One of the most useful and therefore popular garden plants is onion, and all its types - onions, leeks, shallots, batun, slug and others. Onions are planted for forcing to obtain greens in winter time, it is added to salads, soups, side dishes, meat, fish and vegetable dishes. In this article, we will tell you when to sow onion seedlings, how to grow onion seedlings at home, when and how to plant them in the garden.

When to plant onions for seedlings in 2019

In order for the onion to grow healthy, it is necessary to determine the days favorable for its sowing, and for this you need to refer to the lunar sowing calendar.

In 2019 auspicious days for sowing onion seedlings are:

• in January - 10, 11, 15, 16;
• in February - 6-8, 12, 13, 17;
• in March - 10-12, 15, 16;
• in April - 7, 8, 11, 12;
• in May - 2, 4-6, 18, 19, 27, 28.

Growing onions through seedlings from seeds

Soil for onion seedlings

In areas with a short summer, it is better to cultivate onions through seedlings, since this method can significantly accelerate the development of plants. Since seedlings are planted in the ground 50-60 days old, sowing onions for seedlings should be done approximately in the middle or end of February. Usually turnip onions are grown in two years: first, nigella (seeds) are sown on a set (small onion), and on next year turnip is grown from seed. But some varieties of onions have time to ripen in 130 days, so it makes sense to grow a turnip from them in one season, and, to speed up the process, grow onions through seedlings.

You should know that for seedling method predominantly sweet and semi-sharp varieties are suitable, for example, such as Amphora, Lyubchik, Veselka, Mavka, Siberian Annual, as well as hybrids Exibishen, Sterling, Candy, Stardust and others.

The best soil for growing onion seedlings is sod land with humus in equal proportions. Those who are not looking for easy ways can prepare soil from sifted garden soil and sifted compost with the addition of coconut substrate and vermiculite.

A couple of weeks before sowing, the substrate must be warmed up for 5 minutes in microwave oven, turned on at full power, or fry for 15 minutes in the oven at 200 ºC, or you can simply spill the soil with a strong solution of potassium permanganate. After disinfection, cover the substrate with foil and keep it in a warm place until sowing.

In the photo: Planted onion seedlings

Seed preparation for sowing

Since onion seeds lose their germination quickly, be sure to check the expiration date when buying. Before sowing, the seeds must be processed: they are placed in a gauze bag and dipped in a solution of 1 g of potassium permanganate in 1 liter of water for 45 minutes, after which the seeds are kept for 18 hours in Epin's solution prepared according to the instructions, and then dried until flowable.

You can carry out pre-sowing seed treatment in another way: two weeks before sowing, put the seeds on the battery to warm up central heating or another non-flammable heater, and immediately before sowing, hold the seeds in a disinfecting solution of potassium permanganate, rinse and dry.

Planting onion seeds for seedlings

For growing seedlings, it is more convenient to use boxes or cassettes with cells, into which the prepared substrate is poured. Seeds are sown in a cassette 3-4 pieces in each cell, and when sowing in a box, the nigella is laid out on the surface of the leveled soil at a distance of 1 cm from each other, sprinkled on top with a layer of soil 5-7 mm thick, lightly pressed and sprayed with a solution of 15 drops of Energen in 250 ml of water, then cover with foil and place in a warm, dark place. Before the shoots appear, which may appear after 5-6 days, crops are kept at a temperature of 18-25 ºC.

Growing onion seedlings Exibishen

This variety with large bulbs weighing up to half a kilogram and a sweeter taste without bitterness was bred by Dutch breeders. The only drawback of the variety is short term storage. In warm regions, this onion is grown by sowing directly into the ground, but in middle lane, in the Urals and Siberia, Exhibishen onions are grown through seedlings.

Exhibiting onions are sown for seedlings in late February or early March, after soaking the seeds for several hours in warm water... After that, the seeds are wrapped in a damp cloth and kept in a warm place for 2-3 days, not allowing the cloth to dry out. Then the seeds are disinfected for 8 hours in a solution of potassium permanganate heated to 40 ºC.

