A cabbage harvest can be called successful only if the heads of cabbage have grown large and the leaves are juicy and tasty.
Despite all its simplicity, this crop requires care and attention. But there is one trick that will allow you to grow a simply gorgeous harvest.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told how to grow giant cabbage.
What's the secret?
Gardeners are advised to pick off the lower leaves. This is why it should be done.
1. Known cabbage diseases can be avoided because the leaves often come into contact with the ground.
This trick also saves future heads of cabbage from the invasion of slugs.
2. Tearing off leaves stimulates growth, and this is because the large lower leaves take away some of the nutrition.
3. At the same time, watering the beds is simplified and lighting is improved.
4. When growing early varieties, you can avoid heads cracking.
Important!
But even this useful procedure can cause harm if the leaves are not picked in time.
It is believed that until the head of cabbage is fully formed, the leaves should not be removed, as they nourish the plant.
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Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
