Growing onions in sawdust on a windowsill

Growing onions in sawdust on a windowsill turns out to be quite possible. Planting it in a bag on greens at home allows you to get good results. But in any case, it is important to know everything about the correct cultivation of sevka on a feather in sawdust and about full care of plantings.

In order for onions in sawdust on the windowsill to please with full-fledged development, you will need:

• turnip proper;

• a special container or homemade landing box;

• high-quality sawdust in the required quantity.

There are almost no strict requirements for containers and planting material. The main thing is that they are fit and look good.

Any squat plastic box can be a capacity. Openings are formed in its bottom for excess liquid to escape. Before disembarking, the tank is rinsed with an aqueous solution of soda. Then it is washed with an unsaturated solution of potassium permanganate. When using the package, there is no special need for drainage holes, only 1 or 2 pieces are made; the bag itself is inflated and tied tightly so that carbon dioxide remains inside.

The size of the capacity is selected taking into account the number of planted onions. It is necessary to check that the heads are tightly closed. The preference for low tanks is due to the fact that they allow you to save space and use less sawdust.

Sawdust obtained from deciduous wood will be a good nutritious substance. It is best to buy them at a flower shop or pet store. The substrate must be spilled with boiling water in which the permanganate is dissolved. This will disinfect it and reduce acidity. Additionally, ammonium nitrate diluted in water is used at a concentration of 0.5%, since thanks to nitrogen, the feather will develop faster.

Some sources write that sawdust from conifers is also suitable. It is perfectly acceptable to use those that are sold as bedding for pets. But the sawn material from chipboard and other boards cannot be used, it will turn out to be toxic. This even applies to those designs that contain a little glue and varnish.

For planting seedlings, it is most preferable to use early maturing varieties. Good results, according to experience, are demonstrated by:

• Soyuz;

• Spassky;

• "Bessonovsky";

• "Strigunovsky" (but you can also drive out leek, shallots or batun).

If landing is planned in winter, then it is advisable to buy planting material in advance. Purchasing preservative-treated onions should be avoided whenever possible. Although it is stored longer, the yield of greens will be very small. A test specimen is cut and see how many green shoots it will give. It is best to take onions that are not too large in size, with several points of growth; it would be more correct to refuse to purchase it in a supermarket or at a wholesale base altogether.

Before planting, the onion is freed from the husk. The top is pruned by about 1 cm. This pruning will allow you to get more green shoots.

It is not so difficult to properly plant onions in sawdust at home. The planting material itself is placed tightly. It should be deeply buried. Sprinkle the gaps with dry sawdust and place the container where there will be no drafts. The thickness of the sawdust layer is about 2-3 cm, they should not overlap the fruits themselves.

It is required to choose a well-lit place. But excess direct sunlight is contraindicated. Sawdust can only be used once. When planting in a bag, the onions are not buried, but simply set tightly. In this case, the substrate layer must be at least 2 cm.

When growing, watering onions is often unnecessary. For the first time, it is watered directly at planting. Then they wait 6-7 days. This periodicity is adhered to in the future. If the air is relatively humid (more than 60% in relative terms), then you can reduce the frequency of watering and conduct them 3 times a month; overflow leads to rotting of growth points, and before the very cutting of the feather, it is impossible to water at all.

To grow onions in sawdust on a feather, you need active lighting. Optimal daylight hours are 12 hours. To maintain it, phytolamps or devices replacing them are needed, which must be placed vertically. Any other placement will damage the sprouts. Top dressing is almost never required.

The addition of hydrogen peroxide helps to disinfect plantings. It is diluted in water at a concentration of 3%. Noticing that the feather has acquired a light green color, it must be sprayed with calcium nitrate; its concentration is maintained very carefully. As soon as the feathers grow to 20 cm or more, you can start harvesting them. Cut them, moving to the middle of the cut on the turnip.

You can get a stable harvest by planting with an interval of 15 or 20 days. Each onion turnip can yield 3 or even 4 feather harvests. More precisely, it can be said only with reference to the variety. This technique does not require significant investment of time and money. In return, you can get safe and quality food that does not contain questionable substances.

There are a few more subtleties that allow you to achieve a good result. Before soaking the sawdust, it is useful to add activated carbon there. It is sometimes replaced with wood ash. It is most correct to keep plants on the kitchen windowsill. There are no more special nuances.