In the photo: Sprouting onion tablets

In a box, seeds of the Exibishen variety are sown at a distance of 4-5 cm between rows and embedded to a depth of 1.5 cm, after which the crops are covered with foil and kept until emergence at a temperature of 20-25 ºC. But if you are not constrained by living conditions, then it is better to sow this variety in separate pots.

Leek seedlings

Leek seeds are disinfected in a solution of potassium permanganate, then kept in warm water for a day, dried, and then laid out on the surface of the nutrient soil, only lightly sprinkled with soil on top and sprayed with warm water from a spray bottle.

When to plant leeks for seedlings? Late winter or early spring. The crops covered with foil are placed in a warm place awaiting germination. Crop maintenance at this stage consists in daily ventilation and removal of condensate from the film.

Buy onion seedlings - is it worth it?

Onions are an unpretentious plant, and growing seedlings from nigella is not difficult at all, so there is no point in buying onion seedlings. And, frankly, you are unlikely to succeed, since among the ads there are offers for the sale of seeds and sets, but no one offers to buy onion seedlings.

Conditions for growing onion seedlings

Growing onions from seeds won't tire you out. As soon as the first shoots appear, the crops are freed from the cover, transferred to light and the temperature is lowered to 10-12 ºC. After a week, the temperature is raised to 16-18 ºC during the daytime and up to 6-10 ºC at night. As soon as the onion seedlings get stronger, they are thinned out in such a way that a distance of at least 2-3 cm remains between the seedlings.

Watering onion seedlings

Sprinkle onion seedlings with settled water room temperature as the topsoil dries out. Can't be allowed complete drying of the substrate, as well as its waterlogging.

Photo: Growing onion seedlings in cassettes

Top dressing of onion seedlings

Before disembarking at open ground seedling onions should receive at least two dressings with an interval of two weeks with a solution of mineral fertilizers - 20 g of superphosphate, 5 g of potassium chloride and 10 g of urea are diluted in 10 liters of water. You can feed onion seedlings diluted in a ratio of 1:10 with chicken manure infusion.

Exhibiting onion seedlings respond well to fertilization with a solution of 1 g of nitrate in 1 liter of water.

Highlighting onion seedlings

Since the sowing of onions for seedlings is carried out at the end of winter, the emerging seedlings will almost certainly lack lighting, because the day is still short at this time. And the seedlings need twelve hours of daylight, otherwise they will begin to stretch.

To avoid deformation of the seedlings, an additional light source is placed above them at a distance of 20-25 cm - a phytolamp, LED or fluorescent lamp, which, from the moment of emergence of seedlings, should work continuously for three days, and then at least 12 hours a day - for example, from 7 to 19 hours. The use of incandescent lamps for artificial lighting does not give the desired result.

Pinching onion seedlings

The cultivation of Exhibishen onion seedlings involves pinching, or rather pruning at the stage of development of the third leaf - the leaves of the seedlings are shortened by two-thirds of the height. This is done so that the seedlings do not lie down and break.

Diseases of onion seedlings and their treatment

During the seedling period, with normal care, onions are rarely affected by diseases or pests, but nevertheless, such troubles do happen. Of the pests, the onion fly can annoy seedlings, for the control of which solutions of insecticides such as Aktara, Mukhoed, Zemlin or other similar preparations are used.

In the photo: Planted onion seedlings

Seedlings can hit blackleg, developing against the background of systematic waterlogging of the soil, and peronosporosis, or downy mildew - fungal diseases, the pathogens of which die when the seedlings are treated with a 1% solution of Bordeaux liquid, and in the phase of development of 4-5 leaves, it is better to treat the seedlings with Ridomil Gold MC.

In general, at proper care onion seedlings rarely get sick, and the onion fly rarely appears at home.

Planting onion seedlings in open ground

When to plant onion seedlings outdoors

From mid to late April, when 50-60 days have passed from the moment of sowing and 3-4 leaves will develop in the seedlings, they are planted in open ground, if it is already well warmed up by this time. Two weeks before planting, the seedlings begin to harden, taking them out to the balcony, veranda or garden, first for 10-15 minutes, but increasing the duration of the session daily, until the seedlings adapt to the conditions in which they will soon find themselves.

