Bowl onion: growing from seeds is possible even beyond the polar circle

Onions are a perennial plant. He is able to winter in the ground without shelter. When the first rays of sunlight appear, they first release their onion-batten feathers. Cultivation of the seeds of this plant is possible even beyond the Arctic Circle.

Onion-batun is not picky to leave, to the fertility of the soil. It can grow even on sandy ground. If it is good to feed onion, the cultivation of seeds can contribute to the appearance of a strong chic plant. By taste, it is slightly inferior to the usual onions. The head is not too big, so it is more expedient to grow it for greens. The bulb in it has a cylindrical shape, turning into a false stem.

In different regions, different onion-buds grow, the cultivation of such varieties as Maisky, April, Salatny 35 gives stable results everywhere.

Well this culture feels itself in one place up to 4 years. Gardeners-gardeners sometimes use onions as a two-year-old plant. This is most often found in the northern regions, where they also grow onion-batnels. Cultivation from seeds in middle regions begins from the middle of June to the middle of July. Such a landing gives good seedlings and guarantees an excellent rooting for the future wintering. This method allows the next year to get a big crop of green mass. If the onion-batoon is planted in the spring, then it is used on the turnip.

The onion-batun, the seeds of which are located on a ribbon, are planted at a distance of 60x25 cm. The depth of the embankment is about 1 cm. If the soils are clay, then 0.5 cm will suffice. If there is no rain for a long time, additional irrigation and weeding will be required. Removal of weeds. To bulb gain strength, it is not recommended to cut feathers in the first year. Shoots of onion-batoon in summer must be fed with mullein or mineral fertilizer.

The soil for planting this culture is prepared in advance. But the use of chemicals is not recommended, since this plant is able to accumulate nitrates. From organic fertilizers it is better to use humus or compost, and from mineral fertilizers - superphosphate or ammonium nitrate. It is best to sow dry seeds.

Onions from the seeds in the first year after germination may become infected with peronosporosis. This disease manifests itself in the form of pale spots with a gray-purple bloom that spread throughout the stem. This disease can destroy the plant. To prevent disease, it is better to use onion as a two-year plant with a change in the landing site. Often used at the first sign of peronosporosis copper oxychloride.

Dangers can also be expected from the larva of the onion miner. This white worm has a size of about 8 mm. The larvae develop and live inside the onion pen, feeding on its tissues. The first signs of the appearance of worms are gray spots. A lot of damage can be caused by the onion fly that settles in the bulb. The result is spoilage and rot of the harvest. Onion weevil lays its larvae inside the stem, and transparent whitish strips appear on the greens.