Nozomi f1 ultra-early ripening cabbage hybrid

Nozomi F1 is one of the popular hybrids of early maturing white cabbage. Gardeners choose it because of its good yield, unpretentiousness, pleasant taste and resistance to diseases. We will tell you in detail about the advantages and disadvantages of this cabbage and consider the nuances of growing.

Description of cabbage Nozomi f1

This hybrid is consumed fresh, stewed or added to first courses. Nozomi F1 is suitable for commercial cultivation, but not suitable for preservation and long-term storage.

Origin and development

The Nozomi F1 hybrid was developed by scientists from the Japanese company Sakata Vegetables Europe in France. It was there that in 1998 the Sakata company opened a breeding station, and in 2003 moved the European head office there.

The seeds of this company are produced in France and other European countries.

Reference. The Nozomi hybrid was added to the State Register of the Russian Federation in 2007.

Chemical composition and useful properties

100 g of cabbage contained:

• carbohydrates - 5.8 mg;
• proteins - 1.28 mg;
• fats - 0.1 mg;
• potassium - 170 mg;
• calcium - 40 mg;
• phosphorus - 26 mg;
• sodium - 18 mg;
• magnesium - 12 mg;
• iron - 0.47 mg;
• zinc - 0.18 mg;
• vitamin C - 36.6 mg;
• PP - 0.234 mg;
• E - 0.15 mg;
• B6 0.124 mg;
• K - 0.076 mg;
• B1 - 0.061 mg;
• A - 0.03 mg.

The use of cabbage helps prevent the development of atherosclerosis and improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, helps in the treatment of stomach and duodenal ulcers. Cabbage juice has antitussive and expectorant properties, useful with diseases of the heart and kidneys.

Cabbage helps with insomnia, headaches and spleen diseases, improves appetite, enhances the secretory activity of the gastric glands, has diuretic and mild laxative properties.

Application features

Nozomi F1 is suitable for fresh consumption, it is stewed and used for preparing first courses.

Important! IN pickled and salted cabbage quickly deteriorates.

Ripening period and yield

This is an early ripe hybrid. The crop is ready for harvesting 50-60 days after planting the seedlings in the ground.

Marketable yield - 309-320 kg / ha.

Resistance to disease and cold

The hybrid is resistant to Alternaria and bacterial rot, but as a result of poor care, the crop affects the keel, blackleg or downy mildew.

Seedlings tolerate temperature drops to -5… -7 ° C.

Description of appearance and taste

The hybrid forms dense heads of cabbage of a round or flat-round shape, the average weight of which reaches 1.3-2.5 kg.

The cover leaves are small, gray-green in color, bubbly, with slightly wavy edges, covered with a waxy coating, the intensity of which varies from low to medium. Heads of cabbage are yellowish-white in section. The outer stump is very short, the inner one is short or of medium length.

The taste of Nozomi F1 is sweet, tender and juicy.

Growing regions

The hybrid is included in the State Register of the Russian Federation with admission to growing in the North Caucasus and Central Black Earth regions. Due to its unpretentiousness, it is successfully cultivated in other areas, if necessary, using a film cover.

Advantages and disadvantages of the Nozomi F1 hybrid

The main advantages:

• early and amicable ripening;
• high productivity;
• excellent commercial qualities;
• good transportability;
• resistance to cracking and short-term frost;
• unpretentiousness to growing conditions;
• immunity to major diseases;
• good taste.

Minuses:

• short term storage;
• non-universal application;
• the inability to independently obtain seeds.

Difference from other varieties and hybrids

Comparison of Nozomi F1 with other early maturing hybrids is presented in the table:

Features of planting and growing

For the experience of growing a hybrid to be positive, it is important to know some of the nuances of preparing planting material, soil and site selection.

Soil requirements and predecessors

Nozomi F1 grows well in light, loose, fertile soil with good aeration, moisture permeability and neutral acidity. The best option is loam.

Better to plant cabbage after legumes and cereals, cucumbers, onions, pumpkin.