How to plant onion seedlings in the garden

The onion area should be open, sunny, away from bushes and trees that might obscure the growing onions from sun rays... The soil on the site must be prepared in advance, in the fall. For onions, sandy loam soils are optimal, in which it is necessary to add 2 buckets of compost or humus, 2 liters of wood ash and 50-60 g of complex mineral fertilizer for digging for each m².

In the photo: Onions in the garden

In the spring, before planting, the surface of the site is leveled, furrows are made on it with a depth of 4-5 cm at a distance of 30 cm from each other and they are shed well. Seedlings need to be examined and sorted - only developed and undamaged seedlings can be planted on the garden bed. Seedling leaves are cut to a third of their length to reduce the evaporation of moisture. The roots are also shortened, after which they are dipped into a chatter box, consisting of an infusion of mullein and clay.

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Historically, the following scheme of onion cultivation has developed: seeds (nigella) - sets, sets - samples, samples - turnip. But recently, more and more gardeners are choosing to grow onions from seeds, since this method allows you to get ready-made bulbs in one season and it is better to preserve them in winter, and planting material is cheaper than ready-made onions or sets.

If you intend to grow onions from seeds, first of all, decide on the varieties. For annual cultivation the best option there will be small germ varieties, such as:

For annual cultivation, small-ear varieties are the best option.

• Danilovsky 301,
• Myachkovsky 300,
• Strigunovsky,
• Mstersky,
• Annual Hawk,
• Annual Siberian,
• Odintsovets,
• Early pink,
• Golden spool.

You can also choose Dutch breeding hybrids with a bright color (red, white, yellow-brown), of which in one season you get good bulbs rounded shape. Featured hybrid varieties: early ripening fruitful Spirit F1, Stardust F1, forming a large amount of green feathers, as well as Red Baron, which is appreciated for good keeping quality and yield. Multi-nest varieties are not suitable for annual cultivation, as the bulbs will be deformed.

Video about growing onions from seeds

Growing turnip onions from nigella

You can grow onions from seeds in three ways: by sowing in the ground in early spring, podzimnim sowing and preliminary cultivation of seedlings. In the spring, nigella is sown, as soon as the soil thaws, then in one season the bulbs will have time to ripen. Seedlings are prepared from the end of February, and from mid-April, ready-made seedlings are planted in the beds. Podzimny sowing of seeds is carried out on slightly frozen soil so that the seeds do not germinate in the fall.

The soil for any option is prepared in advance, in the fall: the earth is dug up, compost or peat is added, mineral fertilizers... The beds are best formed in an open, sunny place, where legumes, cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes grew before. The width of the beds does not exceed 80 cm, the height is about 15 cm.

Preparing onion seeds for sowing

How to grow onions from seeds in one season so that they can ripen before frost? You need to pay attention to the preprocessing of the nigella. Seed treatment can significantly shorten the time between sowing and emergence by speeding up plant development and bulb formation.

The soil for any option is prepared in advance, from autumn

For a month, check the germination of nigella: take about 20 seeds and hold for 2-3 weeks in a damp cloth. With good germination, at least 80% of the seeds should germinate. To destroy the causative agents of fungal diseases, before sowing, nigella is treated with a solution of potassium permanganate. Additionally, to accelerate germination, you need to soak the seeds in water for 12-18 hours or immerse them in warm solution fruit formation stimulator (1 g per 1 spoonful of water) per day. After soaking, the nigella is dried in air for 15-20 minutes until the seeds become free-flowing, and you can proceed directly to sowing.

Sowing nigella in the ground in spring or before winter

In the spring, as the soil thaws, dig rows 2 cm deep in the beds, with row spacing of at least 20 cm.Seeds should be sown rather sparsely - about 80 seeds per 1 m row, then one square meter it will take about one and a half grams of nigella. Dust the seeds with tooth powder or chalk, then it will be more convenient for you to control their consumption and location. On top of the nigella sprinkle with humus, sawdust or peat (layer 2 cm). It is not necessary to water the crops, otherwise a crust will form, which will impede seedlings.

