How to be, there are onions in the garden rotting

Good afternoon, my reader. There are five important reasons for onion decay in the garden. In order to save the harvest, you need to study all these problems, as well as ways to eliminate them.

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Poor seed quality

You should not expect a rich and healthy harvest from poor-quality seed. You can identify substandard onion sets by the following criteria:

• mechanical damage;
• unpleasant odor;
• damp husk;
• uncharacteristic color for this variety.

Troubleshooting Tips

1. You need to buy seeds only in proven places. This should be done as early as possible so that you do not have to take leftovers of not the best quality.
2. If you use your own material, it is important to dry it well before storing.
3. It is necessary to periodically sort out the bulbs to remove the spoiled and diseased ones.
4. Before planting, the seedlings must be disinfected with potassium permanganate, then rinsed and dried.

Wrong choice of beds

Choosing the wrong place for the bow means practically guaranteeing problems for it. They can be called by:

• area with high humidity;
• non-observance of crop rotation (negatively affects soil fertility, since every year the amount of nutrients in the soil decreases).

Troubleshooting Tips

1. The area should be sunny and well ventilated.
2. If the site, in principle, has high humidity, it is necessary to make a high bed and drainage.
3. Crop rotation should be observed and onions should be planted in the same place every 3-4 years.
4. Onion crops, radishes, radishes, parsley are bad predecessors.
5. If it is not possible to change the beds, you can sow siderates: they will help to quickly make the soil more fertile.

Improper care

Failure to comply with the rules of agricultural technology often leads to rotting onions:

• excessive watering - with an excess of moisture, the prerequisites for the development of diseases and the appearance of pests arise;

• excess nitrogen fertilizers - if you use an excessive amount of this element, it will not be completely consumed, because of this, the bulbs soften and rot;
• breaking off feathers - after this procedure, a hole remains through which moisture and dirt will enter directly into the bulb; in such an environment, bacteria will multiply, and the vegetable will begin to rot.

Troubleshooting Tips

1. Water the onions only after the soil is dry.
2. With prolonged precipitation, the beds should be covered with foil, this will protect the crop from excessive moisture.
3. It is necessary to strictly observe the doses of applied fertilizers, especially nitrogen fertilizers.
4. Organic matter is best applied to the beds in the fall, then by spring their amount in the soil will reach the preferred level.
5. With an excess of nitrogen, you need to water the beds with ash infusion.
6. It is recommended to plant onions on a feather and for heads in different beds.

Onion diseases

Onion crops are susceptible to various diseases. Onion bacteriosis, downy mildew, fusarium and other pathogens can cause rot. The causes of damage can be different: contaminated soil or seeds, weather conditions, mistakes in care.

Troubleshooting Tips

1. If infected plants are found, they must be removed as soon as possible.
2. You can treat the beds with 1% Bordeaux liquid or a decoction of red pepper, ash and tobacco.
3. It is better to use specialized fungicide chemicals in case of serious damage.

Pests

The most dangerous cause of onion rotting can be insect pests. The main damage to the crop is caused by onion flies and hoverflies. Their appearance causes yellowing of feathers and rotting of bulbs.

Troubleshooting Tips

1. It is recommended to soak the planting material in potassium permanganate.
2. It is necessary to pollinate the onions weekly with ash, makhorka or tobacco dust.
3. As a measure of additional protection, carrots, dill or other spices can be planted near the onions: onion pests do not like their smell.
4. The beds should be covered with peat or rotted manure.

These recommendations will help identify the problem and suggest what to do to save the onion from rotting.

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