What are the common problems in early spring cabbage planting?

Early spring cabbage has quite a lot of problems, and at this stage the problems brought by environmental factors are relatively big, because the weather is relatively changeable. When planting cabbage, many people have suffered losses from the problems below. Here some of the more common problems have been summarized for everyone. If you want to improve your planting returns, you might as well take a look!

1. Temperature causes slow growth

Many people find that at this stage their cabbage grows noticeably slower than at other times. In all aspects there is no difference from previous plantings, but the cabbage just does not grow well. In fact, this may be caused by temperature. Everyone knows that the temperature in early spring is not very stable, but when cabbage is growing it needs a relatively stable temperature. When the temperature is high it grows a bit faster, and when it is low it grows a bit slower. With early spring being high one moment and low the next, the growth of the cabbage changes, fast one moment and slow the next, and it needs time to adapt. This leads to a gap between the growth of the cabbage and that at other times.

2. High death rate after emergence

The problem of a low survival rate after emergence is also relatively common. After planting, most of the seeds germinate, but once they emerge they begin to die in batches. This situation is generally also caused by the environment. As mentioned earlier, the temperature in early spring is unstable, and cabbage seedlings themselves are relatively fragile. With the external environment changing frequently, the seedlings cannot stand this change and eventually die. The reason the seeds can germinate is that the soil acts as a barrier, giving the seeds a relatively safe space. Once they emerge they are in direct contact with the outside world, and this is also one of the reasons for the high death rate of cabbage after emergence.

3. Excessive water accumulation

There is relatively more rainfall in this season, and in addition many farmlands need to prepare for spring plowing. Every place begins to store water to nourish the fields, and when there is too much it is drained out. Many vegetable plots are also relatively close to farmland, and in the end this leads to excessive water accumulation in the vegetable plots. Everyone surely knows the harm of excessive water accumulation. In addition, since it is not long after the start of spring, many people have not yet had time to improve their drainage channels, which makes the water accumulation even worse. So before planting cabbage everyone should first make preparations against water, and after planting make preparations for drainage, otherwise these cabbages may have been planted in vain.

4. Severe rotting

The problem of cabbage rotting is also relatively common in this season. One is water rot and the other is caused by soft rot disease. The former is caused by excessive rainfall, while the latter is because dormant diseases slowly revive at this time and attack the cabbage. At this time insects are not yet very common, so it is enough to focus on preventing these two situations. Soft rot disease develops very quickly when there is a lot of water, so everyone must pay more attention to whether such a situation appears in the vegetable plot.

The above are the common problems when planting cabbage in early spring. In this relatively changeable stage, everyone needs to put more effort into management when planting, and only then will the harvest be good.