When the seedlings have 1-2 real leaves, the plants need to be thinned out, removing weak shoots, two centimeters should remain between the green seedlings. After the formation of 3-4 leaves, a second thinning is carried out - the distance expands to five centimeters. Torn tender greens can be used as food. Until half of July, you need to water the onions, during the season, regularly loosen upper layer soil and feed plants like onion sets.

Harvesting can begin in early September, when the onion leaves will fall, but no later than 10 days before frost. The harvested onions are dried in the beds or under a canopy for a week, cleaned of dry feathers and stored.

Seeds should be sown rather sparsely - about 80 seeds per 1 m row

How to plant onion seeds before winter?

Prepare the ground as described earlier, form the beds, cut the same grooves and leave in this state until the onset of cold weather. As soon as the first frosts come, the nigella is sown in rows and sprinkled with a 2-3 cm layer of humus. Make sure that the beds are covered with snow in winter. In the spring, when the snow melts, sprinkle the bare seeds with humus or peat.

Growing seedlings from onion seeds

Some onion varieties can only be grown from seedlings, which prolongs the growing season and saves planting material. They begin to sow nigella in early March in a greenhouse, greenhouse or on a windowsill in an apartment. Sowing onion seeds is carried out in boxes with a previously prepared soil mixture (as for tomato seedlings), row spacing - 5 cm each.

Before the first tender shoots germinate, the temperature in the room with the seedlings should be maintained at about +25 degrees, then for 4-5 days the temperature should be lowered to +12 degrees during the day and +8 degrees at night (at home, the boxes can be taken out to the balcony). Further for comfortable growing seedlings have enough temperature + 15 + 18 degrees. But at the same time, it is necessary to provide additional illumination with the help of fluorescent lamps in order to extend the daylight hours for seedlings.

Video about growing onions from nigella

By the end of April, the onion seedlings should grow 3-4 true feathers, the seedling height should reach 12-15 cm.Before planting the seedlings in open ground, cut off a third of the leaves of the onion and shorten the roots to a length of 2 cm. Plant the seedlings in the beds, maintaining a distance of about five centimeters in a row, with a row spacing of 30-40 cm. Press the soil around the plants to the roots. Two days after planting, you can water the onions and loosen the soil a little. Further care the same as described above.

Planting onions by seeds has significant disadvantage: Plant growth can continue until harvest. It ripens completely only under the condition of a warm, dry autumn. Unripe onions will be poorly stored, you will have to use them before the beginning of winter. Therefore, it is better to sow nigella in the fall, or by preparing the seedlings at home.

One of useful plants which is often grown in vegetable gardens and home gardens, is the onion. It is added with great pleasure to all types of salads. Most often, gardeners grow onion seedlings from seeds, and only then transplant them into the ground. In this article, we will look at how to properly grow onion seedlings from seeds.

General rules

Many people think that growing onion seedlings from seeds is a very difficult and troublesome process. But in reality, you just need to know and follow the basic rules, and you will succeed.

Growing onions in seedlings is considered one of the best, since this method allows you to grow excellent harvest... You can even get onion seedlings at home. You only need the following components:

• selected onion seeds;
• pre-prepared soil;
• capacity. Best to take flower pots or boxes;
• polyethylene film.

To grow good harvest, you need to follow several recommendations that are suitable for growing any type of onion seedlings.

General rules for growing onions through seedlings:

• for these purposes, semi-sharp and sweet varieties of onions are most suitable;
• sowing seeds for seedlings is usually carried out at the end of February. Although you can find information that this process is carried out at the beginning of spring;
• before sowing, the seeds must be soaked for 8-10 hours in warm water (its temperature should be in the range of 30-35 ° C);
• then the seed must be dried;
• remember that the planting rate is 20 g per m2. The planted seeds, to create a more favorable germination climate, can be covered with plastic wrap... This film must be removed periodically to provide the seeds with fresh air;
• after the seeds have been planted, they should be watered and weeded;
• when the seedlings are ready (about two months after planting), they are planted in the ground in a permanent place of growth;
• before landing in the ground root system and the top of the stem of young seedlings is slightly pruned.

