Hollow lettuce flavor crisp, is a vegetable we often eat in summer, planting farmers friends is also very much. It is a very heat-resistant plant, generally speaking, the southern region can start sowing from March and April; the northern region warms up later, can be slightly delayed according to the actual situation. The planting time of cabbage is very long, usually can continue until August. Next we will learn more about the seeding time, planting methods and fertilizer management of cabbage.

A, sowing time

Cabbage likes to grow in a warmer climate, coupled with its ability to withstand high temperatures, so we usually eat in the summer time. Depending on the climate of each region, the time to sow holloware is different. For example, in the warmer places in the south, you can start sowing in March or April; in the northern regions, you may need to wait until April or May due to the slower warming. Basically, as long as the temperature reaches about 25 ℃, you can start planting cabbage.

Second, planting method

First choose a fertile soil, turn it loose, and then apply farmyard manure and grass ash, 3000 kg of farmyard manure per acre, which can make the growth of cabbage more vigorous. Then put the cabbage seeds in warm water, soak for a day, and then wrapped in a wet cloth and placed in the environment of 25 ℃, until the seeds germinate after they can be planted.

Three, water and fertilizer management

Cabbage growth rate is very fast, more than 30 days or so can be harvested, and can be harvested several batches, so in the water and fertilizer must be supplied sufficiently. When the seedlings grow four leaves after it is necessary to fertilize it, an acre of land to 15 kilograms of compound fertilizer can be used. Note that every harvest batch should be a fertilizer, it is recommended to use the kind of fast-absorbing water-soluble fertilizer, 8 kg per acre. In addition, high summer temperatures, water evaporation fast, but also need to pay attention to more watering.