Winter onions are planted in late autumn for an early vegetable harvest. For cultivation, special frost-resistant varieties with good germination are used, in the list demanded - Arzamas, Radar, Senshui, Red Baron, Strigunovsky, Centurion, Stuttgarter Riesen, Elan, Sturon, etc.
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Benefits of winter onion varieties
To obtain green onions, the seedlings are planted 2-3 weeks earlier before the onset of the winter period. For winter planting, special varieties are required that form a bulb with a daylight hours of 12-14 hours. Species intended for planting in the southern regions are not used.
To obtain a bountiful harvest, the following requirements for planting material must be observed:
- the diameter of the bulbs must be at least 1 cm;
- sevok must be of high quality;
- mechanical damage is unacceptable.
The advantages of planting winter onions are as follows:
- prevention of rotting and shooting;
- getting larger bulbs;
- early ripening period;
- watering is not required until the 2nd half of May, because in the spring, the soil contains enough moisture, etc.
The Arzamas variety belongs to the mid-season. The onion is round or elongated. The pulp is dense, white. The scales are brownish-golden. The bulbous species is resistant to cold snaps and the effects of insect pests, not susceptible to disease. Spicy taste, weight 1 pc. - 40-90 g. The variety has good storage characteristics.
Danilovsky belongs to the mid-season species. The bulbs can be round, flattened at the ends, or flat-round. Scales of a red hue, the pulp is pale purple, juicy. The variety is disease resistant. The taste of the pulp is semi-sharp. Weight 1 pc. is about 50-100 g.
Radar - belongs to the mid-season species, differs in large rounded bulbs (up to 150-300 g). The scales are pale golden. The vegetable crop is resistant to arrowheads. The vegetable has a semi-sharp taste. The crop is well stored in the winter without loss of taste.
Red Baron is an early ripening variety. The onion is rounded, flattened at the edges, the flesh is reddish-purple. The crop can be grown with prepared seedlings to increase yields. The taste of the pulp is semi-sharp. Weight 1 pc. is 130-150 g. The crop is well kept and does not lose its flavor characteristics.
Hybrid species for winter cultivation
Senshui belongs to the early maturing species. The onion is large, rounded, flattened at the edges, brown-yellow scales. The culture is resistant to arrow formation and disease. Spicy taste, weight 1 pc. can reach about 150-250 g. The harvest is well preserved in the autumn-winter period.
The Strigunov species belongs to the early maturing. The onion has a rounded shape, the flesh is dense, juicy, white, pinkish-brown scales. The bulbous species needs regular insect spraying. Spicy taste, weight 1 pc. - 45-80 g. The harvest is well preserved in the autumn-winter season.
Sturon is a mid-season species. The bulbs are round in shape, the flesh is sharp, white, the skin is brownish-yellow. The vegetable crop is resistant to arrowheads and insect pests. Weight 1 pc. - about 70-180 g. The harvest lasts until spring.
Centurion F1 belongs to hybrid medium early varieties. The bulbs are round, medium in size, covered with a brownish-golden skin. The pulp is juicy, spicy, white. The variety is resistant to diseases, the appearance of arrows. Bulbs weigh about 65-150 g.
Shakespeare is a mid-season species. Large onions with brown skin. The pulp is white, juicy, semi-sharp. The variety is frost-resistant, resistant to the appearance of arrows. Weight 1 pc. is 100-300 g. The harvest is stored for a long time.
Stuttgarter Riesen is an early maturing species. The onion is flat-round with brownish-golden scales. Light pulp is spicy in taste. Weight 1 pc. - about 50-100 g. Onion crops are required to be regularly sprayed from insect effects.
Ellan is an early ripe species. Rounded bulbs are large with golden scales, the flesh is sweet, white. Weight 1 pc. is 100-400 g. The variety is frost-resistant.
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