This section contains only the basic rules, applying which you can grow any type and variety of onions. But it should be remembered that each plant variety has its own agrotechnical characteristics, which must be taken into account when growing onions through seedlings. These requirements can usually be found on the back of a purchased seed package. In addition, you can consult more an experienced gardener on this issue.

Pros of growing through seedlings

Growing onion seedlings has many advantages over other methods. Chief and undeniable advantage this method is that it is possible to grow onions through seedlings even in regions with a not very suitable climate (for example, in the northern regions of the country) and get even with annual plant solid bulbs.

Also, a rather significant advantage of this method is its cost-effectiveness. Often the method of growing onions through seedlings is used in areas where a small planting area is available. Even in small areas, using the method of growing onion seedlings, a fairly large harvest can be collected. Using seedling method 3-4 times less seeds are spent than with direct cultivation, but the yield is always better.

Experienced gardeners in this way recommend growing the following small-sized peninsular onion varieties: Krasnodar 35, Kaba, Karatalsky and many others. These varieties produce large bulbs already in the first year. Also, seeds of the following varieties germinate well in this way: Lyubchik, Veselka, Globus, Mavka, Amphora, Candy F1, Sterling F1, Daytona F1, Exhibishen F1, Copra F1.

Another advantage of the method of obtaining onion seedlings is the fact that it does not require large manipulations, it is very economical in terms of the expenditure of physical strength, and the efficiency is much higher than when growing onions from sets.

The use of this technique allows you to prevent the shooting of the plant, which contributes to a better ripening of the bulbs themselves. After the crop has been harvested, such bulbs do not germinate or rot for 9 months, which makes them very beneficial for storage.

All stages of this process can be easily carried out at home, and you will always have fresh onions for the festive table.

Growing seedlings

We have given the basic rules for growing onion seedlings above. In this section, we will dwell in more detail on the technology of growing onion seeds for seedlings.

Growing seedlings in containers

Sowing seeds, as noted earlier, is carried out either in boxes or in pots.

The technology of planting seeds in boxes (or other containers):

• onion seed is planted at a distance of 4 to 6 cm between rows;
• on average, the consumption of seeds depends on the species and ranges from 15 to 20 g per m2;
• then the boxes should be placed in a room where the air temperature will fluctuate around + 18-25 ° С;
• when the first shoots appear, the temperature indicator will need to be reduced to + 14–16 ° С. This temperature will prevent the seedlings from pulling out;
• during the germination period, seedlings need to be fed with fertilizers (an infusion of chicken manure diluted to 1:10 is very good for this purpose).

The germination period lasts on average about 50-60 days. During this time period, the seedlings should form three or four true leaves.

Growing seedlings in a greenhouse

You can grow onion seedlings not only in any container, but also in greenhouses.

Technology for growing seedlings in a greenhouse:

• you first need to prepare a steam bed. To do this, they put biofuel as a basis, and cover it with a 10 cm layer of earth on top. This layer thickness will keep the heat in the garden bed. On top of this soil, a specially prepared greenhouse soil is poured onto the garden bed. Greenhouse soil can be prepared as follows: one part - rotted sawdust, 4 parts - greenhouse humus, one part - peat chips and 4 parts - sod land. Then one teaspoon of superphosphate, ammonium nitrate and potassium sulfate, as well as half a glass of wood ash, are added to a bucket of the prepared mixture. It is impossible to bring land into such a bed in which onion crops previously grew;
• the bed should be well lit, so it is best to place it near windows;
• before sowing seeds, they should be prepared: soak, dry, calibrate and treat with microelements. It is imperative to disinfect them first;
• when sowing into the ground between seeds, as well as when planting in boxes, the distance should be about 5 cm, and between the seeds themselves - 1 cm. Planting depth - 1-1.5 cm;
• after planting the seeds, sprinkle them with humus on top;
• after that, the rows are gently watered from a small watering can with a sieve with warm water;
• then the surface of the soil should be rolled up and mulched with peat chips. Its layer should be 1 cm thick.

