Suizhou pickled green cabbage, whose scientific name is wrinkled black and white cabbage, is a non-heading cabbage in Cruciferae, which is a unique local variety in Zengdu District. It belongs to the ground plant, with thick green to dark green leaves, bubble-like, dark color, full green, thick mesophyll, soft texture and strong cold resistance. After frost and snow, the quality is particularly good. It is listed around the Spring Festival and is one of the favorite dishes for urban and rural residents during the Spring Festival.

Because of its strong cold resistance, it is generally cultivated as an open winter crop. Sow by stages in the middle and late September, and harvest in June from 5438+065438+ 10 to February-March of the following year. After beginning of spring, it began to sprout and blossom, and Suizhou Paopaoqing is the main cultivated variety in Suizhou. With a long cultivation history, it is a winter cultivated herb of Cruciferae cabbage, which mainly feeds on young leaves, but also in the later stage.

Origin environment

Suizhou is located in the north of Hubei Province, at the intersection of the Yangtze River Basin and Huaihe River Basin, with a length of 3 1 19'-32 26' north latitude and 0/1243'-1346' east longitude. The soil type in Zengdu District, Suizhou City, Hubei Province is white and good, with moderate fertility, flat terrain and convenient irrigation and drainage.

The pH value is 6.5-7.5, the soil organic matter content is 1.8-2.0, and the cultivated layer is deep, mostly in alluvial plains. Suizhou is high in the north and low in the south, with mountains, hills, flat land and floodplain distributed in turn, with a mountainous area of 4,285 square kilometers and a hilly area of 2,094 square kilometers and flat land.