Krasnoselskaya swede: Kuusiku and other varieties for Siberia and other regions with photo

Rotabaga is a vegetable known since ancient times. It was widespread in Russia in the last century. But then forgotten for several decades. However, there is now renewed interest in this vegetable. And a sufficient variety among swede varieties makes it possible to make the most of the excellent characteristics of this useful plant.

Useful and high-yielding crop is used for human food and animal feed. In fresh food - in salads, as well as stewed, fried. Used as a filling for sweet pastries. A plant intended for food is not allowed to grow to a large size so that the taste does not deteriorate.

Description and features of swede

Sweden is considered the birthplace of the swede, where in the 17th century cabbage was accidentally crossed with turnips. The fruit is a biennial plant that produces leaves and root fruit in 1 year, and flowers and seeds the following year. Defined as belonging to the cabbage family. The leaves may be whole or dissected, waxy and smooth to the touch. A root crop with a massive peel, round or elongated, cone-shaped. The peel is yellow, and the part that protrudes above the ground is burgundy, bronze or green.

The stem reaches a height of up to 1.7 meters, fragile and branched. In inflorescences in the form of a brush, flowers from yellow to orange are located.

Useful qualities:

• the plant is rich in vitamins and trace elements. It includes a large amount of vitamin C, which is very necessary during the period of beriberi. There are B vitamins, iodine, potassium and fiber;
• low-calorie vegetable (100 grams contains 37 kilocalories). Used for obesity, dieting;
• has a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract, improving the digestion of food. Useful for diseases such as diabetes, constipation (you can not eat with exacerbations of diseases of the digestive system);
• diuretic action for edema;
• indispensable for vascular diseases (atherosclerosis).

Growing features:

• cold resistant. Seeds germinate at a temperature of +3 ^OC. The plant itself can withstand temperatures down to -6 ^OC;
• optimum temperature for growing this crossed vegetable is up to + 20 ^{OC (at high temperatures, the taste of the root crop deteriorates);}
• Grows well in soil rich in organic matter and sufficiently moist. For the normal development of the plant, phosphorus, potassium, boron, calcium in the ground are necessary;
• does not grow well in sandy, rocky and waterlogged soil;
• vegetable does not like the increased acidity of the soil, as there is an increase in the branching of the root.
• planting seeds is carried out in April-May, given the distance between plants 5 centimeters;
• after planting seeds shoots appear 5-8 days after planting;
• in the northern regions, ready-made seedlings with 5 leaves are planted in the ground;
• vegetative period averages 110 days;
• to prevent putrefactive diseases, plants heat the seeds (in water +50 ^{OC place the seeds for 30 minutes);}
• required to take care of the plant, feed well and loosen periodically;
• pests: cabbage fly, aphids, fleas.

For consumption, fruits weighing no more than 1 kilogram are grown, as the taste of larger ones worsens.

Storage features:

• in a cool place with a temperature not higher than +4, +5 ^{OC and humidity not higher than 95%;}
• root crops can be sprinkled with sand.

Types of rutabaga by purpose

In Russia they grow table and fodder swede. Table varieties have a pleasant taste and rich yellow (sometimes white) flesh. Used for food. Feed is used for animal feed. They are more fruitful and unpretentious to climate conditions.

Forage

Forage varieties include: Kuuziku, Hoffmanskaya, Vyshegorodskaya, Ruby, Liza and others.

Canteens

Table varieties include: Swedish, Krasnoselskaya, Kakhalik sinine, Vereyskaya and others.

The best swede varieties

Kuuziku - mid-season variety (up to 120 days). Root crop 10 centimeters long, round-flat shape. Weight - up to 900 grams. The flesh is firm, white and juicy.

Possesses:

• high yield (up to 8 kilograms per square meter) - large fruits, a lot of nutritious tops;
• pretty well preserved.

Krasnoselskaya rutabaga - refers to early ripening varieties. Ripening time - up to 90 days. The fruit is flat, green in color with a purple hue, weighing up to 600 grams. Pulp of a yellow shade, sugary structure.

The species is prone to long storage in the autumn-winter period.

For Siberia - since the vegetable likes a cool and rather humid climate, the conditions of Siberia are favorable for growing this crop. All varieties are suitable for Siberia, but those with white pulp are more often used: Vyshegorodskaya, Hoffman white, Pomeranian and others.

Rotabaga is a he althy and tasty vegetable. Thanks to new varieties with excellent properties and productivity, many gardeners again remembered and fell in love with him.

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