Cabbage Amager: description and characteristics of the variety, cultivation with photo

Those who grow vegetables in their backyard are looking for varieties with positive characteristics - Amager 611 cabbage is a great option. The variety has been grown on the Russian market since 1943. Popular for its excellent taste and disease resistance. Therefore, I received numerous positive reviews from agronomists and ordinary summer residents.

Characteristics of the variety

Amager or Amager 611 - a variety of white cabbage with a late ripening period, grown throughout the Russian Federation, but in different regions the ripening time is different.The characteristic of the variety is such that, due to its resistance to cold weather, it is planted in early spring. The ripening period of the forks is late - 150-170 days after planting the seeds for seedlings.

Description of the Amager cabbage variety - forms a semi-spreading rosette with bright green leaves raised above the fork. The stalk reaches a length of 27 centimeters.

The leaf is smooth, wavy along the edge, strongly concave in the head. The color of the leaves is green with a blue and purple tint and a waxy coating.

The head of cabbage is dense, has a rounded-concave shape. The weight of one head reaches 4 kilograms. High yield variety.

Features of the variety

Very popular and well-received for many years due to weather resistance and more:

Storage.
Crack resistance.
Cold tolerance.
Resistant to drought and heat.

Seedlings are not damaged by frost, and forks not harvested on time can withstand temperatures down to -3°C. At the same time, at the beginning of storage, the vegetable contains less vitamin and minerals than a head of cabbage, which has lain for 2-3 months.

Despite the positive aspects of cabbage, there are also negative qualities in the variety. It is prone to diseases of fusarium and vascular bacteriosis with improper care of the plant. During storage, punctate necrosis may occur. With prolonged extremely high temperatures, the head of cabbage stops growing and requires watering.

Growing conditions

As mentioned earlier, Amager 611 is grown everywhere in two ways, excluding the northernmost regions of Russia - where the heads do not have time to ripen.

Sowing seeds into the ground.
Sowing seeds for seedlings.

Seeds are planted in a direct way at the end of April, while in regions with a cold climate it is advisable to grow cabbage only in seedlings. Agrotechnics of sowing is as follows. Cabbage seeds are sown for seedlings in late March - early April, while the grown seedlings are transplanted into open ground starting from the end of April. Growing times vary by region.

Water the plants

To get a good harvest of Amager cabbage, constant abundant watering is important. Use water heated to summer temperature. Cold water will delay plant development and harvest. Usually, cabbage seedlings are watered under the root into specially prepared holes - a hole is made around the trunk of the culture, raising the soil along the edges so that water does not flow out.It is not recommended to pour water on the leaves - sunburn will occur.

Two months before harvest, reduce watering to prevent cracking of ripe heads. For a month, watering is completely stopped,

To reduce water consumption when irrigating, the soil around the plants is mulched. On such soil, less weeds grow, and watering is reduced to 1 time per week.

Plant nutrition

Fertilizers are applied at least once a month. 2 weeks after planting the seeds for seedlings, they are fed with a mixture of urea and potassium fertilizers, superphosphate and water in a ratio of 10:20:10.

When planting seedlings, organic fertilizers are added to the wells. Subsequent top dressing is carried out no earlier than 15 days after planting seedlings in the ground. The following materials are used as fertilizers:

rotten grass,
compost,
mullein,
chicken manure,
potassium chloride,
superphosphate,
urea,
boric acid,
wood ash.

These fertilizers alternate with each other or are used in combination - 2-3 fertilizers once a month.

Late top dressing in August is carried out to increase the winter storage time and improve the quality of late heads. For this purpose, potassium, nitrogen, mullein, boric acid are used.

Disease Prevention

After planting in the garden, plants must be constantly monitored to identify the disease and immediately begin to fight it.

As a rule, several infections overcome cabbage - downy mildew, blackleg, clubroot. The diseases are serious, subsequently the vegetables do not ripen or die. It is important to detect the infection early. When transplanting seedlings, carefully examine the roots of plants for growths, the stems should be green without dark spots, and the leaves without any plaque, lethargy, dried parts. If signs of disease are found - infected sprouts seedlings are destroyed. Planting one diseased seedling in the garden will destroy the entire plot.

Reviews about Amager 611

For a long time of planting in Russia, the variety received numerous reviews from agronomists, gardeners and ordinary owners of a personal plot. Let's take a look at some of them:

Marina Vladimirovna from Volgograd writes: “I have been growing Amager 611 for many years on my plot and always get an excellent harvest of large cabbages.Cabbage does not require much attention during growth; by September-October, heads of cabbage in weight reach about 5 kilograms. It is perfectly stored in the cellar throughout the winter, heads of cabbage do not rot. Until spring, we use almost the entire crop, there is enough to distribute to relatives and treat neighbors. ”

Dmitry Alexandrovich from Ufa: “I planted a variety last year, late heads of cabbage ripened by the end of September. During the growth, they never got sick, they didn’t have to be treated with poison, they are demanding on fertilizers and watering, they are afraid of the heat, but they don’t welcome high humidity either - one head of cabbage festered, but we immediately put it into cabbage soup. The harvest is excellent, we will use the variety again.”