In an overcast and slushy autumn-winter period, our body as ever requires vitamin infusions: fresh fruits, vegetables and young greens . In order not to spend extra money, even in the smallest apartment, you can create a vitamin oasis by planting a bow on the windowsill. Proper care will provide onions not only relatives, but also the entire surrounding environment.
How to grow a bow on a windowsill?
Many do not dare to dilute the green onions on the windowsill, because they are afraid of the specific smell of rotting onions. Avoiding his appearance will help fulfill two simple rules:
- The body of the bulb should be minimally contacted with water. You can achieve this by growing onions in the ground or sawdust, or placing it so that the water touches only the roots.
- Bulbs for planting should be germinated, but strong, without signs of damage or rot.
Otherwise, the bow on the windowsill will require a minimum gardening effort from the household gardener and a minimum of space for accommodation. Even the land mixture for its cultivation is not necessary to buy - the onion grows well in ordinary water. For aquatic cultivation, you can use a purchased hydroponic plant, build it yourself from improvised materials, or simply put the bulb in any suitable diameter.
It is accepted immediately after landing to leave onions on the windowsill. But it is better if the first 7-10 days he will spend in a cool and shady place, which will serve as a kind of stimulus for the fastest development of the root system. Regardless of the way of planting, the surviving "dark" onion gives better results than immediately caught in sunlight. It should be remembered that a temperature of + 30 ° C is critical for the growth of the onion pen. The best yields of onions are given at a temperature of + 23 ... 27 ° C.
Onion in the pot on the windowsill
The easiest and most inexpensive way to plant a bow on the green on the windowsill is to plant it in any loose pot with the ground. There are many advantages to this decision. First, there will be no unpleasant smell in the home. Secondly, a pot of lush onion can be used as a decorative element. In addition, the bulb planted in the ground will remain alive for a longer period, pleased not with one, but with two or three crops of fragrant greens.
To plant the onion on the windowsill, we need a loose nutrient soil mix with a high content of sand, strong bulbs and warm, dewatered water for irrigation. To make onion turnip as fast as possible, they are recommended to be cut off from above and from below with a sharp knife. The main rule of planting is the minimum penetration of bulbs. If the size of the pot allows you to place more than one bulb, they should not touch each other.
Onions in a bottle on the windowsill
Fans of their own green will love the idea of growing onions in a plastic bottle on the windowsill. To implement it you will need a little: an empty bottle with a capacity of 3 to 5 liters, a nutritious soil mixture and properly selected planting material. First, you will need to modify the bottle a little, cutting off the top and making rows of holes 3-5 cm in the staggered sides in the lateral walls. They can be burned with a soldering iron and cut with a sharp knife. The gap between them should be at least 5 cm.
To plant the onion in such a bed is necessary as follows: gently fill the bottle with soil to the level of the lowest holes, and then lay a row of onions so that their necks peep out of these "windows". Pour the primer to the second tier of holes and repeat the placement of the bulbs. Alternating the land and onion layers to the very top, you can get a compact and productive vertical bed.
How to grow a bow on a windowsill in water?
Cultivate onions in the water on the windowsill is even easier than in the ground. It is necessary to install the bulb in a jar so that the water touches only its lowest part and do not forget to periodically change this water itself, change it, as a result will please in the shortest possible time. The biggest trick is to immediately remove the container with the planted bulb from the well-lit warm sill into a darkened cool place immediately after planting. This will serve as an incentive for the formation of roots and greenery.
To water as long as possible remained transparent-clean and did not become a source of unpleasant ambre, it is recommended to add activated charcoal to it. There are few nutrients, but there is no need to add fertilizers to the water, they are enough in the bulb itself. For lovers of greenery and a scientific approach, a hydroponic plant with the spoken name "Onion Happiness" will be useful. Due to the additional aeration, the onion grows much faster in it, giving 2 full crops per month.
Onion on the windowsill in egg trays
Quite good yields and onions on the windowsill, the cultivation of which took place in a self-made hydroponic plant from a plastic container from under the eggs. To make it, you need to divide the container into two halves, one of which (smooth) will play the role of a pallet, and in the cells of the second it will be cozy to place 10 onion turnips at once. Carefully cut the bottom of each cell and cut off the latches from the bottom half, and then install one part into the other, separating them with the body from the pens or other mini-pylons. We pour water into the pan and prepare to harvest.
Onion in sawdust on the windowsill
Another interesting and effective way how to grow green onions on a windowsill is to use sawdust instead of soil. They retain moisture well, but they do not allow the bulbs to rot. A home gardener will only have to dry up the sawdust in the tank as soon as it dries, using a steady and warm water with a small addition of fertilizers and antiseptics (activated carbon).
Green onion from seeds on the windowsill
Having conceived to grow a bow on a feather on a window sill from seeds it is necessary to consider the following nuances:
- For this kind of cultivation, only special varieties of onions that are marked "for greens" are suitable.
- Seeds before planting it is better to arrange a germination test, probally sprouting some of them between layers of moist tissue.
- Most varieties of green onions cease to grow at temperatures above + 27 ° C.
- For growing, you need a spacious container with a depth of at least 10 cm, filled with nutrient and well-permeating water and air with soil.
- Sprinkle crops in small portions, but often.
- In the conditions of short winter days it will be necessary to take care of the lighting up during 10-12 hours a day.
How to feed onions on the windowsill?
Growing green onions from turnips can not be thought of, than fertilize onions on the windowsill - the entire supply of nutrients necessary for a full growth of the pen is contained inside the bulbs. In extreme cases, you can add some universal fertilizer to the water. The onion grown on the seeds on the windowsill requires a slightly different approach. It should be fed regularly with top-dressing with a high nitrogen content, stopping feeding only 2 weeks before cutting.
Why does not the onion grow on the windowsill?
Having conceived to grow onions at home on the windowsill, you can face the fact that the turnip stubbornly will not want to germinate. There may be several reasons for this:
- The bulb did not come out of hibernation. In winter, onion turnips are at rest, so if they did not start sprouting independently, they should be prepared before planting: soak for a few hours in warm water, and then cut off the top and bottom.
- The room is too hot. The development of the bulb is inhibited at temperatures above + 30 ° C.
- Peru does not have enough sunlight. To correct the situation, additional illumination will help.