Site preparation

The land on the site is prepared in the fall. They dig it deeply and bring in humus, manure or compost. In the spring, the soil is fertilized with preparations containing phosphorus and potassium.

Reference. If the soil is not loose enough, coarse sand is added to it. Lime is added for deoxidation.

Seed preparation

Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out in late February - early March. For disinfection, the planting material is pre-soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate and tempered. Also, the seeds are germinated in advance by laying them out on a damp cloth and leaving them for several days at a temperature of + 20 ... + 30 ° C.

A substrate suitable for growing seedlings consists of equal parts of humus and sod soil, to which 15 g of superphosphate and ammonium nitrate and 6 g of potassium chloride (for every 10 kg of soil mixture) are added.

The pre-prepared seeds are placed on the surface of the substrate, buried 1.5 cm, sprinkled with earth, slightly moistened with a spray bottle, cover the container with polyethylene to create a greenhouse effect, and removed to a warm, well-lit place.

Growing seedlings

Shoots appear in 5-7 days after sowing the seeds. After that, the film is removed from the container with seedlings.

When 1 pair of leaves is formed on the seedlings, the seedlings are placed in a room with an air temperature of + 13 ... + 15 ° C and a pick is carried out.

15 days before transplanting into open ground, the seedlings begin to harden, taking them to the street or balcony and gradually increasing the time of their stay there.

Seedless landing

This hybrid is grown only in seedlings. However, in the southern regions, it is permissible to sow seeds in a greenhouse, and not in separate containers at home.

To do this, the ground in the greenhouse is dug up in the fall, cleaned of plant residues, humus or compost is added. At the beginning of March, planting furrows are made in it, into which the seeds are placed, deepening by 1.5-2 cm. Then they are sprinkled with a layer of earth, watered and covered with polyethylene. After emergence, the film is removed.

Terms, scheme and rules for transplanting into open ground

Planting seedlings to a permanent place is carried out from late April to mid-May, depending on the growing region. At the same time, they are guided by the night air temperature - stable at least + 10 ° C. By this time, the seedlings should reach a height of 15-20 cm and have 7-8 leaves.

Seedlings are planted early in the morning, in the evening or on a cloudy day. Landing technology:

1. Dig planting holes in prepared beds. Their depth should be 15-20 cm, planting density - 5-6 bushes per 1 m².
2. If the site is infertile and has not been fertilized in advance, pour organic and mineral fertilizers on the bottom of each (0.5 kg of humus, 3 g of ammonium nitrate, 7 g of superphosphate and 4 g of potassium salt).
3. Place a sprout in the center of each hole, deepening it in cotyledon leaves.
4. Fill the voids with earth and tamp it lightly.
5. Spray seedlings with a growth stimulant (for example, "Kornevin").
6. Water the planting abundantly.

Growing features

Successful cultivation of Nozomi F1 assumes that the following conditions are met:

• the landing site must be well lit and protected from drafts;
• cabbage is not planted in one place for several years in a row - it releases mycotoxins, which, accumulating, begin to impede its growth.

One of the main advantages of Nozomi F1 is ease of maintenance. But in order to obtain a plentiful and high-quality harvest, it is necessary to fulfill the basic agrotechnical requirements, which consist in regular watering, fertilizing, loosening the earth and hilling.

Watering mode

Adult plants are watered in the morning or in the evening 3 times a week, pouring at least 2-3 liters of water under each bush. In hot and dry periods, the frequency of watering is increased to 1 time in 2 days, during rains, it is reduced. The main thing is that the soil is moistened to a depth of 50 cm.

Water for irrigation should be warm and settled.

Reference. Watering is stopped 10-15 days before the expected harvest.

Loosening, weeding and hilling

The earth is loosened to a depth of 4-5 cm after each watering or rain. This improves the access of oxygen and moisture to the plant roots and prevents the formation of dry crust on the soil surface.

Simultaneously with loosening, weeds are removed, which takes moisture and nutrients from the soil and creates favorable conditions for infections and insects.

