Rosenkohl (Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera), also admits as Kohl rungs, rung Kohl, Brussels ones rungs or Brussels Kohl, is an edible vegetable from the plant family of the cross bloom plants, which are cultivated from August to Decembers. It grows very closely together in form of a small green Kohl at a spiralsimilar and has a green-white colouring (if the color becomes yellow, then are the Vitamine already escaped).

History

Rosenkohl is historically relatively young, "only "approximately around 1821 the first plants in close proximity to Brussels was cultivated. The original name is "Choux de Bruxelles ". In Germany it became as "Brussels rungs "or "Brussels Kohl "admits. Rosenkohl began fast the triumphant advance as winter vegetable through completely Europe. Today Rosenkohl is cultivated particularly in the Netherlands, France and Great Britain. Only about 15% of the total quantity come from Germany.

Cultivation

Location

Sunny. The Rosenkohl belonging to the Starkzehrern prefers a very nutrient-rich and sandigen loamy soil.

Good neighbours are potatoes, spinach, salad, peas, Sellerie and beet. Bad ones are other

Sorts

As early sorts worked satisfactorily among other things: "Hossa", "Predora" and "Wilhelmsburger"; as late sorts: "Boxer", "Zitadell", "Fortress", "Harald", "ideal" and Igor.

Culture

Depending upon sort Rosenkohl is sown distributed from April to May directly into a seed patch in the open land or in the early patch thinly. By in the middle of May to at the end of of June is then transplanted. If one plants too early, no firm are formed, when to late planting remain the quite small. The plant distances lie between 60 x 40 and 70 x 60 cm. The young plants must be deeply implanted and cast on well.

Care

Frequent chopping promotes the root formation and the stability of the plant. In the autumn during the must be particularly well In the middle of Septembers, if the first are grown up already, one cuts the sprout, so that the fail evenly and more strongly. Must be removed for putrid end of buds regularly. Yellow sheets are broken off, the green sheets leave one however at the stalk; they protect against frost.

Harvest and utilization

Early sorts can be harvested starting from September, the main harvest time lie however in November and December. One picks the from bottom to top carefully from the stalk. In very cold areas one winters the whole plants in a protected, shady impact in the free rose Kohl tastes cooked as salad and as vegetable and can outstanding be frozen. Rosenkohl contains many mineral and ballast materials, as well as Vitamin A, C and B

Parasits and diseases

Erdfloh, Kohlfliege, sheet lice, Kohlweisslingsraupen, Kohl turning heart mosquito; Kohl ago never.

Contents contents of effects

Beside Vitaminen and mineral materials, for example Vitamin C, Vitamine of the B-complex, Betacarotin, and potassium, calcium as well as iron, plentifully ballast materials and secondary plant materials are contained in Kohl vegetables. They support the natural defense protection against the immune system of our organism. They can help to lower the risk for cancer illnesses.

In the Kohl vegetable particularly rich Glucosinolate are present. With ballast materials and further contents materials they can prevent among other things a formation of ulcers. Further the consumption of plants from the Kohl family can help to affect the Cholesterin and blood sugar mirror favorably and to adjust digesting in natural way.

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