Facts about Red Cabbage
The taste:
Finely tart, mild, light cabbage taste
Germination:
2 - 4 days
Growth until harvest:
5 - 14 days
Nitrogen requirements:
high - heavy feeder
pH range:
6.5 - 7.0 suitable plants
Ec - area:
2.5 - 3.0 suitable fish
Size:
2.5 - 7.6 cm
Cultivation
Soaking the seeds:
not necessary
Soak the medium:
not necessary
Growth medium:
- Mixed potting soil (organic preferred)
- Coconut soil
- Peat-free potting soil
- Hemp mats
- Coconut soil
- Peat-free potting soil
- Hemp mats
Light:
at least 6 hours of exposure per day
Germination temperature:
4 - 26°C
Irrigation:
- Flood and drain twice a day
- spray surface with water sprayer in the morning and evening
- spray surface with water sprayer in the morning and evening
Preferred system:
Nutritional values per 100g
B1
0.1 mg
B6
0.12 mg
Folic acid
0.038 mg
Calcium
85 mg
Iron
0.9 mg
B2
0.06 mg
C
64.3 mg
Potassium
258 mg
Magnesium
40 mg
Nitrate
1.4 mg
Cultivation steps
- Prepare growth medium and generously moisten the surface
- Distribute seeds evenly and avoid partial clusters
- Cover with any cover and weigh it down (e.g. two baking stones), store in a dark place
- Germination occurs in 2 - 4 days
- Remove cover and transfer to aquaponics system
- The ripe microgreens can be harvested after 5 to 14 days
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