We all associate summer with fresh salads and greens. After most of the crop is harvested and there are empty beds, they can be planted with winter onion at the end of August. Firstly, the land will not be empty, and again you can feel the taste of summer thanks to a fresh green onion.
When to harvest winter onions and how to grow them?
As a rule, it is the varieties of winter onions that are mostly intended for fresh consumption. There are varieties intended for collection of bulbs, they winter perfectly and the time when it is necessary to harvest the winter onion, comes on a month and a half earlier than the onion of spring plantings. There are several main points in the cultivation of special winter varieties:
- it is necessary to start planting winter onions in the second or third decade of August, while the planting technology is no different from the work in the spring;
- for latitudes with severe winters, agrofiber is used to cover landings, in latitudes with a warm climate to -15 ° C, shelter will not be needed;
- never allow clogging of the crops and drying of the soil, especially on beds after predecessors;
- from top dressing good winter varieties of onions respond to nitrogen additives, phosphate-potassium.
Varieties of winter onion-seedling
Among the varieties that are most often chosen by summer residents, there are a few particularly popular. Winter onions "Shakespeare" refers to the early. Almost does not shoot and differs very good lezhkostyu. Dimensions of the bulbs are quite large, each covered with a dark yellow dry husk. Pulp of white fruits, juicy. Due to very dense scales, the variety tolerates frosts well.
Winter bow "Radar" is also very popular among gardeners. This variety is suitable only for fresh consumption, it can not be stored. The variety has a high resistance to so-called flowering.
The onion "Stuttgarter Riesen" can also be attributed to the most popular varieties, proven time. If you need a bow with high yield and shelf-life, then this sort is ideal.
Among the varieties of winter onions, "Centurion" refers to a high class. The variety is resistant to a number of diseases, almost does not shoot and has high yield and shelf-life indicators. Bulbs all as for selection, are covered with dry scales of straw color, have a small bottom.
For cultivation in the open ground, the grade "Baron" is perfect. This is an early-ripening variety with a high content of vitamin C. Bulbs are large with a weight of up to 150 g each, the taste is a bit of an island, which is good for eating fresh.