Onion care in July: plants stop the growth of greenery and begin to actively grow turnip.

Caring for onions in the middle of summer is very important, since the culture stops growing green mass and begins to vigorously grow turnip.

In order for the onions to be sweet and juicy and at the same time to be well stored, appropriate care is needed, because in about a month the harvest time will come. Thus, the middle of summer is a kind of finish line for this culture.

How to care for onions in mid-July?

It is necessary to dwell in detail on all points of onion cultivation, which include watering, feeding and other activities. What agrotechnical measures are required for onions to prepare them for harvesting.

First, it must be remembered that nitrogen fertilizers are not used during this period so that the culture concentrates all its forces on the formation of the bulb.

Nutrients from the green mass enter the bulb, and the plant no longer needs feathers, they gradually wither and begin to creep to the ground.

Yellowed tops and thinning of the neck of the plant are the main signs that indicate the approaching harvest time.

Instead of nitrogen fertilizing, it is better to use phosphorus-potassium compounds, for example, superphosphate and potassium sulfate, 15 grams per bucket of water.

These dressings are replaceable with ash in a dry state or in the form of a tincture. Dry ash is used in this way: 200-400 grams per square meter of area are scattered, and then the soil should be loosened.

Watering during this period should be done infrequently, only when the soil is completely dry. When the tops begin to turn yellow, which in most cases occurs at the beginning of August, it is not worth watering at all.

This will create a state of stress on the plants, which will cause the plant to accumulate nutrients in the bulb.

If long-term precipitation is expected closer to August, then most summer residents stretch the film over the plantings, put a temporary frame.

Such manipulations will make it possible to preserve the crop well, and during the winter, the onion will also rot less.

One month before harvest time comes. Half a month before harvesting the crop, you need to shake off the soil from the necks of the crop.

This will allow the bulbs to ripen faster when exposed to sunlight. At the same time, taste will improve, the bulbs will be sweet and juicy.

During this period, it is not necessary to reduce the ripening period of the bulbs by some artificial methods, because everything should happen naturally, without creating stressful situations for the crops.

Here, digging in root crops from the ground can be allowed, then when the weather is bad and the tops do not turn yellow for a long time.

When you dig in the bulbs, the roots and bulbs are injured, without receiving nutrition from the roots, they will draw nutrients from the green mass, which in a short time will turn yellow and begin to creep.

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