Many people believe that growing onions is very simple. At many it even grows on a kitchen garden without any leaving, but the crop received as a result of such cultivation hardly can please. If you want to get a large number of heads, you need to know if you can water the onion after planting in the open ground and how to do it correctly.
Watering mode after-sowing after planting
You can plant seedlings for winter and spring, depending on your goals and available planting material. In the second half of autumn it is recommended to plant the smallest bulbs, otherwise it is possible that the onion will start to shoot arrows and then there will be no harvest. And this is a great option, if you want to constantly have fresh greens on hand.
In spring, you can plant any size of sowing. The most suitable period for this is the last week of April - the beginning of May. Do not be afraid of May frosts, the onion is a cold-resistant culture, so nothing will happen to him. It is very important that in the place where you are going to plant the onions, there was no stagnation of water, and the snow quickly came down.
Immediately after penetration into the soil, planted sowing should be well moistened. In the future, watering should be done every week at a rate of 7-8 liters per 1 m & sup2. Onions need this mode throughout May, June and the first week of July. Then, watering should be done less often, and 20 days before harvesting and in general completely stop.
If the summer is rainy, then the onion may be enough and natural precipitation. In this case, it is not necessary to water it. This can be determined by the state of the green feathers, which, when the water is overabundant, becomes pale green.
What water to water onions?
Irrigation of onion-sowing should be done only with warm water (minimum +18 ° C). If you pour cold water on it, you can provoke the defeat of the plant with powdery mildew.