Those who grow vegetables in their garden are looking for varieties with positive characteristics - Amager 611 cabbage is an excellent option. The variety has been grown on the Russian market since 1943. Popular due to its excellent taste and disease resistance. Therefore, I received numerous positive reviews from agronomists and ordinary summer residents.
Characteristics of the variety
Amager or Amager 611 is a variety of white cabbage with a late ripening period, grown throughout the Russian Federation, but ripening times differ in different regions.The characteristic of the variety is that, due to its resistance to cold weather, it is planted in early spring. The ripening period of forks is late - 150-170 days after planting the seeds for seedlings.
Description of the Amager cabbage variety - forms a semi-spreading rosette with bright green leaves raised above the fork. The stalk reaches a length of 27 centimeters.
The leaf is smooth, wavy along the edge, and strongly concave in the head. The color of the leaves is green with blue and purple tints and a waxy coating.
The head of cabbage is dense and has a round-concave shape. The weight of one head of cabbage reaches 4 kilograms. High yield variety.
Features of the variety
The variety is popular and has received positive reviews for many years due to its resistance to weather changes and much more:
- Keeping quality.
- Resistant to cracking.
- Cold tolerance.
- Resistance to drought and heat.
Seedlings are not damaged by frost, and forks that are not harvested in time can withstand temperatures down to -3°C. At the same time, at the beginning of storage, the vegetable contains less vitamins and minerals than a head of cabbage that has been stored for 2-3 months.
Despite the positive aspects of cabbage, the variety also has negative qualities. It is susceptible to fusarium and vascular bacteriosis if the plant is not properly cared for. During storage, pinpoint necrosis may occur. At prolonged extremely high temperatures, the head of cabbage stops growing and requires watering.
Growing conditions
As mentioned earlier, Amager 611 is grown everywhere in two ways, excluding the northernmost regions of Russia - there the heads of cabbage do not have time to ripen.
- Sowing seeds in the ground.
- Sowing seeds for seedlings.
Seeds are planted directly at the end of April, while in regions with cold climates it is advisable grow cabbage only by seedling method. The agricultural technology of sowing is as follows. Cabbage seeds are sown for seedlings in late March - early April, while the grown seedlings are transplanted into open ground starting from the end of April. Growing times vary in different regions.
Watering plants
To obtain a good harvest of Amager cabbage, constant, abundant watering is important. Use water heated to summer temperature. Cold water will delay plant development and harvest. Usually, cabbage seedlings are watered at the root in specially prepared holes - a hole is made around the trunk of the crop, raising the soil along the edges so that the water does not leak out. It is not recommended to pour water on the leaves - it will cause sunburn.
Two months before harvesting, watering is reduced in order to prevent cracking of ripe heads of cabbage. Watering is stopped completely within a month.
To reduce water consumption when watering around plants, mulch the soil. In such soil, fewer weeds grow, and watering is reduced to once a week.
Plant nutrition
Fertilizers are applied at least once a month. 2 weeks after planting the seeds, the seedlings are fed with a mixture of urea and potassium fertilizers, superphosphate and water in a ratio of 10:20:10.
When planting seedlings, organic fertilizers are added to the holes. Subsequent fertilizing is carried out no earlier than 15 days after planting the seedlings in the ground. The following materials are used as fertilizers:
- rotted grass,
- compost,
- mullein,
- chicken droppings,
- potassium chloride,
- superphosphate,
- urea,
- boric acid,
- wood ash.
These fertilizers are alternated with each other or used in combination - 2-3 fertilizers once a month.
Late feeding in August is carried out to increase the winter storage period and improve the quality of late heads of cabbage. For this purpose, potassium, nitrogen, mullein, and boric acid are used.
Disease Prevention
After planting in the garden, the plants need to be constantly monitored in order to identify the disease and immediately begin to fight it.
As a rule, cabbage is overcome by several infections - downy mildew, black leg, clubroot. The diseases are serious, and subsequently the vegetables do not ripen or die. It is important to detect the infection in time. When transplanting seedlings, carefully examine the roots of the plants for the presence of growths; the stems should be green without dark spots, and the leaves should be free of any plaque, lethargy, or dried parts. If signs of disease are detected, the infected seedlings are destroyed. Planting one diseased seedling in a garden bed will destroy the entire plot.
Reviews about the variety Amager 611
Over the long period of planting in Russia, the variety has received numerous reviews from agronomists, gardeners and ordinary garden plot owners. Let's take a look at some of them:
Marina Vladimirovna from Volgograd writes: “I have been growing Amager 611 on my plot for many years and always get an excellent harvest of large heads of cabbage. Cabbage does not require much attention during growth; by September-October, the heads of cabbage weigh about 5 kilograms. It is perfectly stored in the cellar throughout the winter, the heads of cabbage do not rot. Until spring, we use almost the entire harvest; there is enough to distribute to relatives and treat neighbors.”
Dmitry Aleksandrovich from Ufa: “I planted the variety last year, the late heads of cabbage ripened by the end of September.During growth, they never got sick, didn’t have to be treated with poison, are demanding of fertilizers and watering, are afraid of heat, but they also don’t welcome high humidity - one head of cabbage festered, but we immediately put it into cabbage soup. The harvest is excellent, we will use this variety again.”
