How to plant onion sets at home?

Who doesn't want to have year-round greenery at home? There is nothing difficult about growing onion sets at home. From the article, you will learn how to do this in various ways: in sawdust, an egg container, a box and just an ordinary plastic bag.

We will also talk about suitable varieties, general planting conditions, methods of combating diseases and pests, as well as other rules for caring for such plants. Feel free to experiment and have fresh herbs on your table all the time! Onion sets are a storehouse of vitamins.

It is possible to grow onion sets at home without special costs, the main thing is to follow agrotechnical rules and acquire high-quality planting material. Not every variety is suitable for growing on a windowsill or balcony.

For a better yield, only multi-primordial varieties are suitable for a feather:

• Bessonovsky;
• Rostov;
• arzamas;
• Spassky and others.

To make sure that the onion is multi-edged, cut the onion in half - you will see hearts in the cut. From each such heart, several feather buds will develop. In order to get a turnip, the following varieties are suitable:

• "Strigunovsky" (with spicy fruits for any culinary purpose);
• "Siberian one-year" (with a pleasant bittersweet taste);
• "Red Baron" (with juicy fruits suitable for conservation);
• Danilovsky 301 (with a semi-sharp sweetish taste);
• "Shaman" and others (with a spicy pungent taste).

The seeds can be harvested by yourself: the easiest way is to get a set from the seeds of the uterine turnip bulb. Nigella - this is what these seeds are called. Collect nigella depending on what purpose you need the onion for: for greens or for a turnip. Based on this, select a mother plant of the desired variety. The maximum yield is obtained from the last year's blackberry harvest.

Before planting onions on the balcony, take a suitable container, soil or other mixture for growing sets. And most importantly, prepare the planting material. When sowing nigella, proceed as follows.

1. Wrapping the seeds in natural fabric and dipped for 12-15 minutes in heated (not higher than +50 degrees) water. After taking out, the nigella is arranged for 1 minute with a contrast shower under cold running water.
2. Dip the seeds back into room temperature water and left to swell for 36 hours.
3. The water is drained the seed is placed in a tissue bag, it is moistened and the nigella is kept in this way for 1-2 days.
4. One more day seeds kept in a container with water under oxygen pressure.
5. Then the seeds are dried outdoors for a quarter of an hour and sown in a prepared container with the desired substrate.

You can do it differently: sort the seeds by size and decontaminate them in a solution of potassium permanganate (1 g of manganese per 1 liter of water). Then hold the nigella in a biostimulator, for example: take 1 drop of "Epin" and dilute in 100 ml of water.

Observing these rules, 10-14 days after planting, you will see the first shoots.

If you plan to grow a set of bulbs, choose only high-quality specimens and preferably the same size. Prepare them for planting as follows.

1. Remove several peels from above (peel off).
2. If the goal is to plant a set on a feather, then cut off the top with scissors - this way the greens will come out faster (if you grow on a turnip, do not cut off the top).
3. To awaken growth points, the bulbs are also soaked for several hours in warm (up to +50 degrees) water.
4. You can add crystals of potassium parchment to this water to obtain a solution of a rich pink-violet color. This is necessary for the disinfection of seed material.
5. The bulbs are washed under running water, but not dried.

Such sets are immediately planted in prepared pots. If there is no time to mess around with a long preparation, then just before planting (a day) soak the bulbs in water, and half an hour before deepening, disinfect them with a weak solution of manganese.

You don't need to soak the onion heads before planting, but nevertheless, if you want to get a harvest faster, carry out "bath" procedures for the planting material - so you will speed up the process of the appearance of green mass by at least a week.

It is not difficult to plant onion sets in an apartment, the main thing is to carry out all agrotechnical measures correctly. You can grow greens all year round, but it's worth starting in spring. The advantages of home breeding of sevka are that it can be planted not only in the ground - they use various containers for this.

But still, some general planting rules are recommended to be observed:

• plant the bulbs at a distance of 7-10 cm from each other;
• observe the distance between the rows within 15–20 cm;
• deepen the seed by 4–6 cm.

For nigella (seeds), the parameters are somewhat different:

• sow it in grooves 1 cm deep;
• the distance between the rows should be 1.5–2 cm;
• sprinkle with substrate on top, but with a layer of no more than 1 cm.

Before burying the seeds, you can pour some sand into the grooves. After planting, the ground is moistened, it is advisable to cover the container with polyethylene, having previously made small holes in it.

