Planted onions for the winter gardeners have become relatively recent. Previously, this method of growing onions was practically not resorted to. And only in 1993 there was a mention that small bulbs of some varieties can be planted in the fall.
Spring onion "Shakespeare" - description
This sort of onion refers to the early ones. It is well kept, does not allow arrows. The bulbs themselves have a rounded shape, large, yellowish-brown in color, with dry scales. The flesh of the onion of the winter variety "Shakespeare" is juicy, dense, snow-white, the taste is semi-acute.
If you compare the onion with other varieties, it has more dense cover scales, so it perfectly withstands winter frosts to -18 ° C. The period of its ripening is 75 days. The weight of the bulb is about 100 g.
For those who want to get a high-quality product in the early days, the Shakespeare brand will be the best choice.
When to plant the winter onions "Shakespeare"?
To plant winter onions, you need to choose dry, sunny areas. The ground under sowing is preliminarily loosened and fertilized. As a top dressing suitable compost and hum, mixed with ash. Ideal predecessors for onions are tomatoes, cucumbers, legumes or potatoes.
The beds should be made high - 15-20 cm, but before sowing the land must be in time to settle and thicken. You can plant onions both in rows and in nests - 3-4 pieces per well. We fall asleep crops with peat and humus or simple earth. The neck of the onion should be deepened a couple of centimeters. The distance between the plants is no more than 10 cm, between rows - about 15-20 cm.
To finish the planting of winter onions "Shakespeare" is necessary before the onset of frost and freezing of the soil, since for a good wintering it needs to take root. The ideal time for sowing winter onions is the beginning of October.
After planting the onion, the bed should be well covered with any organic material: dry leaves, hay, leaves from beans and beans. You can not use a plastic film for this purpose. To fix the mulch, it is pressed down from the top with spruce lapnik and dry branches. With the advent of spring, mulch is removed to allow the shoots of onions to get out, and beds to warm up in time.
The onion sown under winter gives an earlier harvest, grows healthy, is well preserved next winter. In addition, this way of planting saves time in the spring when we are occupied by other cultures.