Onion planting in open ground

5.05.2015 Onion

So, the dates when to plant onion sevoc in open ground depend not only on the lunar calendar, but also on elementary weather conditions. Defining these weather conditions for onions is easy. If it is already warm on the street and the weather is stable for a week, then you can proceed with the landing.

It is also worth noting that this is only the beginning of the planting season. Because, onion sevok on greens can be planted throughout the summer season. And when it ends, you can easily and quickly provide home cultivation of this greenery. After all, some special and difficult conditions for growing are absolutely not required.

Preparing the soil for planting

Remember that you should not grow onion sets in the same part of your plot for two years in a row. But the selected new site should be loamy, not acidic. By the way, if the acidity of the soil is increased, then fertilizer such as ground will help reduce it. raw eggshell. You can safely plant onion sevoc in that part of the garden where zucchini, cucumbers or potatoes, and tomatoes used to grow. Fates after melons or growing legumes are also suitable.

If you look at the video, when and how to plant the onion sets in the open ground, you can see that the place must be bright. Do you have land on the site that the sun constantly falls on? Great, for a beam, it is perfect. In early May - the perfect combination of weather conditions and the dates of the lunar calendar (after the full moon on May 3), when you can plant onion sevoc on seedlings. But the date does not play such a significant role as the correct choice of a place in the garden and soil preparation.

Advice! If you want onions to give a double crop, then you should first fertilize the soil. You can use ordinary wood ash, which is taken in the amount of a bucket per square meter.

Spring sowing: the beginning of the season

The first month when you can already plant onion sevoc in open ground in our latitudes is April. But much depends on the year and what kind of weather it pleases gardeners. If the weather is warm already during the week and the frosts are at night, then onions can be planted.

But here you need to consider various weather surprises. If there will be frosts at night, then you should definitely film, and then in the morning to open, so that the seedlings have time to adapt to the changed weather conditions gradually. Consider also when to plant onion sets in open ground according to the lunar calendar. You can not do this, like any landing, on the days of the full moon and new moon. In May, the full moon will be 3 numbers, and the new moon - 18 numbers.

About Disembarkation and Care Rules

The best way to plant this crop is in wide stripes. It is enough to leave a distance of 25 centimeters from the centers of the strips. As for the landing depth, it should be about three centimeters. The first crop can be cut in a couple of weeks. If you want to have a green conveyor all year round, then after removing the first crop, you should plant the following beds of onions.

So, the best time to land sevka is the beginning of May. The possibility of frost is reduced to zero, which means that you can already sleep peacefully at night. Although, if in early May there is a chance that a film will be needed, then already in the middle and at the end of this month, onions can be planted with open conscience in the open ground and, to get a good harvest, only periodically water it.

Advice! Since the onion sets are smaller in size than the onions that are usual for us, it is ideal for distilling on greens.But, do not expect too much from such bulbs, it is better to constantly sow new ones, and not try to reanimate the old ones and force them to give even more crops.

And if you sow winter?

Unlike spring onions, which can be harvested in 3 weeks, winter onions will sprout only after a month and a half. It lands in the winter and can tolerate frosts up to 15 minutes. This is provided that there is no snow. When there is snow, the onion will also suffer lower temperatures.

When planting winter onion seeds, you also need to use the broadband division of the beds. But here it is important, of course, to choose hybrids for planting that can grow at low temperatures and give a good harvest.

How to improve germination and growth:

Ten hours to warm the north at 45 degrees Celsius. Such warming should be done two weeks before disembarkation.
Sort through onions and throw away all painful and dry seedlings (excellent prevention of good germination, as well as powdery mildew).
Before disembarking, place in boiling water for 5 seconds. Then, even with severe frosts, the onions will be seasoned and will not reduce the final yield.
Earth at the time of planting should be warmed up to 7 degrees Celsius or more.
Humidify the ground before planting.
Putting in a hole no deeper than three centimeters.
After planting, water the beds again. Continue to water in dry weather.
Loosening the ground, unlike watering, should be ongoing.

Now you know not only when to plant onion seeds in open ground, but also how to do it correctly. We hope that this year your harvest will be so large and long that fresh greens are constantly present on the table.