Green Flash Cabbage:
Head Color |
Dark Green |
Head Weight |
1.4 to 1.5kg |
Head Shape |
Round |
Field Holding |
8 to 12 days |
Internal Structure |
Good |
Maturity from the day of sowing |
53 to 57 days |
Spacing |
Early maturity - Row to Row: 45 cm, Plant to Plant: 30 cm
Late maturity - Row to Row: 60cm, Plant to Plant : 45 cm
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Seed rate |
Early maturity: 180 - 200 gm / acre
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Late maturity: 120 -150 gm / acre.
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Tips for Growing Cabbage:
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Soil: Well drained medium loam and /or sandy loam soils are suitable.
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Sowing time: As per the regional practices and timings.
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Optimum temperature for germination: 25 – 300 o C
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Transplanting: 25-30 days after sowing.
Preparation Of Main Field
- Deep ploughing and harrowing.
- Add well decomposed FYM 7-8 tones followed by harrowing to mix in the soil thoroughly.
- Open the ridges and furrows at required spacing. per acre Apply basal dose of chemical fertilizer before transplanting.
- irrigate the field one day before transplanting, make a hole at a required spacing to plant seedling.
- Transplanting should be done late afternoon, after transplanting light irrigation should be given for better and quick establishment.
Fertilizer Management
- Basal application before transplanting: 25:50:60 NPK kg / acre.
- First top dressing 10-15 days after transplanting: 25:50:60 NPK kg / acre.
- Second application 20 – 25 days after first top dressing: 25:00:00 NPK kg / acre.
- Third application 10-15 days after second application: 25:00:00 NPK kg / acre.
- Boron & Molybdenum should be sprayed at button stage.