Onions are a two-year-old plant. If in the spring you sow the seeds of such onions - black cherry, then in the autumn you will get small bulbs - sevok. Next spring, the seok sits in the ground and in the fall full-grown bulbs grow from it. Cultivate onions in various ways: seeds, from purchased seedling or traditionally, for two years.
When to plant onions in the spring?
Most often, onions are grown from seedling. The time for planting onions in spring varies depending on the climate in the area. The main requirement for disembarking onions is sufficiently warm soil. Usually this is done in late April or early May.
At first small bulbs are planted, the diameter of which is less than 1 cm. This shoot does not form arrows. A little later, you can start planting a sowing, whose diameter is 1-3 cm. But too early planting such a large sowing can lead to the appearance of arrows and a decrease in the yield of onions. However, it's too late to delay bow planting in spring on the turnip, or, as they say, on the head. After all, with elevated temperature and low moisture content, the soil dries quickly and the bulbs become harder to take root.
Specialists in the agrotechnics of onions are advised: in order to grow a good crop, before planting it is necessary to process bulbs with any growth stimulator, for example, eco-tea or epine. It is possible to use a weak solution of potassium permanganate to soak the seedling. If your planting material has a moldy deposit, be sure to soak it in the phytosporin. After this bulb you need to dry it a little.
Planting onions should be planted on beds not more than 80 cm wide and about 15 cm high. Small bulbs should be planted about 5 cm apart, and large ones - up to 10 cm. Lukovitch is planted with a bottom down, while slightly pressing it into the ground, and top is sprinkled with a layer of soil in 2-3 cm. During ripening, it is necessary that the top of the bulb is above the surface of the soil. Deeper sealing in the ground can significantly reduce yield, and the bulbs themselves will be small.
Planting onions with seeds in spring
If you decide to grow onions from seeds , then you must sow them very early, as soon as the snow melts and the earth warms up slightly. Only with this condition the bulbs will have time to ripen. You can get a harvest of onions and with the help of seedlings. In this case, it is necessary to sow black cherry at the end of February, and already in about the middle of April - to plant the seedlings in the open ground.
Regardless of the way the onion is grown, the soil needs to be prepared from autumn. For this, it is necessary to dig a site for future planting, fertilize it with compost , peat and mineral fertilizers. The place for planting onions should be sunny, and it is good if before that, tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers or legumes grew here.
Onion - spring care
Before emergence of onion, the ground should be periodically loosened to allow access to the seedlings of oxygen and moisture. Seed shoots appear earlier than when the onion is planted with seeds in the spring. The first shoots appear after planting for about 7-10 days and start to grow very quickly. After 20 days they must be fed. Use for this you can slurry. To get it, dilute in a bucket
To water in May-June shoots of onions need 1-2 times a week. By mid-July bulbs begin to ripen, and watering should be reduced, and before cleaning, about 2 weeks, and do stop watering.
If the plants appear arrows, break off, not allowing their growth. During the ripening period, it is useful to release the bulbs from the ground around them - to unburden them. This will help the bulbs grow large.