Plucking a bunch of green onions in early spring is a delight. For the owner of a country house or summer cottage, getting a feather for greenery is easy. A polycarbonate greenhouse will speed up the process.
Types and varieties of onions that give thick greens
Multi-primordial varieties give dense greens. Consider the most productive varieties - a multi-primordial variety that gives a large amount of feathers per season and popular varieties of shallots:
Chipoluccio
Chipoluccio is an early ripening, fruitful shallot variety. The greens after planting can be cut off after 2-3 weeks. The pen has original pungent taste... Bulb weight up to 50 g. The growing season is 70 days.
Aristocratic
Aristocratic - shallots. From one sowing bulb in the nest, from 6 to 12 pieces of new ones are formed, weighing from 50 to 100 g. People call this species a family one.
The variety is early ripening, full-fledged bulbs ripen in 70 days. Cut greens are ready in 4 weeks.
The Aristocratic variety is used to produce greens on an industrial scale.
Old Russian
Old Russian (red, yellow) - a variety of shallots. Produces a powerful, bright green feather with a waxy coating. Seed material is stored well and for a long time (2 years). The variety is resistant to many diseases of bulbous crops. Up to 10 pieces are formed in the nest.
Reproduction is only vegetative, as the arrows are not formed. Gardeners consider this species most cost-effective for forcing greens... The cut shallots are ready 20-30 days after planting.
Lilac ringing
Chive bow Lilac jingle it 7 kg of greens per season from 1 sq.m. soil. The variety is early maturing; when grown in open ground, the cut is carried out after 20 days. Several cuts are carried out over the summer. The variety is frost-resistant.
Stuttgarten Riesen
Stuttgarten Riesen is a multi-primordial, productive variety with good immunity to most diseases. The productivity of the variety is high.
If there are 4-6 primordia in the seed from 1 sq. m get up to 15 kg of greens.
When is the best time to plant onions on greens outdoors
For home consumption, a turnip for greens can be planted in open ground already at the end of April, provided that the earth has warmed up and its temperature at night and morning hours is not lower than 12 degrees.
For commercial purposes, turnip greens are grown in a greenhouse. If there is heating there, forcing can be done throughout the year.
The main thing you need to get a pen:
- high-quality seed;
- fertile substrate;
- watering;
- top dressing;
- backlight.
A full harvest of green feathers is obtained with 12 hour daylight hours. For greenhouse cultivation, select varieties with a short dormant period.
With a long daylight hours, the optimal air temperature 18-22 degrees... The yield decreases at lower temperatures. Higher air temperatures reduce product quality.
How to plant sevok correctly
There are proven methods for planting turnip greens. Experienced gardeners successfully apply planting methods:
- pavement;
- tape.
In addition to the landing method, it is important choose the right place and prepare fertile soil (substrate) before sowing any variety.
Choosing a place for growing
When choosing a place for planting seedlings on greens, take into account the principles of crop rotation.
Plant after crops:
- cucumbers;
- zucchini;
- pumpkins;
- cabbage;
- a tomato;
- potatoes.
In the shade, the onion grows poorly, the feather is pale and thin. It is better to arrange ridges in an open, sunny position... During rains, there should be no stagnation of moisture on it.
Competent soil preparation for planting
We prepare the planting bed in the fall before planting. Determine the acidity of the soil. With increased acidity, add dolomite flour... Consumption - 50 g-per sq. Onions love loose soils with a pH of 6.5 to 7.5.
In autumn, for digging, bring:
- Humus ½ bucket;
- Superphosphate 2 tbsp. l;
- Potassium chloride 1 tbsp. l.
Consumption is indicated per sq. Dig up the soil 20 cm with a shovel or walk-behind tractor. In the spring, dig up again and make urea 10 g-sq. 7 days before sowing, water the ridge with solution copper sulfate... Pour 10 liters of water into a watering can and dissolve 20 g of the drug in it.
Planting onions for forcing on a feather
Good greenery growth will provide quality seed.
Bulbs should be stored in a warm room until planting. Before planting seed sevka in the garden, they need to be sorted out. Discard damaged copies. Sort by size. Bulbs give the greatest yield of feathers from 2 to 4 cm diameter, weighing from 15 to 40 g.
Experienced gardeners recommend before planting to carry out activities that increase yields, accelerate germination:
- The selected material must be moistened and, within 48 hours, kept in a warm room at an air temperature of 25 degrees.
- Quarter length trim off the tops near the bulbs.
- Dissolve 30 g of ammonium nitrate in 10 liters of warm water (35 degrees), lower the bulbs in it for 16 hours.
Approximate sevka consumption for bridge method 13 kg per sq.m... The consumption is high, because the bulbs are stuck into the ground tightly to each other. The aisles are not made. The advantages of this method are obvious:
- the landing area is saved;
- all the forces of the plant go to the formation of the feather.
The bridge method is especially advantageous for growing onions in greenhouses.
The tape method involves furrow formation at intervals of 10 cm... The bulbs are placed in the furrows tightly to each other or with a small 1-2 cm indent. Furrows are covered with a thin layer of earth (2 cm).
Care rules
The main care of the crop outdoors is in the right watering... In its absence, the feather is bitter and thin. With an excess, the bulbs rot, the harvest suffers.
To maintain the required humidity, take into account the weather and check the soil moisture at a depth of 3 cm. It is roughly recommended to water 2 times a week in the absence of rain.
Water only in the evening. This will eliminate unnecessary heating of the soil. Onions do not like high temperatures.
If the soil is prepared correctly and filled with organic matter and mineral fertilizers, feeding can be skipped. With the belt planting method, loosen the ground between the rows, remove weeds.
When to harvest green onions
Harvested based on the length of the feather. The entire ridge will have seedlings of the same length if the seeds were sized before planting and the seedlings of the same variety were planted.
For all grades, the requirements for feather length are the same. The size is considered commodity from 24 to 42 cm... When this length is reached, the feathers are cut for sale or for personal consumption.
You don't need to spend a lot of time and effort to get a feather for greens for home consumption. Before you start forcing turnips for greens on a large scale, you should evaluate your capabilities on a small volume. Choose the most productive variety, master the technology for the preparation of planting material and soil. With the right approach, success is guaranteed.