Characteristics and cultivation varieties of onion "Strigunovsky"
Almost everyone who has a cottage or just a vegetable garden grows onions. This product is added to many dishes, and summer salad with green onions is a special pleasure.One of the most popular varieties of this culture is the Strigunovsky onion. The article discusses in detail the characteristics of this variety, especially planting and caring for vegetables.
Variety description
"Strigunovsky" - the most popular variety of onions in the northern regions. If you try to plant it in the south, then, most likely, there will not be a big harvest, since the onion is not a fan of large amounts of heat and sunlight. Vintage varieties are actively used in the kitchen. It is perfectly “amenable” to heat treatment, but is also useful fresh.
The appearance of onions is familiar to most. The bulb has the shape of an elongated ball. At the beginning of the formation, all the fruits are white. And at the end they are covered with a thin top protective layer of a beige shade. Below it there is a transparent film, and then immediately there is a white fruit. The first two layers are inedible.
In addition to the fruit itself, feathers are used in food - green pods that grow during the period of culture ripening. Differently, these feathers are called young onions. Later, they turn into inflorescences with boxes of seeds at the top. At this time, having a pen is no longer recommended.
"Strigunovsky" bow has gained such popularity due to its ability to quickly and effectively adapt to a changing climate. According to reviews of gardeners, it quickly matures in a cold climate, while undemanding to care.
Onions of this species are one-year and two years. As for planting, the seeds will be suitable for the first one, but the second one is more often planted as a set. Sevok is a kind of seedling. In fact, these are small bulbs that germinate in the ground and produce a new crop.
Among the minuses of the one-year-old "Strigunovsky" one can note a very long maturation due to the development of seeds, as well as the small size of the fruit - up to 50-60 g.
So, the main characteristics of the onion "Strigunovsky" onions include:
- unpretentious care and stress resistance (adaptation to the harsh climate);
- large fruits;
- good yield (planted square meter, you can get up to three kilograms of onions);
- The bulbs are stored for a long time, so if you keep the bag of the crop in a cool and dark place, nothing will happen to it.
Probably the only serious drawback of the Strigunovsky onion is considered to be a sharp and unpleasant taste for many. This is not a salad onion, which is considered quite sweet. The bulb, on the contrary, can be called burning. In cooking, fruits are used mainly as a supplement, as spices. But at the same time many recipes are hard to imagine without adding half an onion. It is worth noting that green feathers are more palatable.
Features of growing
"Strigunovsky" onions are usually harvested in late summer - early autumn.
To increase the yield, it is necessary to follow some rules of planting and care.
- The soil should be well fertilized and loosened.
- The location of the culture should be well lit. For ripening bulbs need a long light day (up to 17 hours). Therefore, do not select areas under the shade of large trees or bushes.
- Frequent watering is beneficial during plant germination (that is, when green feathers appear). Then you need to reduce the number of irrigations so that the fruit is well dried and not rotted.
- Mandatory regular weeding. If the bulbs grow close to each other, they will interfere with the "neighbors" and will not be able to increase in size. Therefore, weak or spoiled shoots need to be cleaned in order to increase the space for healthy plants.
- If you plant annual onions, each time change the place on the site. It is useful for any kind of plants. So the culture will not fall ill, and the yield will always be high.
The main thing in working with this culture is not to miscalculate the time of planting, otherwise the fruit will not have time to mature.This is usually the end of April, but you need to take into account the particular climate in your area. Onions grow from 2.5 to 3 months (this is a period of massive growth).
Seed preparation before sowing
The first landing option is sevok. It is characterized by the choice for planting unspoiled small bulbs (up to 1 cm in diameter). It is desirable that they have already sprouted a little. Rotted or dried fruit will not work. Store onions before planting should be in a cool place, so that he does not let strong shoots. Before the procedure, sevok needs to be heated in warm water and soaked in an antibacterial solution.
As for seeds, they also need to be checked, selecting the largest and healthiest ones. To check, place them on a wet gauze and leave in a warm room. Keep the fabric always wet. As a result, you should see how the seeds begin to germinate.
Select seeds with small shoots and carry out the procedure for soaking them in antifungal solution. You can find it in any store for summer residents. The last stage is placing onion seeds in warm water (approximately 50 degrees) for half an hour. They need to warm up before landing.
How to process onion sets before planting, see the video below.
