April onion

April onion
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Year of approval: 1981
  • Ripening terms: early maturing
  • Bulb weight, g: 200-300
  • The form: elongated, reduced
  • Dry scales: dark yellow
  • Coloring juicy scales: white
  • Taste: semi-sharp
  • Disease and pest resistance: not amazed
  • Appointment: salad, for fresh consumption, for freezing, for herbs
  • Average yield: 100-181 c / ha
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Onions are grown in any summer cottage, because such greens are very useful for human health. When choosing a variety, gardeners often give preference to old varieties that have long been known in the field of gardening. For example, the April bow has been familiar to summer residents for almost 40 years.

Breeding history

An early batun Aprelsky was developed at the VNIIR experimental station in the Far East. Since 1974, its tests have started, and since 1981 the culture has been listed in the State Register.

Description of the variety

Batun April belongs to salad onions. It blooms twice a season, since it is early. You can grow a plant in a multi-year cycle. The plant is resistant to cold weather and gives the first early harvests. The onion feathers of this variety are full of vitamins, the content of nutrients is increased. However, when a crop is grown as a perennial, after several seasons it begins to lose its qualities, degenerates, and releases many flower arrows.

Characteristics of the appearance of plants and bulbs

The reel rosette has an upright configuration. The feathers are long, juicy, rather delicate. Young specimens are the thinnest; as they mature, the feather thickens. Feathers are painted in a dark green shade.

The bulbs are characterized by an elongated shape, they are reduced. They are very large in size, weighing 200-300 grams. Dry scales are colored dark yellow, juicy - white.

Purpose and taste

Batun Aprelsky has a semi-sharp taste, both feathers and the bulb itself. This onion is used mainly fresh, using feathers in pure form or adding to salads. Culture beautifully decorates the first and second courses, serves as an excellent seasoning and flavor enhancer, whet the appetite. And also it can be easily frozen for the winter.

Maturation

April ripens early, at 102-142 days, but for some gardeners this happens even earlier.

Yield

Batun has excellent productivity. If you grow it for yourself, then you can collect 2-4 kilograms per square meter. The maximum amount is 6.7 kg. As for the cultivation for sale, the average indicators will be 100-181 centners / ha. In rare cases, the yield can rise to 31 tons per hectare.

Growing regions

April's feathers are very frost-resistant, they are not afraid of temperatures down to -10 degrees. This characteristic allows gardeners from any corner of the country to grow onions. Very often, such a culture is chosen by summer residents of the Urals and Siberia.

Planting dates with seeds, seedlings and seedlings

Most often, the batun is planted with seeds. Sowing begins at the end of April and can last until August. Despite the possibility of winter sowing, autumn seeds often die.

Sevok is planted in April or May, and seedlings are planted in March. According to gardeners, they use the seedling method least often.

Growing and care

Seeds will be planted in grooves, the distance between them should be about 20 centimeters. The gap between the seeds is 5 centimeters. For 1 square meter, 2 kg of seeds are taken if the onion is planned to be grown for perennials. Three kilograms will be needed for an annual crop. Sevok is planted according to the scheme of 20x30-40 centimeters. Fresh plantings can be covered with covering material if there is a risk of frost return.When sprouts appear, it will be necessary to thin them out so that the distance between them is at least 5-7 cm.

Irrigate the culture abundantly. In dry periods, this is done every other day, and if the weather is normal, a couple of times a week. After watering, attention is paid to loosening and weeding. As soon as the onion sprouts, you need to wait a week, and feed it with a mullein solution - a ratio of 1: 15. Then, 2-3 more treatments can be carried out during the season, dusting with wood ash will be enough.

Since the onion is an unpretentious and cold-resistant plant, it can be planted both in spring and autumn. It is necessary to properly prepare the planting material, competently prepare the garden bed and determine the timing of planting.

To grow a large and tasty onion crop, you need to take good care of it from planting to harvesting. Watering is an important part of outdoor crop care. Thanks to timely watering, the onion will be able to grow normally, form a bulb, and grow greens.

Soil requirements

It should be noted that April does not require fertile soils. But nevertheless, on nutritious soil, it gives large yields. Therefore, if possible, it is worth choosing light loam or sandy loam, black soil. To saturate the soil with useful substances, they dig it up in the fall, while adding mineral supplements.

The bow is not as unpretentious as it seems. For good growth, you need fertile soil, quality care and nutritious fertilizers. Without top dressing, the bulbs will grow small, and the greens will not be lush. At different stages, it should be fed with different substances. The vegetable needs organic and mineral feeding. A good result for fertilizing onions is the use of folk remedies.

Required climatic conditions

April is a hardy onion. But a very young growth is afraid of the cold, so for the first time it is better to cover it. Batun prefers to grow in a sunny, open area. He doesn't like shadows. Drafts should also be avoided whenever possible.

Disease and pest resistance

Aprelsky is not affected by diseases, except in the most extreme cases. Of the pests, it attracts the onion fly and the lurking proboscis, which can be removed with insecticides. As a preventive measure against the appearance of an onion fly, gardeners combine onion plantings with carrots.

Despite the fact that the onion is a very useful plant, capable of repelling and killing many microbes and bacteria, it itself is often damaged and suffers from various misfortunes. Diseases and pests of onions can significantly reduce the yield. It is necessary to correctly determine the presence of this or that disease and take appropriate measures in time.

Review overview

April onion has long established itself among vegetable growers. It is grown in different ways. Some summer residents sow with sevka, while others prefer the seed method. Judging by the reviews, winter forcing for feathers in greenhouses is also practiced. Summer residents are very pleased that the onions ripen early, and you can carry out several cuts per season. The fact that it grows as a perennial crop has become an added bonus for many, as time for transplanting is saved. The onion rises amicably and pleases with its immunity. Care, according to summer residents, is minimal and no different from caring for ordinary onions.

There is an April vegetable growers prefer fresh, although it can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than a week. But many did not like dried onions of this variety.It loses its delicate semi-sharp taste, becomes less saturated, freshish.

To get a good harvest, you should not only properly care for it, but also harvest it at a certain time. You can remove the onion from the garden only after it is fully ripe. Collecting bulbs in the middle lane usually begins in August, closer to the middle of the month.
After harvesting the onion, it is important to preserve it as long as possible, without losing quality. For this, the raw materials must be properly prepared. You can store onions in different ways. It is important to observe a certain mode of temperature and humidity in the room.
Main characteristics
Year of approval
1981
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batun
Category
grade
Appointment
salad, for fresh consumption, for freezing, for herbs
Average yield
100-181 c / ha
Plant
Leaf rosette
erect
Leaf color
dark green
Leaf texture
juicy, tender
Leaf flavor
peninsular
Bulb
The form
elongated, reduced
Bulb size
massive
Bulb weight, g
200-300
Dry scales
dark yellow
Coloring juicy scales
white
Taste
peninsular
Growing
Winter hardiness
high
Growing features
grown in annual and perennial crops
Possibility of planting before winter
Yes
Sowing scheme
20x5 cm
Sevka planting scheme
20x30-40
The soil
not picky about fertility
Watering
abundant
Location
sunny place
Growing regions
North, North-West, Central, Volgo-Vyatka, TsChO, North Caucasian, Middle Volga, Nizhnevolzhsky, Ural, West Siberian, East Siberian, Far East
Disease and pest resistance
not amazed
Maturation
Ripening terms
early maturing
The period from germination to mass lodging of feathers
102-142 days
Reviews
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