In modern agriculture, every farmer is looking into ways to be productive in their farming activities, make profits, and make a meaningful living. Therefore, planting a highly productive crop will greatly reward any farmer who wants to reap big in cabbage farming.
How To Plant Gloria f1 Cabbage In Kenya
Cabbage is a cool-season vegetable and suits both fall and spring. Before transferring your seedlings from the nursery bed, you should ensure your site is ready to harden off the plants for about one week to enable them to sustain the field conditions.
Transplanting your seeds should either be done in the evening or in the morning to avoid the cabbages from dropping or wilting; the seedling is supposed to be sowed ¼ inch deep to ensure you don’t need to bury them with the true leaves.
Gloria F1 Cabbage Spacing
The spacing of Gloria F1 is 60 cm by 60 cm on either side from one crop to another. The spacing of your cabbage is very important because it will determine the number of crops to be planted and avoid nutrient competition. As a result, your cabbages will be healthy and mature faster, making farm routine management easier.
Gloria F1 Cabbage Per Acre
An acre can typically hold approximately 11,000 to 15,000 plants. The cabbage planting rate per acre can be estimated before planting or calculated through manual counting.
Gloria F1 Cabbage Fertilizer
The recommended fertilizer to use during planting is DAP. In one acre, you will require about 75 kg of DAP fertilizer. However, DAP is not advisable in soils with a pH below seven.
After four weeks of transplanting, you can top dress your cabbages with Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN); about 75 kg is enough for top dressing an acre.
How Much Is Gloria F1 Cabbage in Kenya?
The market price of Gloria F1 ranges from Ksh.20-Ksh45.
The prices vary due to several factors, such as:
1. Head Size of the Cabbage
Cabbage with a bigger head size will attract many customers as well as weigh more than cabbage with a smaller head size, which is likely to attract higher prices when sold.
2. Number of Sellers in the Market
The number of sellers will dictate the market price by either increasing or lowering it. For instance, when the seller is one, the price will tend to be higher than when they have many since customers will have many options from whom to buy.
3. Season of Harvesting the Cabbages
During the dry season, when vegetables are scarce at the market, their prices will shoot up since the number of consumers will increase while the suppliers will be fewer, resulting in an unbalanced market equilibrium.
4. Type of Market for Your Cabbages
The local market fetches lower prices than exports, which may tend to be higher due to either the exchange of currency to the exported country or the size of the market.