When planting onions in the open ground - important rules of cultivation

Not all beginners summer residents know when to plant onions in the open ground to see an enviable crop of not only greens, but also heads. This is the name for bulbs collected in the first year of their germination. Then they are used as a seed for the production of heads of onions or greens.

When to plant the onion in the open ground?

Planting onions in the open ground can be in spring and autumn on the pen or on the turnip. At first, small bulbs are rooted and for the next year they are planted again. Heads before the landing need to be sorted, select:

1. The smallest up to 1 cm, they are rooted early, such bulbs can not form an arrow.
2. Later, the best onion is planted on the field with a length of 1-2 cm.
3. Sow more than 2 cm grow to get green on the feather. Most of the massive bulbs give an arrow, and a high-quality dense turnip is not formed from them.

Terms of planting onion seedling:

1. The reserve is planned for the middle spring. Often sow onions in the end of April - early May. The main thing is that the earth at this time was heated 10 cm down. The first always put onions as large as 1 cm, after 1-2 weeks root more massive heads.
2. Onions are recommended for planting in autumn. This should be done 30 days before the cold spells, so that the soil was still warm. It is important to know when to plant the onion in autumn in open ground. Reinsured and sown it early, it is likely to see green arrows before frosts, and the onion will die from frost. Too late putting into an open ground is also bad. The root system will not develop well and the seedling will freeze.

When to buy onions for boarding?

It is important to understand when it is better to buy the onion bow for landing, so as not to keep it long in the grid. When the storage temperature changes chaotically, the heads can go into the arrow. Implementation of the seeding starts from February, with this purchase it is important to pay attention to the seedling was not frost-bitten. The peak of bulb sales is in March - at this time you can meet the entire range of onions. It is best to buy a seed in April - then it will not be long to keep it in the house and with fewer losses. Hold the head before dipping into the open ground in a ventilated grid and with deviations in heat not more than 1-2 ° C.

Soil temperature for onion planting

Sowing of onions is adversely delayed, as well as sowing it in still not warmed soil. A suitable temperature regime is a fundamental component of the landing of the sowing; it depends on it which will give a strong turn or weak arrows. It is important that the heat is:

1. About + 20 ° C with the onion content with a warm storage option and -2 ° C - 4 ° C - with a cold.
2. About + 40 ° C before landing - for this sowing it is necessary to hold in the sun or even soak in warm water.
3. From + 10 ° C to + 15 ° C there should be a soil temperature for planting onions in spring in the open ground. If it is slightly higher, around + 20 ° C, the feathers will sprout more likely, but they will not be so juicy and will probably become bitter. With cooler indicators, the crop generally can not be seen.

When to get the onions from the refrigerator?

Sometimes gardeners store onions in the refrigerator in the vegetable compartment. It is put in a double package - first in a bag of highly absorbent paper, which is still placed in a bag of perforated film. Paper packaging will have to be changed periodically so that bulbs do not get fogged up. It is advisable to adjust for storage and canvas bags, the main thing is that the container provides heads with excellent air circulation.

Before using the cold version of onion storage, it must be heated for 14 days at a temperature of + 32-36 ° C. When the spring season comes and the landing time is approaching, 2 weeks before the cut in the open ground, the sowing is removed from the refrigerator and heated at the same temperature. Only then will the raw material be prepared for sowing on the site.

When to plant the onion on the lunar calendar?

When it is better to plant onions in the open ground this year will tell the lunar calendar . It will help you plan your work competently in accordance with the position of the heavenly month and the signs of the Zodiac and see a decent harvest. Planting onions in spring in the lunar calendar - favorable days:

• in February 18, 21 - 26;
• in March 1, 3 - 5, 20 - 21, 24 - 26, 29;
• in April 1, 18, 21 - 22, 25 - 29;
• in May 18 - 19, 22 - 28.

Time for planting onions

Of small onions grow large turnips, and the seed material more than 2 cm always shoots arrows - it is used on the pen . The smallest turn on the turnip is best planted under the winter, because during the winter it can dry up. The best period for disembarkation is from the end of October to the beginning of November (30 days before stable cold weather). You can focus on the outdoor thermometer: when the temperature has dropped to + 5 ° C and does not rise for several days - it's time to plant the onion.

It's not too late to do it in the early spring - it is rooted in the very first. The timing of the onion landing on the turnip in the spring depends on the weather. The procedure is carried out when the earth warms up and the risk of recurrent frost disappears. With orientation to the tips of nature, the pore is touched by the flowering of crocuses and birdflies. Terms of planting the turnstile on the turnip:

1. In the south - the end of March - the beginning of April.
2. In the Volga region - from late April to early May.
3. In the middle zone - in May during the whole month.
4. In the Urals and Siberia - in late May - early June.