Cabbage variety Nozomi (F1)
Nozomi is a hybrid of White Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. Capitata), bred by the specialists of the French company Sakata (Sakata Vegetables Europe). Ripens early. Suitable for commercial production. Added to the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation in 2007. Zoned in the North Caucasus (Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkarian, Chechen, Crimea; Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories; Rostov Region) region of Russia.
From planting seedlings in the ground to harvesting, 55 - 60 days pass.
The leaf rosette is horizontal or raised. The leaves are bubbly, small in size, gray-green in color, with a weak to medium intensity waxy bloom. The edge of the leaf plate is slightly wavy.
Covered heads of cabbage, rounded, with an average weight of 1 - 1.5 kg, yellowish-white on the cut. The density of the heads of cabbage is very high - it is estimated at 4.5 points. The inner stump is short or medium in length, the outer one is very short. The yield of commercial cabbage is 310 - 320 kg / ha, which is at the level of a standard variety Number One Gribovsky 147... The output of marketable products is 90%.
It is advisable to use the Nozomi hybrid fresh, for summer salads and culinary dishes. The shelf life of cabbage is short.
The variety is resistant to adverse conditions, as well as diseases such as Alternaria and bacterial rot. Cabbage stands in the field for a long time without cracking.
Advantages of the Nozomi hybrid: excellent taste of a fresh crop, uniformity of heads, marketability, transportability, amicable ripening of the crop.
We were looking for an interesting, new variety or hybrid of early cabbage, we stopped at Nozomi F1. An interesting cabbage, somewhat different from the usual June cabbage, for example, having denser leaves and heads of cabbage. It can crack in a rainy summer! Despite the fact that it is zoned for the southern regions, in the north-west it also shows itself well in terms of harvest. Bright, beautiful small heads of cabbage. It ripens in large quantities, therefore, if it cannot be eaten quickly, then this moment should be taken into account and not plant more than 5 - 10 plants.
Ideal cabbage for first salads and summer cabbage rolls. There is an experience of making a horse from it. Even light quick marinades from it were tasty, eaten almost immediately.
It can be recommended for testing as an alternative or experimental, along with the usual and permanent varieties of early cabbage.