For effective germination of onion seeds, it is necessary to maintain the air temperature in the greenhouse in the range of + 18-20 ° C. This temperature should be kept for a couple of weeks. Under these conditions, the first shoots will appear in two weeks. As soon as you see the first sprouts, the air temperature in the greenhouse should be lowered to + 10-11 ° С for 4-5 days, and then the temperature can be increased to + 15-16 ° С in the daytime, and at night - up to + 10- 12 ° C. In severe night frosts, the greenhouse can be covered with insulating material from above. This will help prevent the seedlings from pulling out. Also during this period, airing of the greenhouse is allowed.

When the seedlings are healthy and strong, and in warm weather, it is allowed to periodically remove the film from the greenhouse to prepare and harden the onions for growing in the open field.

Usually onion seedlings are grown without picking. If it is necessary to thin it out, the distance between neighboring plants should be at least 1.5 cm and no more than 2 cm.

Two weeks before planting seedlings in the ground, they are placed in conditions of a shortened daylight hours (less than 10-12 hours). This will speed up the ripening process of the bulbs. During the same period, every 2 or 3 days, the seedlings are watered and fertilized with nitrophosphate (1.5 tablespoons of the substance are added to a bucket of water). Before planting onions in the evening, it must be watered very well.

Landing in the ground

After the grown onions in seedlings in a box or in a greenhouse have reached the age of 55 or 60 days, they are transplanted into open ground. Early or late planting can have a very negative effect on the adaptive capacity of plants. If the seedlings grew in a greenhouse, then they should be planted with a small earthen clod.

Stages of planting seedlings in the ground:

• it is necessary to sort the seedlings. Underdeveloped and damaged seedlings are not planted;
• the roots and leaves are cut off by about 1/3;
• then they are dipped in a mash made from mullein and clay.

Direct disembarkation is carried out only in warm and dry weather. Usually, the above manipulations are carried out in mid-April. The bed is prepared in the form of a cut furrow. Before planting seedlings, all the beds are well watered.

Seedlings are deepened into the ground by 2 cm (1 cm more than before you planted seeds in a box or pot). The distance between the rows should be about 50-55 cm. The average plant density is 550 pcs. by 10 m 2. Then the planted plants need to be watered abundantly (for 40 seedlings, 8-10 liters of water). After that, the earth is compacted to remove internal voids, and then mulch. Loosening is possible only three days after disembarkation.

Care

If you carried out all the above steps correctly, then the seedlings will quickly take root and grow. Caring for plants after planting in open ground is reduced to the following manipulations:

• feeding onions is carried out two weeks after planting the seedlings. You need to feed with poultry droppings or mullein solution (1:10). 25 g of urea is added to one bucket of this infusion. Top dressing is carried out in such a way that 10 liters of the resulting solution goes to fertilize 10 m plantings;
• the second feeding is carried out with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers in mid-June;
• periodic weeding of plants from weeds;
• watering as needed;
• do not forget to loosen the soil from time to time.

Using the seedling method for growing onions will allow you to get a good harvest.

I think that onions are planted in their gardens by everyone, without exception, because not a single dish can do without this vegetable, it is used everywhere in and, as well as in second courses.

Today we will talk about different types of onions, for example distinctive feature of this type of onion exhibition is its large and beautiful appearance, and most importantly also the taste, quite pleasant and sweet.

What needs to be done in order for the bulbs to grow large and how to care for and grow this crop, we will talk about this further. What other types of onions do you know and what do you usually plant?

If you still haven't sowed others vegetable crops such as, and or perhaps hurry up, time is running out.

First, I propose to answer this question to everyone. Knowing the answer to it, you can easily plant the seeds correctly in the ground, and the seedlings will surely grow stronger and healthier. I remind you that you yourself can compose Moon calendar, knowing the phases of the moon, or you can already use ready-made version which you can watch and download for free

Since onions are a plant whose fruits do not grow on the surface of the earth, but precisely inside the soil, this means that in order to determine the correct timing, we must remember one basic rule, I remind you of its gardeners and gardeners.

