Planting technology onion sets "Head garden"

In the cultivation of onions there are no particular difficulties, it is quite cold-resistant and can grow even in the northern regions. However, high-quality harvest can be obtained only by following certain rules for the preparation and planting of seed.Otherwise, the bow may go into the arrow and not gain mass, may be affected by diseases or spoiled by pests. YouTube channel “Head garden” shares the technology of planting onion sets for obtaining high-quality harvest.

Sevkom called small onion, obtained from the seeds. The method of planting seeds is not suitable for every variety of onions, and in cold regions, the sevok simply does not have time to ripen and form a full onion.

It is better to purchase material in the middle of winter in order to ensure proper storage and preparation for planting. By spring, already sprouted onions may appear on the shelves, so it is better to independently provide the optimum temperature and humidity.

Carefully inspect the onions, they should be tight, golden, free of defects and rot, with a solid close-fitting "shirt". If the onion in the window is laid out in large containers, do not hesitate to put your hand in it and pour it on your palms like sand. The hand must remain dry and the onions must be intact.

At home, sevka provide storage in a dry cool place, with a temperature not exceeding 18-20 ° C. First of all, store material should be scattered on the newspaper and let it dry well for several days, then put into a darkened room.

In the spring, before forming the beds, 20-25 days before planting, it is necessary to begin the procedures for preparing onion sets.

• The first thing to do is go through the whole mass of seed. To do this, pour onions on a flat surface (table or newspaper on the floor) and remove all the spoiled fruit. Along the way, the material is divided into several fractions according to the diameter of the onions. As a rule, they are three: small (1.5 mm), medium (2.5 mm) and large (from 3 mm). This method of calibration is useful later for uniform planting onions on certain parts of the bed. Large plants when they grow will not take away the nutrients from smaller ones and block their light.

• When calibrating onions should remove from it the extra husk, freeing from those "shirts" that themselves showered under the fingers. In the second and third layer of husk is a substance that slows down the growth of roots and feathers. Another reason for this procedure is getting rid of possible pests and pathogenic bacteria. Onion scales may include onion fly invisible to the eye or fungus spores.
• 2 weeks before landing held thermo and bioprocedures for decontamination. To this end, the seed is provided with temperature up to 45 ° C during the day. If this is not possible, you can choose one of the following methods:
  • the day before planting sevka soaked in salt water (1 cup of salt in 3 liters of water);
  • 15-20 minutes before planting - in hot saline solution (up to 55 degrees);
• 30 minutes before landing - in blue vitriol (1 tbsp. Spoon per 10 liters of water). Heat treatment is also important so that the onions do not shoot. It is advisable to cut off the tip of the onion, exposing the white part. This will allow the solution, penetrating to the very bottom of the bulb, to saturate all layers. After landing in the ground onion with a cut off tip germinate faster.

One of the key points of growing onions is to not miss the time of planting. Onion is a plant of non-hot geographic areas, and therefore it should be planted in cool soil. Only then the onion will release the roots. The optimum temperature of the soil should not exceed 6-12 degrees. At higher temperatures, the root system is poorly formed, the seed leaves in the feather and does not form a full-fledged onion.

Onion crops are preferred high well-lit areas of land. Lowlands with heavy, moist soil should be avoided. Like the rest of the vegetables, onions need a new soil and a new bed every year. Therefore, you should alternate planting and do not plant sevok to the place of last season.Best of all, the onions will grow in the beds where the solanaceae, carrots, cabbage or cucumbers were before. The soil remaining after these crops is rich in nutrients and does not contain onion pest larvae.

Landing is carried out in loose, well-saturated with moisture and air in the soil. To do this, prepare the beds in the fall, digging them up or covering them with tarpaulin over the autumn grass. In the spring, weed seeds that have risen early and burnt under warm material will be under the tarpaulin, which will provide additional nourishment to the soil, as well as eliminate excess weed.

The prepared place is raked and raked by the number of rows planned. Furrows should not be too deep, 8-10 cm is enough, the optimal distance between them is 15-20 cm.

To create a favorable biological environment, beds are sprinkled with sand and ash. If the soil is not sufficiently moistened, the grooves are shed with water with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

The treated bulbs are planted at a distance of 10 cm from each other. Planting is done by deepening the seam strictly bottom down to the "shoulders" - the upper third of the onion. After all the material has been distributed along the grooves, the bed is leveled with a rake so that the layer of earth is about 2 cm above the bow.

It is necessary to strictly adhere to this rule, since a deep-set onion will sit too long in the soil and may rot. If the onions are not completely covered with earth, then the planting will be superficial, which is why the onions will quickly go to the feather and will not give a good turnip.

Proper preparation and planting in the ground are the most important conditions for obtaining high-quality onion harvest. But during the season we should not forget about the onion bed. Onions require, albeit minimal, compared to other cultures, but still timely care.

• Watering is done at least once a week. On hot days it is necessary to ensure that the earth does not dry out and to moisten the soil as needed. In no case should the soil be too wet, swampy. Therefore, the water measure should be calculated carefully.
• On a fertilized bed you cannot avoid the appearance of weeds, they will grow juicy and strong. To weed the onion should not wait until the weeds hide it from sight. Weeds pick up nutrients from the soil, and as they grow they can form a strong root system. This is fraught with the fact that during weeding along with the weed root, the onion turnip can also be damaged.
• For onion beds, obligatory loosening of row spacings is used so that the soil does not turn into a crust and does not trap oxygen. But spud bows should not be.
• Fertilizers are applied twice per season. At the end of May - nitrogen-containing substances, in the middle of June - potassium.

How to prepare the onion sets for planting, see the following video.