Cabbage variety Parel (F1)
Parel is a well-proven hybrid of White Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. Capitata) with an ultra-early ripening period. Bred by breeders of the Dutch seed company Bejo (Bejo Zaden B.V.). In 1993 it was included in the State Register of Plants of the Russian Federation. Approved for use in ten regions of Russia: Ural, East Siberian, Far East, West Siberian, North, North-West, Volgo-Vyatka, Central, Central black earth and North Caucasus. Suitable for commercial cultivation and thickening planting.
The period from the moment the seedlings are planted in the ground until the onset of technical ripeness is 55 - 60 days.
The leaf rosette is compact, horizontal or raised. Leaves are small to medium in size, light green in color, with a waxy bloom of medium intensity; the edge of the sheet is even. Heads of cabbage with a dense internal structure, partially covered, rounded, juicy, tender, weighing 0.8 - 1.5 kg (maximum - 2 kg). Internal stump of short or medium length. Marketable yield is 150 - 460 kg / ha.
This variety is recommended to be used fresh - for summer salads, but it is not bad even when fermented. The taste of the heads of cabbage is good. In the field, from the moment of ripening, cabbage stands without cracking and retaining its presentation for 10 - 15 days.
Advantages of Parel cabbage: the possibility of obtaining super-early products, uniformity of heads, transportability, high productivity, amicable ripening, resistance to cracking and adverse weather conditions, good seed germination. And, perhaps, the main plus of this variety is the many positive reviews of gardeners on the Internet.
A wonderful variety of cabbage. I sow at the end of March directly into the ground, under the eggplants. This season, when the sprouts had already sprouted, snow fell. For cabbage, this is not at all scary. As soon as it got warmer, she started growing. Already in June, the first heads of cabbage could be cut for salad. Having cut off the head of cabbage, I leave the stem to grow further. On each remaining stump, 4 - 5 more small heads of cabbage grow over the summer. In fact, by planting a bed of early cabbage, you are provided with it for the whole summer. Unlike late varieties, in which active growth occurs in the middle of summer, in the very heat. Therefore, despite feeding and watering, late cabbage is in no hurry to tie heads of cabbage. And only by autumn it begins to grow, when the coolness sets in. And since the frosts are now very early, she does not even have time to grow a full-fledged head of cabbage before that time. Therefore, I am more and more inclined to abandon the late varieties and plant only early and middle varieties. They also taste much softer and juicier.
How to fertilize?
7 years ago I successfully purchased Parel cabbage seeds in Dutch professional packaging. Since then I don’t recognize any other early cabbage.
The first time I sow seeds in a greenhouse directly into the ground, when the average daily temperature becomes positive. The seedlings grow strong, seasoned, and the harvest is early - you can eat cabbage already in June. The next sowing is done in the ground in May - this is how cabbage makes me happy until the coldest days. On my land, it grew up to 2.5 kg. The stump is very small, all heads of cabbage are the same, like twins. The only negative for me - it cracks when ripe very amicably: if one head of cabbage crunches, it will catch up with the whole garden within a couple of days, just have time to eat. It is unusually tasty in salads (does not have the bitterness inherent in some varieties), stewed, sauerkraut. It is not stored for long, a month or two.