Immediately it is worth noting the fact that it is important not only to know when to plant onion sets in open ground in 2017. To obtain a good and strong crop in large quantities, it is necessary to properly prepare the soil and subsequently care for the plant.
So, let's start with how to prepare the soil for planting onion sets. This issue is extremely relevant and is considered primarily for the reason that this culture is extremely demanding on the soil. The land must be fertile, it is best to choose sandy loamy or loamy soils that have excellent moisture permeability.
First you will need to dig a site that is reserved for landing. Digging is carried out to a depth of 40 cm, all weeds should be cleaned, the roots removed and then the ground leveled. Some gardeners even recommend making a small town and immediately fencing it with bumpers (they are made from ordinary wooden boards). This will result in a neat garden bed for a beautiful and active growth of onion sets.
About landing features
In this material below, the question of when to plant onions sowing in open ground in 2017. In the meantime, we continue to properly prepare a place for this process. The soil for planting planting material must be warm. If you ignore this advice and plant the onion sets in cold soil, then you simply can’t wait for the crop. It is recommended that even a few hours before planting, additionally pour the prepared beds with warm water.
After this, beds are made, the depth of which does not have to be more than two centimeters. As for the distance between the plants in the rows, you should adhere to an indicator of 10 cm. The distance between the rows should be about 25 cm. The onion should be placed in a hole and covered with earth. As a result, a small upper part of the bulb itself should remain above the soil.
Of course, it is best to prepare a place for planting onion sevka in spring from the fall. Then you will be able to dig up the earth in high quality, add a lot of compost, manure and chicken droppings as fertilizer. It takes about two buckets of organic fertilizer per square meter. Additionally, you can add 25 grams of superphosphate and potassium salts.
Advice! It is best to plant onion sevoc on those plots of land where pumpkin or zucchini, peas, tomatoes and potatoes grew last year. Do not plant onion sevoc in places where carrots, beets, cucumbers or garlic grew. In principle, it will be possible to get a crop from such sites, but the onion heads grow slowly, and the yield is significantly reduced.
About specific dates
It is time to talk in detail about when to plant onion sevc in open ground in 2017. This is done in the spring, only in conditions when stable and warm weather is already established. The soil should be warm, not lower than 12 degrees of heat, otherwise, the shooter at the onion set will not be able to wait.
As a rule, the very end of April and the first half of May are suitable for landing. Do not delay the planting, because it threatens with late ripening of the crop due to the fact that the air temperature rises sharply, and the onion will no longer have moisture in the soil.
Advice! Many summer residents, when choosing specific dates for the planting of onion in open ground, are guided by folk signs. It is believed that the right time comes when bird cherry is already blooming.
According to the lunar calendar
Important information on when to plant onion sevka in the open ground in 2017 according to the lunar calendar. In May, the most favorable days, if you focus on the position of the moon, will be the 19th and 20th day, you can also safely engage in landing on May 23. As for April, this is the 25th and 26th. Also in June, the period from 15 to 16 can be considered. In July it will be days from the 13th to the 16th, but in August it will be the 10th to 13th.
It is clear that the exact dates for the middle zone of Russia, Siberia and the Far East, of course, will differ. But it does not distinguish that onions are grown in these regions precisely through the north. In the first year, seeds are planted, from which small bulbs grow. This is sowing, which, when planting the next year, already allows you to get large bulbs.
Onions, in principle, can be called a cold-resistant plant. Because, its seeds will germinate even at a temperature of just one degree of heat. But, it should be understood that the culture will grow as quickly and efficiently as possible in optimal warm conditions, from 18 degrees and above.
Important! Young onion plants can withstand frosts of up to six degrees with a minus sign, and they can also withstand heat up to a maximum of 25 degrees.
In the Moscow Region, the entire middle strip of Russia is also guided by these same periods; onion sowing in open ground, as a rule, is planted already from April 25 to May 5 inclusive. After planting, it is best to immediately pour the onion and cover the garden bed with foil. In principle, at earlier times, the onion can also be planted, but it is likely that it will start to shoot arrows quickly. So that the onion sprouts faster and takes root, you can first soak it in solutions before planting in solutions to stimulate growth.
Do not be afraid if the onions grow slowly at first. In adverse conditions, the first sunrises can appear only after a month. On the other hand, if favorable conditions are provided for growth, then the first sprouts will appear two weeks later.
Growing onions in a newspaper
When growing onions in the open ground, you can use an interesting agricultural technique. Namely, use newspapers instead of mulch. In the end, this will eliminate the germination of weeds, which means that you do not have to deal with the constant weeding of beds with onions. Another important effect that the use of newspapers gives is the long-term preservation of moisture. In the hot months this is of particular importance.
Before you put newspapers on the beds prepared for planting, you will need to soak the paper in water. Then put wet newspapers in five layers directly on the ground. It is most convenient to soak each newspaper separately in a bucket of water and, while laying out the soaked material, lay the next newspaper in the same place. Then sprinkle all five layers of the newspaper on the bed with earth, use a knife to make holes where to plant the seeds.
Remember that the sun cannot penetrate through a thick layer of newspaper. So, the weeds that are under the newspaper will not be able to grow. But the bulb, which is located above its newspapers with its upper part, will grow perfectly. By fall, newspapers are completely decomposed. How is growing zucchini in bags.
In this material, we tried not only to indicate the dates when to plant onion seeds in open ground in 2017, but also to consider how best to plant this crop. We hope that the information in this material will help you get the most out of your crop.
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