When to plant onions?
To date, see the garden with the lack of onion plantations is almost impossible.Each gardener has set himself the task of growing a large crop of a plant, as this vegetable is an important part of the human diet.
The necessary conditions
According to its properties, onion culture is capricious, violation of the technology of sowing and cultivation can be a threat to the entire crop. Due to the lack of moisture in the soil, the bow will become evil. If you violate the rules of care, onion sprouts become susceptible to various diseases, in addition, the taste qualities of the vegetable will change.
Unfortunately, gardeners often have an incident with onion plantings. One part of the harvest can lie only until mid-winter, and the second will only fit in the soup. To avoid disappointment, you need to remember the correct course of landing.
Initially, you must prepare the site. Onions - vegetable harmful and requires a lot of light. It does not tolerate growing in lowlands with a high level of soil moisture. Since the onion can not sit on the same place for several years in a row, it can be transferred to the garden where the cabbage or cucumber previously grew. The cultivation of these vegetables is due to the addition of a large amount of fertilizer. Due to this, the soil is enriched with useful trace elements and will be able to fully promote the growth of onions.
Not bad predecessors for the onion beds can be zucchini and peas. Do not plant onions in place of carrots. During its growth, fertilizers are not used, respectively, the soil is not saturated with organic properties. But as neighbors they can coexist in peace and harmony.
After preparing the ground, you must go directly to the landing. Plant onions required in the loosened soil with moderate humidity. Knowledgeable gardeners dig up areas for the future onions in advance, namely: in the fall. If necessary, compost or humus is introduced into the harvested land. In the spring you will need to walk the rake and level the ground.
Seed material
Before sowing the crop, it is necessary not only to prepare the soil, but also carefully review the planting material.
Onions, which received great popularity in cooking, most often can be found on the beds of the dacha. For growing it is used sevke. It is carefully sorted by size. Sprouts up to 1 cm should be planted on the wound of all. In this case, the vegetable is not arrowed. Sprouts from 1 to 2 cm are best for planting, and they should be planted a little later. If the gardener prefers to plant onions on the feather, then the sprouts should be from 2 cm and more.
Onions have a lot of varieties, each type implies a separate growing scheme. For example, a batun bow. It is suitable for the standard sowing process in the spring. Its distinguishing feature is a good pen exit.
Planting Chernushka is considered quite troublesome process, which takes a lot of time. The soil must be pre-treated and cleaned of weed grass and its roots. Preliminary soil preparation ensures the safety of small roots, protecting their fragility and brittleness during the weeding period. The naglet can be sown in various ways, in rows and around. If you sow chaotically, the grown onions will be small in size, but it saves a lot of free space for other plantings.
Watering Chernushka need to be done quite often. The bed should always be in a humid environment. If the composition of the soil is clay, then after each watering it is necessary to loosen the ground. Otherwise, the shoots will not be able to break.
The most delicious type of onion - seedling. It is sown by seeds of chernushki. The maximum size of a grown feather is 30 cm, as they say, the standard of garden beauty.
When to land?
Properly chosen time for planting onions will allow to harvest large-scale crops. In what season is better and more convenient to plant, gardeners decide themselves.
Spring planting is considered a traditional occupation. Pay attention to the climatic conditions. If the cold has already receded, and sharp frosts are not expected, you can safely engage in planting. For onion sprouts to feel comfortable, the soil should be slightly warmed up. If warming occurs in the later spring period, the beginning of May will be a good time for planting. The same period is considered relevant for larger bulb sizes.
The main thing is not to delay the process. A delay will entail a sprout of a feather, and the roots will lag behind in development, the greens will wither, and the bulbs will not be able to grow to a large size.
Autumn planting onions prevents premature rascking. By the onset of cold head bulbs already form the roots, the leaf, in turn, due to cold snap does not have time to start growing. But in the middle of spring, with the favorable weather, the first shoots appear.
Autumn onions grow with a strong immunity to disease and attack by pests. The initial shoots seem rare in appearance, but gradually get stronger and become strong. Collection of autumn planting is carried out in July. This will free up the beds for planting other vegetables.
Sow winter onions is necessary before the onset of cold weather. As soon as frosts occur, planting must be covered with dry leaves, sawdust or fallen needles. Put large branches on top so that the wind gusts do not blow away the insulation. The maximum temperature of the cold, which is maintained by the bow, is -5 degrees.
An important part of the planting technology of autumn onions is the pretreatment of sprouts. Heads must be immersed in water at a temperature of +60 degrees. In extreme cases, you can use the microwave.
Favorable time
Each gardener and gardener before starting sowing studies the data of the lunar calendar, which says when to do the sowing of seeds, whether to plant seedlings and much more. For each year, the calendar changes depending on the change of the lunar phases.
Almost all vegetables have a specific time for planting. Sowing dates in the spring apply to almost every vegetable and fruit. A special table developed for each month helps the gardener to perform the required work on the site every day. At the same time, the table speaks not only about vegetables, but also garden plantings and flowers are affected.
The garden calendar indicates a favorable time for sowing, watering, maintenance and feeding. For example, you can plant bulbs in May, according to the lunar calendar 4-5, 14 or at the end of the month on May 31, depending on the climatic conditions of the planting region. Next, select the date for watering. For example, in June for water procedures with onion plantings, the favorable time will be 12-13 and 20-21 of the month. For planting in the winter the ideal time will be October 25 or some of the dates in November. Watering in this case is better to implement December 20-21.
In addition to favorable time for the implementation of garden work, there are days in which it is better to refrain from planting and caring for plants. For example, in May unfavorable days will come on the 11th and 26th. At this time, you can not touch the landing and somehow bother them.