Important! That all the tops land on the waxing moon, but with the roots, the opposite is the case - on the waning moon.

I suggest you consider the table regarding the bow.

Best of all, but again, depending on which region you live in, sowing Exibishen onions in such months, for residents of the Moscow region this is the beginning or end of February, but for residents of Siberia and the Urals, it is the beginning or middle of March.

And here are leeks for seedlings, if you live in northern regions, sow in April, and if in the south, then in May.

Onion sets per head should be planted on such days…. In general, it is difficult to say now, depending on what spring will be. The main thing you should understand is that the earth must be well warmed up to a depth of 10 cm to 12 degrees Celsius. Therefore, it can be produced at the end of April for the Moscow region, and for Siberians and Urals, this is the beginning of May. This information also applies to the Chernushka onion.

Care and growing of onions from seeds for seedlings at home

Growing onion exibition through seedlings

To begin with, I want to show you the description and the packaging itself for this vegetable. Perhaps this is the first time you are seeing, and do not believe that the heads can reach a weight of about 800 grams. Indeed, this is so if you know all the rules and take into account all the recommendations of gardeners and gardeners.

In fact, there are many ways you can grow onions from seeds, and all of these options have a place to be, let's look at the most common. And you just can choose the one that will be convenient for you.

Disinfection of seeds

Perform the disinfection procedure, for this dilute the manganese, you need to take 1 liter of water for 1 g of the substance and add achenes there, hold them for about 7-8 hours in such a solution. The water should be at least 40-45 degrees Celsius.

Seed preparation and germination

In order for you not to look at each seed for germination, I propose to germinate immediately, in order to see the first shoots. Lay on a paper towel, roll it up in two or three layers and dampen well with water. Spread the seedlings over the surface.

Cover with another napkin on top and also moisten with water. Leave it on for a couple of days and keep it moist, after 3-4 days you will see the first shoots. Remove the napkin and you will see for yourself.

As you can see such a plan, sprouts should turn out. The rest can still ascend, wait a couple of days.

Preparation of soil mixture

Now the most important thing is to prepare the soil for seedlings, take either a store-bought soil mixture, or do it yourself. Take a rotted mullein (1 tbsp.), As well as humus (9 tbsp.) And sod land (9 tbsp.). Or you can even make it from garden soil, plus sand and humus or sawdust.

Planting seeds in cups or other container

It is a rich harvest that indicates that there was a fairly strong and healthy seedling. To do this, you must correctly determine with landing capacity, you can make it yourself, or you can buy special cups or pots at the gardening supermarket.

Place the sprouted achenes in cups, put one sprout in each pot to a depth of 1 cm. Cover with earth and moisten slightly with water.

Top dressing

Care and watering

A little time will pass and you will see small green shoots, they are very thin and delicate in fact. They're easy to gobble up like two and two.

Therefore, when the greens grow up a little, make a support so that it does not fall, from ordinary sticks, which you can also make by hand or purchase.

Grow onions in a sunny place, water abundantly and fertilize periodically with mineral fertilizers.

I also want to offer you one landing option. Enough interesting way exists in my opinion, it is called a diaper or a snail. Either polyethylene is used, or in general a substrate that goes under parquet floors or laminate. The main plus of this approach is the place, you need very little of it indoors.

Perhaps you have already heard about this, and if not, then watch this video and study with the owner of the channel.

Hardening

Like any culture, Exhibichen onions should be hardened, especially before transplanting into the ground. After about two months have passed, you have to take it outside or often ventilate the room. And the soil mixture itself is also fertilized with potassium nitrate in a proportion of 1 g, 1 liter of water is taken.

Rules for planting onions in open ground

Well, as soon as everything is ready and it's time to plant it on open ground, remember one thing important rule, plant onions where there will be a lot of light. And the soil must be free of manure, otherwise the plant will die or rot.

On the garden bed, you will need to make small holes about 20 cm apart.

