Podzimny planting onions. What are the advantages of the spring sowing. How to handle and plant

Soon will come stable frost, and until that time, should have time to plant onions and garlic to the cover (14 October). But as of late is quite warm weather in October, in the middle band, the planting dates are shifted by 2 weeks later (at the beginning of November).

Podzimny sowing of onion has several advantages over spring planting, also need to pay attention to some nuances.

Benefits

In the autumn, in October-November, after heavy rains in the soil contains a lot of moisture. In addition, during this period there is no pests in the soil. By the spring bulbs hardened, and freezing them is not so terrible. Such bulbs increased storability.

Harvest is obtained earlier for a few weeks, onions have time to ripen properly, especially if the weather is dry in July.

Varieties for planting

Suitable in principle any sort, but it is better to choose early varieties. To avoid the arrows, the bulbs should be chosen with a diameter less than 1 cm.

Unlike podzimnego planting of spring

When planting before winter onions do not need to be soaked and cut the neck is not necessary. Watered after planting beds do not need.

How to handle the bulbs

1-2 weeks to be processed bulbs from fungal diseases. Suitable potassium permanganate solution, a drug "Maxim" salt solution. To disinfect planting material, enough for 20-30 minutes. After treatment, must be dried bulbs.

when to plant

Rush to planting is not necessary. The soil temperature must be kept at 5 degrees and should already be stable light frosts. Experts recommend planting garlic and onions under the winter, when the top layer of soil is slightly freezes.

If planted early, there is a strong likelihood that the bulbs will sprout and begin to vegetate, but with the arrival of cold weather all your efforts will be in vain.

That make the soil when digging

The soil under the bow (like a garlic) should be prepared in advance. About 2 weeks before planting, so that the earth settled.

Digging is necessary to make the following fertilizers: superphosphate (50-60 grams), or bone meal in an amount of 300 grams per 1 square. meter. Also making ash in an amount of 1 nozzle per 1 sq. meter.

How to plant

Planting depth - 4-5 cm. Best predecessors - tomato, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers and beans.

The distance between rows - 20-25 cm. Between bulbs - 3-5 cm. When planting before winter onions are planted thickly, because not all plants survive frosts. In spring and summer it can be thinned using herbs for cooking meals.

The Realized grooves make compost or humus, as well as ash, if it is not entered into the digging. You can also add and sand. This will prevent water stagnation.

All ingredients are mixed with the ground in a separate container in advance, and the resulting mixture is stored somewhere under cover, so as not to wet. And with the advent of the term landing already used for other purposes.

From the invasion of onion flies are applied directly into the groove of tobacco dust or mustard to spring plant nobody bothered.

After planting, and backfilling with a mixture of make mulch layer of a different material. This can be humus, compost, sawdust, earth and sand, pine litter. When planting onions for winter beds are not watered.

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