If a summer resident wondered how to grow a large onion and keep it until next summer, it is necessary to consider the recommendations concerning each phase of cultivation of this crop. To get a good harvest is important not only variety, time spent feeding, but also the landing place, the right irrigation mode, and many other factors.
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How to grow onions?
The most suitable place for the beds with onions will be the area where previously grown beans, tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes or squash. Good compatibility in the onion and carrot, radish, different types of greenery. These cultures can be used for sealing.
Onions can be planted in early spring or autumn. However, the beginning of the season is more preferable. Seva is best to plant. We need to avoid land with high acidity. It will help reduce ash. It can not stand onions fresh organic fertilizer, so its introduction should be done 2-3 years before landing culture. Water permeability, water capacity and fertility - important qualities of the soil, which will continue to grow onions.
The plant needs a lot of nutrients, so throughout the growing period should be uniform to make dressing. Soils are characterized by poverty and density, since autumn fertilized humus and green-manures.
Of the minerals used NPK or phosphorus-potassium TUKI. In the spring using urea. It is important to make the right amount, not zakarmlivaya culture, as excess can lead not to an increase in productivity, but on the contrary, a significant decrease. Pay particular attention make nitrogen fertilizer.
Onions can be planted in various ways, e.g., rows or ribbon. Single row Some gardeners use a method in which the distance between Seva reaches only 1-1.5 cm, which requires regular decimation interval during which increased.
During the entire period of the soil on growing beds with onions should be loose. However, you need to loosen the ground only at the top. Deeper tillage can cause damage to the bulbs or roots. Regularly remove weeds, as they contribute to the penetration and development of the fungal infection.
When watering is carried mulching. This is done so that the moisture is evenly distributed, and the bulb can be formed properly.
Violation of watering regime in the first 2-3 months will lead to the fact that the formed small bulbs with a mild flavor. The first month of the bow is poured on a weekly basis, followed by loosening and put a fine mulch. During proliferation bed of bulbs 1 watered once in 10 days, but moisture must impregnate ground to 20-25 cm. In subsequent months, watering is carried out as necessary, and for 2-3 weeks before watering collection station stop.
In the process of hydration should not use high pressure, cold water is unsuitable.
Harvesting
How well preserved onions - it depends on whether the collection was carried out properly harvest, so this procedure is especially important to make a timely manner. Most often guided by what looks like the aboveground part of the culture. If the onion leaves turned yellow, began to lie on the ground, lost turgor, the crop can be harvested. It is not recommended to use any tools, t. To. It can damage the head. Bulbs are simply pulled out of the ground.
Harvest is left for 1-2 weeks in a warm place where they can dry out. head followed by a bust, removing corrupted or damaged, and sort. In the winter lay large bulbs with a dry root neck. Scales on the heads should be left. Using scissors, cut the stems, leaving the tips 3-5 cm long. Onions can also be kept in limbo, laced stems pigtails.
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