Onion is not a very fastidious culture, but in order to get a good harvest in your garden, you need to create certain conditions for it. From this article you will learn what technology is growing onions, how to plant and continue to care for it.
Agrotechnics for the cultivation of onions
There are several ways to grow onions:
- from seeds (directly into the ground);
- seedling;
- using the sow.
To obtain seedlings on the onion, it is necessary to sow its seeds in the beginning of March to a depth of 1 cm in rows every 5 cm. After entering the sprouts, diving is not carried out, only the picking of the roots from the onion fly is done.
Landing onions
When planting onions, it is very important to choose the right piece of land. For him, a loose, nutritious and moderately moist soil is needed. To achieve this, it is necessary to start preparing it in the fall. To do this, you will need to do the following:
- in the fall dig to a depth of 15-20 cm;
- to bring in manure (necessarily reparted) or litter;
- if the soil is too acidic, add wood ash;
- In the spring, dig again and add mineral fertilizers (complex);
- 7 days before planting the future beds watered with a solution of copper sulfate.
The seedling and seedlings are planted on the prepared beds at the end of April, burying them in the ground by 5 mm and squeezing the soil around. Between the rows should be a minimum of 15 cm, and between plants - 7-8 cm.
When growing onions from the seeds, it is first necessary to warm the planting material well, etch, and then sprout it a little. They can be sown already at the end of April, making rows in 20 cm. Seeds are sealed to a depth of 1-2 cm, and then they are poured with compost. If the good weather has not yet established, then the beds can be covered with a film, but it is necessary to open them in sunny weather.
Care for planting onions
All care for planted onions are as follows:
- watering - in May and June it is very important to water 2 times a week, in July - once a week, and 2-3 weeks before harvest - stop at all;
- loosening of the soil and the removal of weeds - after sprinkling must be well loosened, at least 5-6 times during the growing season, and at the same time remove all grown up
between onions grass; - breakthrough - this must be done when planting seeds. A total of 3 thinning: at a height of 7-10 cm, then after 21 days and the last - after another 14 days.
- top dressing - 1st - 10 days after planting with ammonium nitrate, after 21 days - with potassium fertilizer. You can also make mineral fertilizing before each watering. If the soil was fertilized before planting, then this should not be done.
In order to form a good bulb, when the arrow appears, it must be broken off and the leaves are pricked.