Description of multi-tiered onion and its cultivation

This article is devoted to the description of the multi-tiered onion and the peculiarities of its cultivation. The recommendations of experts will help you get a bountiful harvest in a short time.

The multi-tiered onion also has the names Egyptian, Canadian, horned, viviparous. Outwardly, it differs little from other varieties. It is still the same dense fleshy stem and tubular green leaves with a layer of gray waxy coating on them. If the plant is in the most favorable conditions, then it is capable of forming up to five tiers. They mean new air bulbs, from which the so-called feather subsequently grows.

Before the appearance of such, the taste of the plant is quite delicate, slightly sweet, with a slight pungency, the very consistency of the onion is crispy, juicy. When the bulbs grow, the taste becomes more tart, bitter, and the consistency is rougher, but still fit for human consumption. The underground shoot ripens, perhaps, like everyone else, in mid-September.

Application as a food product can be very different: from raw, primordial to pickling, pickling and adding to a variety of salads and other culinary dishes as an additional seasoning.

It also carries in itself anti-aging functions due to the content of collagen, elastane and essential oils, gives an analgesic effect, helps to normalize the chemical composition of the stomach with low acidity, and improves the regeneration of mucous membranes. The phytoncidal activity of the product helps to prevent diseases associated with the gastrointestinal tract. The product has antibacterial and diaphoretic functions, slightly increasing the current body temperature of a person.

It also has a high content of ascorbic acid, which, as you know, strengthens the immune system and improves overall resistance to various colds, viral and bacterial diseases.

There are several varieties of multi-tiered horned onions. The most popular of them in central Russia is the super-early Chelyabinsk. The secret of the high distribution of the variety lies in its unique characteristics. It is distinguished by its ability to produce a large crop and undemanding care and maintenance. During one season alone, the planting owner can collect about three and a half kilograms of fresh herbs and up to one kilogram of bulbous shoots.

The variety has an attractive dense and crunchy texture, as well as a tart, pungent taste with a pleasant aftertaste. It will be possible to harvest the first crop of "Chelyabinsk" multi-tiered onions after a very short period of time: 20 days after planting the seeds in the ground.

Less popular varieties are Likova and Memory. They also belong to the early maturing.

As mentioned earlier, a multi-tiered onion is an unpretentious plant; it is possible to plant seeds both in open and in closed ground. But still, there are small nuances that must be taken into account when planting in order to get a good, large and tasty harvest.

• Since the tiered bow referred to as perennial plants, then they are planted so that in the future (for about five years) to harvest, avoiding new plantings.
• It is better to plant onions in late August or early September. In this way, you will be able to take full advantage of this culture.
• It is best to choose a place for landing that is sunny, well-lit, since onions are a very light-loving plant. And it is also better to plant it on a small elevation so that excess water does not accumulate.
• For the same reason the soil intended for sowing should be light, airy, granular, so that the developing plant has the opportunity to breathe freely and rid itself of excess water.
• You should also avoid acidic soils., which subsequently will only hinder the correct development of the bow. If the soil is still not without a flaw in terms of its acidity, and there is no better zone on the site, then it would be advisable to add a little limestone, gypsum or calcined fertilizers to the soil.
• Also, if the soil suddenly turned out to be too heavy and dense, and the owner does not have another, you can soften it with humus or even regular sand.
• Before planting, it is necessary to place the bulbs in a well-diluted weak solution of potassium permanganate (literally for three minutes) to reduce any risks of further plant diseases.
• You need to plant seeds to a depth of about 15 centimeters underground., and the distance between landings should be no less than 10 centimeters.
• It is best if the crops begin to grow in a checkerboard pattern. Thus, they will not interfere with each other.

Despite its external unpretentiousness, the multi-tiered horned onion is not a weed in the garden that will grow and develop on its own without additional costs and any accompanying conditions from the outside. He needs a special, certain kind of care.

This is all the same mandatory watering, feeding, tying, loosening, clearing the beds from debris, including vegetable (dried old shoots, weed residues, etc.), thinning all kinds of weeds and harmful plants. And, of course, the fight against insect pests and various diseases of multi-tiered onions.

For a large, good harvest of multi-tiered onions needs moderate watering... If you overdo it with water, then the tender bulbs will start to deteriorate, rot, and become unfit for food. Therefore, it is worth watering them only as the soil dries, using a spray bottle or syringe and be sure to spray the leaves so that they become more fleshy and juicy. But in no case should you direct a direct water flow to the plant, as this can negatively affect the taste of the final product.

There are many different plant foods available, but each needs a different approach. You can fertilize multi-tiered onions using both mineral and organic fertilizing. Potassium chloride, ammonium nitrate, various phosphates are perfect as mineral fertilizers. The solution must be prepared strongly diluted so as not to cause harm instead of benefit.

It is recommended to carry out manipulations every two or three weeks. As organic fertilizers, you can use bird droppings, various kinds of manure, wood ash. One and a half glasses of ash are diluted in 10 liters of water. In the absence of access to organic fertilizer, conventional mineral complexes will do.

The bandage must be carried out so that the stems do not break off under the weight of the air bulbs and do not tilt to the ground. In other words, for additional stability. To do this, you need to simply install the pegs on the site, pull twine or ordinary twine between them, collect the upper tiers of the bow and tie together in a kind of bunches. You can also use various weighting materials.

For multi-tiered onions, diseases such as powdery mildew and downy mildew are characteristic.... Powdery mildew is a light whitish bloom on the leaves, the causative agents of which are microscopic bacteria, and peronosporosis is yellow, brown, light whitish specks along the border of the plant leaf. You can deal with this with the help of a weak solution of Bordeaux one percent liquid, which will need to be properly sprayed on the affected areas in a cycle for a week. You can also create your own medicine at home without buying additional chemicals. To do this, you need to mix soda ash with water: one level tablespoon per liter.

The most dangerous parasite for this type of plant is the onion fly, which does not hesitate to lay its gluttonous larvae on the leaves of a multi-tiered onion. Subsequently, they reproduce quickly and with pleasure, being inside the young juicy leaves, literally eating them from the inside.

There are also onion weevils, which, with the help of their long proboscis, suck the juice from the leaves. To protect your plantings from a variety of pests, you can go for one more little trick. For example, if you plant carrots next to plantings, then the pungent odor emitted by it will perfectly scare off insect parasites. For the same purpose, marigolds are often planted on the site. Wormwood can also be placed next to plants, which repels most pests.

If it was not possible to cope with folk methods, and the pests continue to parasitize on the bulbs, it will be necessary to apply insecticides. It is important to choose the safest products and not use them shortly before harvest. Bulbs poisoned by chemicals can be harmful to health.