Bow of Helios

Bow of Helios
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Burak S.Yu.
  • Name synonyms: Gelios
  • Year of approval: 2018
  • Ripening terms: mid-season
  • Bulb weight, g: 100-120
  • The form: rounded
  • Dry scales: light yellow
  • Coloring juicy scales: white with a greenish tint
  • Density: medium density
  • Taste: spicy
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Onions are in the refrigerator of every housewife, since they are both healthy and widely used in cooking. It is not difficult to grow onions in a garden ridge if you choose the right variety, as well as familiarize yourself with the intricacies of growing. Popular varieties include the mid-season Helios, a Dutch selection.

Breeding history

Onion Helios is a variety developed by Dutch scientists of the Avista agricultural company in 2015. The author of the vegetable crop is the famous breeder Burak S. Yu. The onion variety was added to the State Register of approved for use in the territory of the Russian Federation in 2018. The culture is zoned in the Central region.

Description of the variety

Helios is a plant with a compact ground part - neat feathers that grow in height up to 30-35 cm. The feathers are arranged vertically, evenly covered with a rich green color. During the growing season, arrows are practically not formed. A distinctive feature of the variety is its powerful root system.

This variety is suitable for cultivation on private households, as well as for commercial purposes - for sale. You can cultivate and harvest vegetables in a mechanized way.

Characteristics of the appearance of plants and bulbs

Onion Helios belongs to the category of medium-fruited species. Bulbs weighing 100-120 grams are ripened. The length of each specimen reaches 10 cm. The shape of the bulb is neat - rounded or elongated-rounded. The neck of the vegetable is slightly elongated. The surface husk consists of 3-4 dry scales of light yellow or golden color. Onion pulp (juicy scales) is white, which is slightly diluted with greenish stripes. The structure of the bulb is of medium density.

As for primordiality, Helios is small-nested, since there is one nest in the structure of the bulb. The dug out onion easily tolerates transportation, and also has a long shelf life - up to 10 months. Good keeping quality is due to the tight fit of the thin, strong skin to the fruit. It is important that during winter maturation, the bulbs do not rot, do not lose their density and taste.

Purpose and taste

Onions have a classic taste. The snow-white-greenish pulp is characterized by juiciness, tenderness, piquant taste and aroma. The taste is dominated by pungency, complemented by light sweetness. The slightly elongated shape of the onion makes it very easy to cut.

The dug vegetable has a wide range of uses in cooking - it is added to vegetable salads, to various hot dishes, pickled, and used in canning.

Maturation

Onion belongs to mid-season varieties. From the first shoots to ripe bulbs on the ridge, 90-96 days pass. The germination and ripening of the culture are friendly. Harvesting begins in the second half of July - as soon as the tops are partially covered.

Yield

The variety is declared as highly productive. On average, 321-470 centners of leveled bulbs are harvested from 1 hectare of plantings. The maximum yield was noted at the level of 600 c / ha.

Planting dates with seeds, seedlings and seedlings

The dates for planting onions in open ground begin from mid-April to the first half of May. Podzimny sowing is carried out in September-October, that is, on the eve of the first frost. More accurate planting dates directly depend on the climatic features of the region.

Growing and care

Onions are cultivated in several ways - by seed and set, but it is from the set that high-quality and tasty specimens ripen. When growing through sowing seeds, it is recommended to pre-sort the seed and disinfect it in a solution of potassium permanganate. Seeds are sown mainly in common containers (boxes), since it is impractical to cultivate onions in individual cups. The seeds are deepened by 1.5 cm, keeping the distance between the seedlings about 5 cm.

Sevok is selected for planting of high quality - the bulbs should be dense, the husk is absolutely dry, the color is uniform, without foreign smell.

Caring for onions does not require special skills, it is enough to water the culture regularly so that water penetrates to a depth of 8-10 cm (watering stops 3 weeks before digging), weeding, periodically loosen the soil, and also apply additional fertilizing (nitrogen and phosphorus-potassium complexes ). In addition, disease prevention should not be neglected.

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

Onions prefer loose, nutritious, breathable, moist soils. It is important that the acidity of the soil is lowered or neutral.

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

Onion Helios is a stress-resistant culture, therefore it easily withstands cold snaps down to -18, light shade and heat. You need to plant onions in sunny areas, where there is a lot of heat and light, and there is also a barrier from drafts.

Disease and pest resistance

Thanks to its good immunity, onions are resistant to a number of fungal diseases. The culture is resistant to neck rot, attacks of thrips, aphids and onion flies. Experienced vegetable growers plant fragrant plants near onion ridges - calendula and marigolds, which scare off pests with their smell.

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.

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
Authors
Burak S.Yu.
Name synonyms
Gelios
Year of approval
2018
View
onion
Category
grade
Appointment
universal
Maturation
before harvesting 82%, after ripening 98-100%
Yield
high
Average yield
321 c / ha
Bulb
The form
rounded
Bulb size
length 10 cm
Bulb weight, g
100-120
Dry scales
light yellow
Coloring juicy scales
white with a greenish tint
Density
medium density
Taste
spicy
Nesting (primordiality)
small-breasted
Number of bulbs in the nest
1
Evenness
aligned
Storage
10 months
Keeping quality
high
Growing
Winter hardiness
frost resistance up to -18 С
Growing features
recommended for growing on a turnip in a two-year culture from seedlings
Possibility of planting before winter
Yes
The soil
with neutral acidity
Watering
water norm 4-6 liters per 1 m2, no watering is required 18-20 days before digging
Growing regions
Central
Disease and pest resistance
strong immunity to infections such as rot, thrips, nematodes, rarely affected by aphids
Resistance to fungal diseases
steady
Onion fly resistance
rarely affected
Resistant to neck rot
strong immunity
Maturation
Ripening terms
mid-season
The period from germination to harvest
90-96 days
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