbage tolerates drought better than others. but at the same time more demanding on irrigation, since the area of the evaporating surface is very large. This plant is very light-loving. Resistant to leaf-eating pests. For savoy cabbage suitable high-fertile soil. She also responds well to fertilization, which are based on minerals or organic matter. Mid-season and late-ripening varieties are particularly demanding for such a sub-feed.
Did you know? Savoy cabbage contains a very strong natural antioxidant - glutathione. It protects the immune cells, and also contributes to the body's natural recovery and rejuvenation.
Early varieties of savoy cabbage
Vienna early
A characteristic feature of this early variety is strongly corrugated leaves with a slight hue. The cabbages are rounded dark green in color. Each fruit curls up to 1 kg and has a dark green shade. Viennese early cabbage has excellent taste, so it is widely used in cooking. Many reviews gardeners agree on one thing: This is the best variety of savoy cabbage.
Golden early
This variety is officially recognized as the best of all Savoy cabbages. Heads curtain 800 grams and ripen to 95 days. They are resistant to cracking and long stored. Early Savoy cabbage is used to make salads and other delicious dishes due to its phenomenal taste.
Komparsa
This is a very early hybrid variety that ripens in 80 days, counting from the time it was planted in unprotected soil. Heads of light-green color of average density. This variety is well resistant to cracking, as well as pests and diseases.
Mira
Early hybrid with heads, reaching a weight of up to 1.5 kg. Possesses remarkable tastes and does not crack.
Anniversary
One of the most ripening varieties of savoy cabbage. You can tear it off after 102 days. They just reach their average density and gain a mass of 800 grams. The leaves of the heads are finely bubbly, slightly crimped, green with a grayish tinge. Variety cabbage Jubilee prone to cracking.
Did you know? Any subspecies of Savoy cabbage can replace the usual white in all dishes, except for fermentation, for which it is not suitable. But from her sheets make wonderful cabbage rolls, which are excellently wrapped and hold the form.
Mid-season varieties of savoy cabbage
Twirl
Medium late productive variety with gray-green leaves, which are covered with a wax coating. Heads of cabbage are formed flat and round, weighing up to 2.5 kg. Have average density and can be stored until winter.
Chrome
Medium late hybrid of savoy cabbage with wavy green leaves. Heads grow round and dense with a mass of up to 2 kg on a small stalk. The variety is selected abroad.
Melissa
A distinctive feature of this variety is its stable and high yield. Heads do not crack and grow weighing up to 3 kg. Savoy cabbage melissa has dense cabbage of flat rounded shape. Another distinctive feature of this variety is that the leaves are strongly shriveled, filled with many air bubbles. Cobs have a good taste with an average fiber density. Melissa is a variety of savoy cabbage suitable for long-term storage. This culture also grows well in bad weather and cold.
Tasmania
This is a mid-season hybrid of savoy cabbage, whose adult cabbages can curtain up to 1.5 kg. Tasmania is a frost-resistant variety. It grows well on light soils with a low nitrogen content.
Sphere
A distinctive feature of this variety is in the wide spreading dark green leaves of the cabbage head. They are medium in crease. In the context of the fruit of medium density and yellow. Ripe vegetable curls up to 2.5 kg. Taste distinguished by the presence of sweet notes.
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Late Savoy Cabbage Varieties
Alaska
Recommended for use in the preparation of homemade dishes. The variety is late ripening, it can be stored for a long time. The socket is raised, with round leaves, medium size, gray-green and a strong wax coating. They are bubbly and wavy at the edges. Head of cabbage with its tight-fitting leaves. Fruits reach a mass of 2.3 kg. It has a wonderful taste. Commodity yield of 5.9 kg / sq. m
Cosima
Late-hybrid with a horizontal or slightly raised rosette of leaves of dark green color and medium-intensive wax coating. Each sheet is crimped with a small amount of bubbles and waviness along the edges. Heads grow average size and weigh up to 1.7 kg. Form them in the form of an inverted egg. The fruit is yellowish in section with a delicate structure. It has good lezhkost.
Ovasa
A wonderful hybrid of savoy cabbage, ripening very early, which is its distinguishing feature. Heads of medium density and weight of about 2 kg. The variety copes well with difficult weather conditions, and also almost does not undergo fusarium and bacteriosis. Ovasa is a high-yielding and unpretentious variety of savoy cabbage.
Stilon
Late-ripening hybrid, represented by blue-green-gray round heads. Its main feature is high frost resistance. It can withstand freezing to -6 ° C. Harvesting takes place in October. The weight of each head does not exceed 2.5 kg.
Uralochka
Late-ripening variety that grows 100 days after planting. It has large light green bubbly leaves that are heavily corrugated. The heads of the fruits are round and dense, yellowish in the section weighing up to 2.2 kg. Savoy cabbage varieties Uralochka is resistant to cracking and has a wonderful taste. It is better to use in salads in fresh form. Productivity of 8-10 kg / sq. m
Did you know? Sagra is called the Italian celebration, celebrated in honor of any particular food product. In honor of the savoy cabbage sagra held in Udine in January. Specially organized fair, where for a nominal fee, everyone can taste dishes from this product or buy a few heads of their own home. Music and fun reign throughout the holiday.