You can see in more detail and in detail in this story:

How to plant leeks for seedlings? Correct sowing of seeds and care in the open field

For most gardeners and gardeners, it has become a novelty to grow on their own personal plot a variety of this bow.

Leeks taste quite interesting and can be used for almost all types of dishes. The food is mainly a false stalk.

Correct soil and container definition

For this culture, take soil from such components for growing seeds for seedlings. The proportions are 25 g of dolomite flour + 50 g of double superphosphate + 30 g of urea and plus 40 g of potassium sulfate.

Disinfection and germination of seeds

For this purpose, use a solution of potassium permanganate, but remember that the water must be warm. Soak in this liquid for 7-8 hours.

As with all senets, including with onions, you will need to soak the seeds in a humid environment in advance. To do this, just use a cloth moistened with water, after a while sprouts will appear. The room temperature should be 20-25 degrees.

Sowing seedlings and leaving

The plant should be watered only with warm water, also feed it with compost with water occasionally in proportions of 1:10. Or use special mineral fertilizers.

Be sure to harden the culture, after you are ready to transplant it into open ground, do it in a week.

Important! After transplant into open ground, it is important that the ground is already warmed up enough.

Landing is no different from the Exibishen bow. Place them in grooves, make the distance between the rows about 20 cm.

Weed and water the onions regularly to make you happy with a super harvest, fight weeds and pests.

How to sow black onions?

In principle, there is nothing special about how and when to plant this healthy vegetable, the rules for planting and caring for this plant are the same as for other types of onions discussed in this article. Therefore, you can easily take advantage of all the recommendations in this article.

Nigella onions are mainly planted from germinated seeds immediately into open ground. Therefore, I have selected this video for you. In it you will learn all the tricks and subtleties of this matter, as well as learn the secret of why you need to add salt to the furrows, this will help you achieve an excellent collection of large and healthy bulbs.

Onion sets per head in open ground

Well, there was one more important point, it is such a species as sevok. Many people know him not by hearsay. As I already mentioned above, you must determine the specific date of planting yourself, depending on what the spring will be, as soon as the soil warms up at a depth of 6-10 cm degrees to 12 degrees Celsius. Therefore, if you will be guided by the weather, in early spring, you should plant sevok at the end of April.

The main points in planting this type of onion are such recommendations. Most importantly, you need to correctly mark the beds, which you can easily make with your own hands.

Disinfection

It is recommended to dry the purchased seed for a start, but immediately before planting soak in saline solution 2 tablespoons of salt per 2 liters of water, and then disinfect. To do this, place it in a warm solution of potassium permanganate for 30 minutes and rinse again. Here is such preparatory work to be, it is really simple.

Seat selection

Now you need to decide on a landing site. As you know, onions are a fairly light-loving plant, so you need to plant them in a sunny place and the ground should be open. Onion loves a fairly loose and nutritious soil.

Therefore, the very bed for digging must be equipped with ash and add 1 tbsp for each square meter of azofasca.

Interesting! It will be a great solution if you place onions next to carrots, this is an excellent neighbor. Thus, they will mutually protect from pests.

Since from correct placement When planting bulbs, the germination rate of the seedlings increases and the quality of the products improves, then you need to make the correct marking of the beds.

For this purpose, take regular board 20 cm wide, the length should be about 80-100 cm, that is, the width of your garden. And using the drill bit, make through holes, about 3 cm in diameter.

Thus, a uniform marking is obtained with the same distance between holes in a row of 10 cm and between rows of almost 20 cm. It is such a row spacing that is very convenient to process with a plaster cutter.

The planting depth of the sevka in the ground should be about 4 cm. And then cover the holes with earth using a rake.

Important! If you plant much deeper than the seedlings, then the first shoots will be delayed and the onion can probably form in a more retracted shape. Planting at a shallower depth can lead to nutrient deficiencies in the roots.

Well, in the end, you need to moisten the soil well with the help of a watering can with a rain nozzle. Onions have an increased demand for watering, especially the first months after planting, that is, this is the period when it rapidly grows green leaves, and only then its heads are poured. During this period, especially monitor the moisture content of the soil, do not allow it to dry out.

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