At home, you can grow onion sets for greenery in flower pots, egg containers, small plastic containers - all this will fit on a windowsill. But you can choose larger boxes and place them already on the balcony.

Let us dwell in more detail on the most popular methods of growing onion sets at home.

It is important that such a container has drainage holes. You can make them yourself using an awl or a heated sharp knife. The holes will save the onion from rotting if excess moisture is formed during watering.

Sequence of planting sevka in containers with soil:

• the container is washed well in advance and holes are made at the bottom (if there are no factory-made ready-made holes for drainage);
• dry the container under natural conditions or wipe it with sterile gauze wipes;
• fill with earth to about a level of 8-10 centimeters;
• the bulbs are deepened into the earthen substrate only halfway down with the root base;
• transferred to a warm place (on the balcony or windowsill, if the container fits).

For growing on a feather, the heads can be placed quite close to each other - in this case, the greens are interesting, not the turnip, so feel free to plant more bulbs so that they give more vitamins.

Sevok grows well in packs of pressed sawdust. Many people like this convenient and simple method due to the fact that there is no need to fiddle with the ground - less dirt. And sawdust at an affordable price can be freely bought in specialized garden stalls or pet stores.

Before use, sawdust should be doused with boiling water and steamed until it swells... After they have cooled, they are placed in a bag (layer - not less than 3-4 cm). Sevka heads are planted in a slightly moist prepared substrate, but not fully deepened.

The growing principle is the same as in the case of sawdust. Only instead of them other materials are used as a substrate. For example, you can experiment with wet napkins or toilet paper. Forest moss or onion husks are perfect.

This is from a series that is at hand: there is always a package, but as a basis for growing, try different options.

Sevok on greens can also be germinated in water. To do this, you need a regular plastic egg container.

• Divide the container into halves. One needs to be riddled with an awl, making holes for the roots in each compartment.
• Pour water into the other part and place in a shallow container with sides.
• Place the bulbs in holes with holes, then this whole structure is installed on a half in which water is poured, having previously separated them with wooden sticks.
• Place the egg container with onions in a well-lit place: on a windowsill, balcony or somewhere else, where there is also a lot of light.

Another original way to grow onions is to use a five-liter water bottle. The sequence of actions is as follows:

• cut off the top of the bottle and make small holes in the walls;
• fill the container with the prepared soil mixture;
• the heads of the bulbs are placed in such a way that the part with the root system is in the substrate, and the top looks out (so that the feather develops outward);
• for such a design, a pallet is needed for excess liquid to drain there;
• place this building on a balcony or windowsill.

Any box is very convenient for growing onions at home. If it has open holes, then a pallet will be needed for it. Usually such containers are used in apartments with a length of 70 to 120 cm. Planting process:

• if it is a plastic box, drain holes are made in it;
• the container is washed and dried, it can be disinfected;
• pour the substrate at a level of 10-12 centimeters;
• the onions are deepened by half (if it is on a feather and closer to each other);
• moisten the soil mixture and transfer the box to a sunny place.

Forcing in hydroponics - this method is considered by many to be the most effective in the case of growing green onions at home. In specialized stores, hydroponic installations are sold, from where each bulb receives ready-made nutrition.

Caring for onions planted on a feather on a window is reduced to regular watering and the creation of other optimal conditions. Growing green vitamins for yourself is easy if you follow the requirements listed below.

1. Watering (excluding hydroponic distillation). It is important that the substrate is always moist, so water it with settled water as the soil dries.
2. Loosening... Before each watering, it is advisable to loosen the topsoil.
3. Top dressing... If the sowing does not penetrate well, use ready-made fertilizer compounds once every two weeks. If the situation is under control and the onion is sprouting at the right pace, then feed the onion for the first time after planting, and the second time after the first green shoots appear.

In specialized outlets, you will be offered your favorite drinks for onion sets in the form of instant fertilizers.Also, don't forget about warmth and light - these factors play an important role in the formation of a feather. Find comfortable places - so that these landings do not interfere with you.

Pests can destroy crops at home. All the same onion fly is dangerous both in the garden and in any place where its favorite culture grows. She lays the larvae directly in the green, and they can completely destroy the feather.

But the pest can also infect the bulbs, then they will not let the greens go. In order to keep flies and other harmful insects away from containers with onions, treat seed material, containers and soil before planting with disinfectants.

These compounds will also protect against plant diseases. But if you see how the heads begin to rot, then it is better to get rid of them immediately: pull them out of the ground and dispose of them.