How do you cut the onion to keep it growing?

Onions are one of the most popular crops. Many summer residents grow it on their plots. This plant needs proper cutting for further active growth. A similar procedure must be carried out in accordance with certain rules. In this article, we will find out how you need to cut onions so that they grow further.

Many gardeners, who plant onions on their homes or summer cottages, ask a reasonable question, in which cases and how many times you need to cut the greens of this culture. You need to understand that onion leaf blades can not be cut in all cases... For example, if a given culture is grown on a feather solely for further sale, then there is no need to cut it. This is due to the fact that greens are rapidly losing their aesthetic appearance, and yield indicators are decreasing.

Cutting onion greens from a garden or window sill is usually not tied to a specific date. It is carried out exclusively in accordance with the state of the planted plant. You can safely start cutting feathers when they reach sufficient height parameters. Overexposure to the culture is also not recommended, since excessively high feathers quickly become very tough, not the most delicious. The best arrow length is 30 cm. You can cut it a little earlier if a person likes very young greens more. It is necessary to cut off onion greens if the feathers at the tips began to weaken greatly, to thin out. For these kinds of problems, pruning should be done without delay.

Summer residents love to grow a variety of onion varieties on their plots. It can be the popular leek, shallots, French, family (multi-primordial), slug or chives - there are plenty of popular varieties. It is important to take into account not only the peculiarities of caring for different plants, but also know exactly how many times it is allowed to cut onion greens. This moment plays an important role. It is impossible to say with certainty how many times it is permissible to cut onion greens, since a lot depends on how exactly the previous pruning was carried out. Plant care is also important. For example, if, under the condition of piecewise plucking, it is possible to obtain green leaves several times a day, then when cut under a bulb, a person can get only a single crop.

The vegetable must be properly prepared for the planned cutting operation. Preparatory activities are extremely simple, not requiring a lot of free time. If a person decides to immediately cut off all the leaves of a vegetable, then pre-planting in the beds will definitely need to be thinned out. You will need to carefully pluck out all dry, brittle, overly thinned arrows. You should also get rid of those elements that show signs of any disease. After that, the crop will be fully prepared for cutting.

Cutting onion greens must be carried out in accordance with all the rules so that the plant can continue to grow without problems.If you act incorrectly, you can seriously harm the head of a popular vegetable. For this reason, arrows will not form, and the plant itself may die. In order for the vegetable to grow further without problems, the cutting of greens should be carried out above the growing point. For this reason, it is strongly discouraged to do this in the immediate vicinity of the onion head, because after that the leaves will stop growing.

There are several basic ways to properly cut onions. Let's consider each of them in detail.

• Mass slice below the growth point. If you follow this popular method, the greens will be trimmed all the way down to the bulb. After carrying out the specified pruning, the plant will cease to bear fruit, because of which the person will have to plant a new head. The main advantage of the method under consideration is that a person can immediately get large quantities of greens. The natural product may be sold or used in cooking.
• Mass slice above the growth point. In accordance with this method, onions are trimmed in the same way, but with one important difference. Cutting greens is carried out above the location of the growth point. Due to this, after a while, the bow will release a new green part.
• Plucking off individual feathers. Often, the crop in question grows at different rates, even if all the materials were planted at the same time. In this case, you should make selective pruning of the most elongated leaves.

Despite the fact that cutting onion plantings is extremely simple and easy, a gardener-gardener or an ordinary apartment resident can make many serious mistakes at the same time. Let's find out about the most frequent and common ones.

• It is a serious mistake to cut the green part of the plant on the line below the growing point.... Due to such manipulations, the leaves of the culture will simply stop growing. In addition, getting such an "injury" can result in the onion head being completely unsuitable for subsequent cultivation and use.
• The implementation of the operation to cut the green part of the plant must be very careful and gentle. A big mistake is cutting too roughly. If a person cannot pinch off the green tea very carefully, then it is better to use a sharp knife or scissors.
• Another major mistake is the lack of necessary lighting for plants.... In order for onion plantings to grow and develop healthy, beautiful, and give out lush greenery, they must be given a lot of light. If there is too little light, then the green part of the plants will quickly fade, and will not have a very good taste.
• A common problem is the sprouting of the grown vegetable. Some gardeners regularly cut greens as soon as they grow to the 12-15 cm mark, since in this case they are more delicate and taste good. But there is also a generally accepted rule according to which it is necessary to trim the considered plantings only when the feather height is 25-30 cm.
• Onion plantings should not be watered too abundantly.... The summer resident needs to monitor the condition of the onion head, as well as the formed feathers. Humidity must be moderate so that the plant does not suffer serious damage.
• Premature pruning of greenery will also be a mistake. It is not necessary to trim the onion arrows too early.

Cutting onion greens will not harm further crop growth if done correctly. Let's consider some useful tips for carrying out such procedures.

• Watering onion plantings must be correct.... It is recommended to use a spray for this. A direct and strong water jet can harm the plant, nail the feather to the soil.
• If you plan to grow onions for greens in winter or late autumn, then it is advisable to give preference to frost-resistant varieties.
• When planting onions in the soil, the seedlings can be cut off or left. If it is not cut, the plant will “sit” in the ground much longer. Trimmed bulbs, on the contrary, do not have any obstacles, thanks to which the feather grows very confidently, bringing early greens.
• If the summer resident noticed that the feathers of a perennial or other onion have become too brittle and tough, then this will signal the urgency of harvesting. In this case, cutting the greens should be done a little earlier.
• To get a lot of healthy and fragrant greens, the gardener should choose suitable onion varieties. For such purposes, "Aristocratic", "Chipolucho", "Lilac ringing", "Starorussky" are ideal.
• Some summer residents are interested in when you can start the first cut of greenery.... The first pruning can be safely carried out at the moment when from 5 to 7 feathers have grown.
• After harvesting the onion feather, this vegetable must be fertilized with nitrogen fertilizers.... Most of all, this culture loves organic matter, but you can also turn to mineral compositions.