In open ground
Onions are planted in the prepared soil. The ideal size between rows is 22-25 cm. This distance will allow you to care for the plants, to make their processing. The depth of the furrows should be from 6 to 8 cm. In this case, the figure may vary, regardless of the availability of top dressing in the soil composition.
The length of the honey depends on the size of the bulbs. Sprouts with a diameter of 1 cm should be sown 4-5 cm apart. A diameter of 1.5 cm requires a distance of 7-8 cm. Bulbs from 2 cm in diameter must be planted in 8-10 cm.
Sown onion heads must be compressed with earth, then sprinkled with a small layer of earth. If the landing process is completed without errors, the first green will appear in a week.
If the main goal of the gardener is to get only the feather from the crop, planting a turnip is not necessary. It is enough to use on the bed a bridge landing method, that is, the bulbs should fit snugly together.
In central Russia
Gardeners of every city and every country pay great attention to growing onions in their plots. Climatic conditions vary by geography, but mostly when planting a vegetable garden are the same. For example, sowing onions in the middle zone of the Russian Federation is possible all May. The soil at that time warmed up, sharp frosts this month is no longer scheduled, and the air temperature allows you to engage in a garden without fear. Another important fact for planting in May is natural soil moisture.
In the Leningrad region
The climate zone of the Leningrad Region allows planting onions in early May. At this time, the soil is warm enough, which will positively affect the harvest. Of course, the nature of the bow prefers a warm habitat with a moist soil composition. But if suddenly the weather conditions are not quite acceptable for this vegetable, the planting should be postponed, since the onions bear fruit better in warm earth.
The soil, as it should be, is processed in advance from the weeds and their root system. The beds should be located in the lighted part of the garden with the possibility of some shading. But it is worth noting that a large shade can adversely affect the growth and taste of the crop. If you do not follow the onion plantings at all, then the process of decay may begin, which will destroy the entire crop.
It should be noted that the early planting of bulbs for the Leningrad region is unacceptable, instead of planting will rise thick greens. The middle and the end of June will also be disastrous for plants.
In other regions
Each individual region is distinguished by its climatic conditions, which affects the time of planting garden crops. For example, in the Urals, onions can be sown in mid-May. The distance between the bulbs should reach 10 cm. One of the most important conditions for the gardeners of the Urals is timely weeding of the beds. Weeds must be removed every week and a half. This herb is considered a pest for onion planting. Due to weeds, the soil receives a high level of moisture, and for onions a lot of moisture is rather unpleasant.
In the Urals, after sowing onion crops, abundant watering begins. For seven days, the beds should be saturated with water. In this case, the water should not be hot, the maximum heat temperature should be +15 degrees. As soon as the onion produces greens, watering is reduced.
After two weeks, the beds and plants must be fed, preferably with nitrogen-containing fertilizers, and so on for two weeks. After again carry out the feeding, but use the feeding of phosphorus and potassium content.
Folk omens
Having a lunar calendar at hand, many gardeners have forgotten about the signs that have evolved over the centuries and in the distant past helped to grow a big crop. From time immemorial, this knowledge was recorded and passed on to a future generation. Of course, the modern world has switched to digital technologies, but still, having opened the sowing table related to changes in the lunar phases, one should pay attention to the national signs.
Few people know that every vegetable crop has a natural nuance of planting that people have been checking for centuries.. For example, Palm Week is a bad time for planting potatoes. It should be noted that potato tubers do not grow well when they are planted on Wednesday or Saturday. You can disobey these warnings, but it is likely that the potato harvest will be spoiled. The ideal time for planting potato culture will be the first day of flowering bird cherry.
The arrival of spring for every gardener and gardener begins with the flowering of a coltsfoot. Many celebrate this day in the calendar and begin to produce an unusual countdown.In the old days, it was believed that after 11 days from the marked date, it was required to whitewash the trees, collect the fallen leaves and plant the trees. The fourteenth day was devoted to earthworks - they dug up the soil, made markup for future beds. And only on day 23 they planted early vegetable crops, including onions.
There is a sign, little-known, respectively, no one uses it, although it is necessary to adopt. If the spring was early, then the onion crop can be sown during Lent, in the fourth week. If the fourth week did not have time, you can transfer to the fifth, but no longer postpone.
If the onset of spring comes with a delay, sowing onions should be postponed to the weekend of Holy Week, but it is advisable to plant on Saturday.
Onion seedling should be planted during the day period and it is necessary to finish sowing before the first croaking of frogs.
Another sign, which was checked by all nations, if you bake a bulb before the harvest is gathered, the whole onion will spoil and dry.
In some Russian villages they use one sign that has already become a ritual. In planting an onion, a husband and wife should participate together, while they need to kiss, but only sincerely, expressing their feelings and emotions. Without missing this sign by the garden, the onion harvest will be large, and the taste will be juicy and sweet.
There is a sign that is directly related to the lunar phases. Planting vegetables on the tops is necessary for the growing moon. When the night luminaries decrease, they plant land on the roots, including the bow.
Another sign that often helps a gardener. As soon as the cherry began to bloom, you can safely begin planting onion culture.
Gathering the crop of spring sowing, you can pay attention to the thickness of the onion peel. If it is thin, then the winter will be different warm weather.
After harvesting the onion, you need to make a few bundles. Leave one for your home, distribute the rest to your family and friends. This decoration should hang on the wall and scare off the infection that causes colds. It is believed that a peeled onion can help a sick person with a cold or flu cope with his illness in the shortest possible time.
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