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[[File:White cabbage 111221.JPG|200px|thumb|right|A white cabbage plant of almost 3 kg in the midst of winter. This cultivar of cabbage can withstand several nights of freezing temperatures.]] | [[File:White cabbage 111221.JPG|200px|thumb|right|A white cabbage plant of almost 3 kg in the midst of winter. This cultivar of cabbage can withstand several nights of freezing temperatures.]] | ||
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| + | Today i planted white cabbage plants. They were pre-sown in the greenhouse. Cabbage can suffer from infections by a single-celled organism called Plasmodiophora.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmodiophora Plasmodiophora - Wikipedia]</ref> The disease is called clubroot<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clubroot Clubroot - Wikipedia]</ref> and can affect species of the mustard family, [[Cruciferae]], such as cabbages, [[radish]]es and [[turnip]]s. Clubroot causes tumors in the roots and can block growth of the plant and even cause death. Clubroot can easily be prevented by adding a handful of agricultural lime to the planting hole. I always dig a hole some 50 cm deep and fill that with a half a bucket of compost, a handful of lime, a handful of bentonite and a handful of lava dust. The organism that causes clubfoot doesn't like lime, but cabbages do. Originally cabbages come from a wild species that grows at beaches near seas and oceans. | ||
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* [[Gardening courses]] | * [[Gardening courses]] | ||
* [[Knowledge base:Gardening]] | * [[Knowledge base:Gardening]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:22, 20 May 2012
Preventing clubroot
Today i planted white cabbage plants. They were pre-sown in the greenhouse. Cabbage can suffer from infections by a single-celled organism called Plasmodiophora.[1] The disease is called clubroot[2] and can affect species of the mustard family, Cruciferae, such as cabbages, radishes and turnips. Clubroot causes tumors in the roots and can block growth of the plant and even cause death. Clubroot can easily be prevented by adding a handful of agricultural lime to the planting hole. I always dig a hole some 50 cm deep and fill that with a half a bucket of compost, a handful of lime, a handful of bentonite and a handful of lava dust. The organism that causes clubfoot doesn't like lime, but cabbages do. Originally cabbages come from a wild species that grows at beaches near seas and oceans.
Gallery
Preparing sauerkraut from white cabbage. The entire(soft type of) white cabbage is kept under water with sea salt for about two months. Salt should be ca 2.5 % of the entire weight. You can add garlic and pepper as the Turks sometimes do and it is similar to kimchi.
Kimchimade from fresh products of my garden, green onions, garlic, two types of radish, cabbage, and sambal (a hot pepper sauce to replace the fresh peppers that aren't ready to harvest yet), sea salt, standing for three hours. Delicious and healthy and still better the next day!
White cabbage seeds
See also
References
External links
- Cabbage Wikipedia
- White cabbage Wikipedia
