2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
In this part of the article, we will look at a rather interesting way to preserve cabbage - snowing it. This method is especially suitable for those who want to preserve a fairly solid cabbage crop throughout the winter and live in regions with a predominance of cold climates. The issues of storing cabbage in the southern regions, as well as in our usual apartment conditions, will not be ignored either, because far from always there is a cellar or basement at the gardener's disposal
Snowing cabbage
Snowing cabbage is a much simpler event than it might seem at first glance. Fresh cabbage heads should first be laid on the snow, and then sprinkled with snow layers from fifteen to twenty centimeters thick. In this case, the thickness of the uppermost snow layer should be at least forty centimeters. The resulting drifts are covered with reeds, straw or mats on top. This is done in order to provide them with protection from unexpected melting.
And so that the cabbage heads prepared for snowing do not freeze, snowing should be carried out at an air temperature of minus two degrees.
Storing cabbage in the ground
In the southern regions, where snowing is impossible due to climatic indicators, cabbage heads are often stored in the ground. For this, special grooves are dug into which the heads of cabbage are subsequently placed. It is necessary to place them with stumps up. After all the cabbage is in the ground, it is covered from above with a soil layer no more than ten centimeters thick. However, in the event of a significant cold snap, it is allowed to increase the thickness of the soil layer up to thirty centimeters.
How to store cabbage in an apartment
It is considered correct to store the cabbage crop in an apartment in which the heads of cabbage will be located in well-ventilated and fairly dry places characterized by a suitable temperature. A balcony may well act as such a place. In this case, cabbage is placed in wooden boxes or in fabric bags, sprinkling each cabbage layer with sand. In addition, there is another proven storage method in which each cabbage head is wrapped in paper.
It is allowed to store cabbage in the refrigerator - for this purpose, cabbage heads must be well (in two or three layers) wrapped with high-quality cling film.
What is cabbage sick during storage
Most often, during the storage stage, cabbage is attacked by gray rot. As a rule, this attack develops at too high a temperature or in conditions of high humidity. Heads of cabbage that are mechanically damaged or attacked by frost are the most susceptible to gray rot. Heads of cabbage that are too bare are also severely damaged.
If the temperature in the basements is elevated, then the cabbage can be affected by mucous bacteriosis. Usually it affects the heads of cabbage directly from the bases of the petioles, gradually covering their entire surfaces.
And sometimes, on cabbage leaves, you can notice the formation of black dots, gradually deepening into the inner parts of the heads of cabbage. This is punctate necrosis. If you do not stop its development in time, then it will quickly grow into gray rot.
Useful Tips
Cabbage heads stored in cellars are not recommended to be left directly on the ground, since in this case they can become damp, which in turn will quickly provoke the decay process.
Wooden surfaces on which cabbage is stored in basements should ideally be washed with baking soda. And on top they should be covered with fern or burdock leaves, which contribute to the better preservation of fresh cabbage leaves, as well as prevent them from decay. Potential moisture on such surfaces can be prevented by a small layer of dry straw. And in order to provide the cabbage harvest with excellent air circulation, it is recommended to spread the cabbage heads in two or three rows in a checkerboard pattern.
For any storage option, cabbage must be laid out upward with stumps - this will prevent rotting not only of the stumps themselves, but also of the upper leaves.
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