Reference. Mulching the soil with a layer of peat 5 cm thick eliminates the need for weeding and loosening.

Hilling is carried out in the phase of 9 true leaves. The procedure promotes the formation of new roots, which provide additional nutrition to the cabbage.

Top dressing

Cabbage is fed 2-3 times a season, applying fertilizers according to the scheme:

• 14 days after planting seedlings in the ground - a solution of mullein or bird droppings in a ratio of 1: 7 (1 liter for each bush);
• during the ovary of heads - a solution of mullein (1: 5) or chicken droppings (1:10) with the addition of wood ash (2 tablespoons per 10 liters of solution);
• after 20 days - a solution of organic or mineral fertilizers (ammonium nitrate, superphosphate and potassium salt).

Fertilizers are applied simultaneously with watering.

Measures to increase yields

To increase the yield, cabbage is regularly fertilized, using, among other things, foliar dressing. The crop can be harvested twice if 6-8 leaves are left on each bush when cutting ripe heads.

Disease and pest control

Nozomi F1 is affected by the following diseases:

Among pests, cruciferous fleas, white butterflies, cabbage flies and slugs are dangerous for this hybrid.For the prevention and control of insects, plants are treated with an ash-soap or lime solution, tincture of wormwood, tobacco and dandelion root, biofungicides (Fitosporin, Trichodermin).

To prevent slug attacks, sprinkle the soil under the bushes with black pepper, dry mustard or crushed eggshells.

Growing difficulties

Problems in the cultivation of this cabbage:

• the heads of cabbage are loose, the leaves are not juicy, but dry - lack of watering;
• plants lag behind in growth, wither, growths appear on the roots - signs of keel;
• small black dots appeared on the surface of the heads of cabbage - this is probably a symptom of necrosis due to an excess of fertilizers.

Harvesting and storage

Heads of cabbage reach maturity in late May or early June, depending on the growing region.

How and when to collect

The crop is harvested 2 months after planting the seedlings in the ground, carefully cutting off the heads of cabbage with a sharp knife along the leg.

Cabbage is well stored in the garden and does not crack, therefore, we allow harvesting 5-8 days later than the recommended period.

Storage features and keeping quality

The collected heads of cabbage are inspected for damage or pests and dried under a canopy.

Nozomi F1 keep dry cool room with good ventilation. This cabbage is stored for no more than 2 months, so it must be sold or eaten as soon as possible.

Tips and reviews of experienced gardeners about Nozomi cabbage

Experienced farmers recommend:

• plant dill, carrots, celery, marigolds or calendula next to cabbage - they repel insects;
• grow seedlings in outdoor greenhouses, and not at home - so the seedlings will be stronger.

Gardeners speak positively about Nozomi F1.

Maria, Belgorod: “I have already tried several times to grow early cabbage, the experience was unsuccessful - the heads of cabbage were loose, tied badly. A neighbor offered to put Nozomi in, and I decided to take a chance. This cabbage pleasantly surprised me - with minimal care at the beginning of summer, dense, juicy heads of cabbage ripened in the beds. I also liked the cabbage to its taste, it is ideal for salads. "

Elena, Krasnodar: “What I like about Nozomi is its simplicity and resistance to diseases and pests, the main care is only regular watering. I protect the planting from insects with lutrasil and treat them with wood ash, the result is excellent. Cabbage has a high yield, the heads of cabbage are very juicy and sweet. "

Roman, Voronezh: "I have been growing early cabbage for a long time, including for sale. I tried different varieties, but after planting Nozomi, I settled on it. This cabbage never fails - the yield is high, the heads of cabbage are formed dense, beautiful, do not crack, they also really like the taste. The care includes only watering and fertilizing. "

Conclusion

Cabbage Nozomi F1 is grown in all regions of the Russian Federation, since it is resistant to common diseases, tolerates frost well, does not impose special requirements for care and is suitable for growing for sale. Of the shortcomings, only a short shelf life is noted.