Chalcedony onion

Chalcedony onion
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: Khaisin M.F., Vasilyeva ZI.
  • Year of approval: 1993
  • Ripening terms: mid-season
  • Bulb weight, g: 88-134
  • The form: round and oval
  • Dry scales: brown-bronze
  • Coloring juicy scales: white
  • Density: dense
  • Taste: spicy
  • Disease and pest resistance: stable
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Chalcedony onions are widely known among summer residents. This healthy vegetable will be a godsend for beginners in vegetable growing, because it gives high yields and requires almost no care.

Breeding history

The described onion variety was bred back in the 80s, but it got into the State Register only in 1993. Development and selection were carried out in the Transnistrian Research Institute of Agriculture under the leadership of Khaisin and Vasilyeva. Today you can buy seed from such companies as Agrofirma Poisk and Sortsemovosch.

Description of the variety

Chalcedony is a mid-season onion. This culture has several advantages at once:

  • 100% ripeness of bulbs;
  • trouble-free storage for 10 months;
  • density of heads and good balanced taste;
  • undemanding care;
  • low susceptibility to disease;
  • lack of response to temperature fluctuations, excellent drought resistance;
  • the possibility of winter sowing.

The main disadvantage is the price of the set. This variety is not cheap. The bulbs are quite large, if the gardener loves miniature specimens, then you will have to choose a different variety. Chalcedony can also suffer from cervical rot.

Characteristics of the appearance of plants and bulbs

The green mass of the plant can reach 16 centimeters in height, but there are also higher specimens. The feathers are even, straight, cavities are observed inside. The color of the feathers is emerald green, attractive, the walls are quite thick. The feather is characterized by increased juiciness.

The bulbs are even, beautiful, marketable in appearance. They are round or oval. The average weight is 88-134 grams, there are also copies of 150 grams. The sizes of the heads are large, the diameter is about 12 centimeters. Dry scales are colored brown, cast beautifully with bronze. Juicy pulp is represented by a white color scheme. The heads are single- and three-pronged. 1-3 bulbs are formed in one nest.

Purpose and taste

Chalcedony is characterized by a pungent but not particularly pungent taste. It also has sweetish notes. You can eat both feathers and turnips. Fresh onions are in great demand as they contain a huge amount of nutrients. It is put in salads, first and second courses, used as a seasoning for baking and stewing food. Due to its high commercial qualities, Chalcedony is grown on an industrial scale.

Maturation

Chalcedony is a mid-season onion. When it rises, you will need to wait about 110-120 days, and you can harvest. Massively feathers fall on 115-125 days from the beginning of germination.

Yield

Good care ensures the collection of onions in the amount of 7 kilograms or more per square meter. The output per hectare is 202-630 centners. After ripening, the onion ripens 100%. The assembled heads should be stored in a dark room, where the temperature is from 2 to 5 degrees Celsius, and the humidity does not exceed 70%.

Growing regions

Chalcedony is especially common in the Lower Volga and North Caucasian regions. However, it grows with excellent success in the Central region. In addition, summer residents of Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova are interested in the variety. The climate of the countries is quite suitable for the described onion culture.

Planting dates with seeds, seedlings and seedlings

Summer residents plant Chalcedony with seeds if they plan to grow onions as an annual crop for a turnip.In open ground, the grains can be sown in early April.

Also, the seeds can be used to obtain seedlings, then the heads will grow even larger. The material is planted for seedlings from February 25 to March 10. After April 15, the seedlings will be completely ready for transfer to unprotected soil.

Chalcedony can also be planted with sevka. When choosing a spring planting, the seedlings are placed in the substrate in the last days of March. If this is a sub-winter sowing in open ground, then the work should be completed by the second half of October. If you want to grow onions on a feather in a greenhouse, seedlings are planted at the end of the second autumn month.

Growing and care

Whichever method of growing onions is chosen, the plants should be cared for. In this case, special attention should be paid to watering. They should be regular, but the amount of fluid should be controlled. So, in late spring and in the first month of summer, Chalcedony is watered as soon as the soil dries out. If it rains frequently, you need to stop watering, since the variety is prone to neck rot. It is necessary to water the culture from a watering can, very carefully. Starting from July 15, watering is stopped, since at this time the active formation of heads begins.

It is quite possible to get large and even bulbs, if you do not forget about feeding. When the feathers grow up to 10 centimeters, you can feed the onion with a mullein diluted with water in a ratio of 1: 10. If there is no such product, it will be successfully replaced by mineral complexes for vegetable crops. After 21 days, a second top dressing is introduced, it will include:

  • urea (20 grams);
  • potash mixture (30 grams);
  • superphosphate (40 grams).

The dosage values ​​are sufficient for one square meter.

The formation of a crust on the ground is very dangerous for Chalcedony, so you should regularly loosen the substrate. It is most convenient to do this on wet soil, penetrating the tool into the ground by a maximum of 3 centimeters. An additional point is the removal of weeds. They should be removed by hand, pulling out by the roots. It is impossible to wait until the weeds become large, because when they are pulled out of the ground, they will displace the onion. It is worth weeding the soil after watering. Loosening is carried out after weeding.

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

Chalcedony has very weak roots, so it is difficult for it to get food from the ground. For this reason, this variety should be planted in fertile soil. Loose and light weakly alkaline substrates are suitable, which are fertilized with organic matter in advance. The plant loves warm soil, so a couple of days before planting, the ground is covered with a film.

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

Onions of this variety need abundant lighting.It will grow in the shade, but it will be less tasty. Wind, draft are unacceptable. Chalcedony is one of the few varieties that germinate even in extremely low temperatures - +3 degrees. But it is still better to plant it when the indicators reach at least + 15 ° C. The plant tolerates drought very well, but during these periods it needs more frequent watering.

Disease and pest resistance

Despite the fact that Chalcedony does not belong to hybrids, it has excellent immunity by nature. Gardeners who water onions correctly, follow a feeding regime and choose a good place to grow can forget about diseases. If you water it incorrectly and plant it too thickly, then decay of the neck cannot be avoided. The diseased bow will only have to be dug up and destroyed.

The main pest, of course, will be the onion fly. You can fight it with tobacco broth. The onion moth is expelled with an infusion of potato or tomato tops. Carrots planted nearby will help scare off both insects, you can also plant calendula, mustard. The stem nematode disappears quickly after watering with saline. Usually 0.4 kg of salt is taken in a bucket of water.

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
Khaisin M.F., Vasilieva ZI.
Year of approval
1993
View
onion
Category
grade
Appointment
universal
Maturation
before harvesting 98%, after ripening 100%
Yield
high
Average yield
202-630 c / ha
Bulb
The form
round and oval
Bulb weight, g
88-134
Dry scales
brown-bronze
Coloring juicy scales
white
Density
dense
Taste
spicy
Nesting (primordiality)
one, - three-pronged
Number of bulbs in the nest
1-3
Storage
up to 10 months
Keeping quality
good
Growing
Growing features
recommended for growing on a turnip in an annual crop from seeds
Growing through seedlings
for larger bulbs grown through seedlings
Sevka planting scheme
5-7x10-15 cm
Watering
a month before harvesting, watering is stopped
Location
sunny place
Growing regions
North Caucasian, Nizhnevolzhsky
Disease and pest resistance
steady
Resistance to downy mildew (downy mildew)
steady
Maturation
Ripening terms
mid-season
The period from germination to harvest
110-120 days
The period from germination to mass lodging of feathers
115-125 days
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