Onion planting dates in 2019

An integral spring vegetable that pleases with its greenery and rich taste and healthy qualities is onion. It is grown in many summer cottages and household plots. Onion planting in 2019 should correspond to favorable dates in the lunar horticultural calendar.

Dates of onion planting in 2019

General recommendations

Despite its unpretentiousness , it is advisable to grow onions, adhering to practical tips. The future crop will depend on proper planting and proper care of the crop.

1. The crop grows well on dry soil with an average acidity. It is recommended to limve the soil if necessary. Spring planting involves additional tillage in the fall: peat or rotted manure is added to it. It is undesirable to use fresh organics; it contributes to the active development of terrestrial greenery, impairs the development of vegetables.
2. The distance between the rows is 20-30 cm. Great thickening will not allow the culture to reach its maximum size. If you plant the bow on the feathers, the aisles can be 10-15 cm.
3. The site must be regularly cleaned of weed grass, this will allow the young plant to grow stronger faster.
4. After planting, it is watered once every 7 days. When the culture is fully formed, the procedure is performed less frequently to avoid rotting of the bulbous fruits. Before harvesting, hydration is completely stopped.
5. Potassium-phosphorus elements, complex fertilizers and organic substances are used as top dressing.
6. Yellowing of the feather and its resting on the earth’s surface indicates that it has come time to harvest vegetables.

When to plant onions for seedlings

Depending on the region of cultivation, variety and site (greenhouse or open space ), onions begin to sow in February-March or April-May.

Particular attention is paid to the lunar calendar – it determines enabling landing period t in which the onions will yield maximum abundant. A correctly chosen day positively affects the growth of the crop, its development and fruiting.

Sowing in the greenhouse in 2019 will be successful if the procedure is carried out:

• in February 6-8, 12- 13, 17;
• in March 10-12, 15-16.

For planting in the open ground are suitable:

• April – 29-30;
• May – 8-10, 13-16.

Unfavorable days for planting

Do not plant onions in the following days:

• 4-5, 18- 19 – in February;
• 3-4, 6, 17-18, 21, 30-31 – in March;
• 27-28 in April;
• 5, 11-12, 19 in May.

Also these actions cannot be carried out at this time related to the growth or development of plants of this family.

Preparing for planting

As a planting material are onion sets or seeds. They should be about the same size, outwardly looking healthy, without damage, putrefactive diseases or rotting.

1. Seeds are placed in rows in rows at a distance of 1-2 cm. When seedlings appear, some of them are removed.
2. Sevocs should be planted in the soil to a depth of not more than 5 cm, between plants 9-10 cm is left (if the crop is grown on greens – 5-6 cm).

Seeds must be prepared earlier

Stages

10-14 days before sowing, the seeds should be dried microwave oven for 4-5 minutes. at full capacity or calcine in the oven for 15 minutes at 200 ° C.

It is better to sow the soil disinfected with a saturated solution of manganese, then cover it with film material and keep it in a warm place for some time.

A characteristic feature of onion seeds is that they lose germination in a short time.When purchasing them, pay special attention to the expiration date.

For disinfection, seeds are placed in gauze and lowered into a warm, weak solution of potassium permanganate for 1 hour. After that, they are soaked for a day in a growth stimulator. At the end of all procedures, they are dried to a loose state.

Transplanting seedlings

2 months after sowing (end of April), when 3-4 feathers appear on the seedlings, it can be planted in an open area (if the soil has warmed up).

10-14 days before this, it is recommended to begin to harden the young plants, daily taking them to the veranda or other cool place. This should be done gradually, allowing the sprouts to gradually get used to the new conditions.

Preparation of the garden

The landing site should be in an open area so that the sun’s rays can freely illuminate it .

The soil should be fertile, onions give priority to sandy soils fertilized with rotted humus, peat, wood ash and complex top dressing.

Before the culture procedure, the bed is leveled, rows 3-5 are made on it. see. The distance between them is 25-30 cm. Finished furrow s shed thoroughly with water.

Process Description

Seedlings are sorted by size, all substandard or weak seedlings are removed from the total weight. Feathers are cut to a third of their length, this will not allow moisture to evaporate too actively.The root system is also shortened.

After this, the shoots are transferred to a mixture consisting of infusion of clay and mullein. Seedlings are placed in a row, leaving 10-15 cm between them (when planting Exibishen cultivar – at least 20 cm).

Deepen the seedlings 1-1.5 cm more than it was in the seedling containers, sprinkle them with soil, and lightly compact.

For the quickest adaptation of young plants to new conditions, the next day the garden is watered with a humate solution. And when moisture penetrates, the surface of the site is mulched.

It is advisable to plant onion seedlings in the ground in dry, gloomy weather in the late afternoon. If the spring is cold, it threatens with night frosts, it is better to insulate the seedlings with the help of metal arcs, which are convenient for placing covering material.

Features of planting of different varieties

Exhibishen onion

In areas with warm climatic conditions, Exhibishen onions are grown directly by planting seeds in open ground.

In Siberia, the Urals and other northern regions, varietal crops are planted exclusively by seedlings.

Sowing calendar for 2019 is recommended m the following days:

• February 13,17,20-28;
• March 1,2,5,10-11,22-29;
• April 2,3,4, 20-26, 30;
• May 1,2,3,4,20,21,22,23,26-31.

Pre-soak the seeds for several hours in warm, disinfected water, with the addition of potassium permanganate or hydrogen peroxide, after which they are placed in a moist environment (tissue) and kept in this condition in a warm place 2- 3 days.