Processing onions before planting

Most vegetables in our gardens must be processed in a certain way before planting in order to increase yield and resistance to various diseases during growth and fruiting.

Processing onions before planting also takes place. To begin with, in preparation for planting onions, they sort them out and remove bare bulbs that are dried out, diseased, and even cut. An important point in planting onions is to warm them up 2-3 days before the planting procedure. To do this, simply lay the bulbs on newspaper near the heating appliances.

Treating onions before planting involves feeding the bulbs and protecting them from fungal diseases after planting. Many amateur gardeners treat onions with a saline solution before planting, which allows them to be disinfected from nematodes. Dilute 3 cups of salt in a bucket of water and soak the onions in this solution for 2 days.

Another processing method precisely meets the requirements of nutrition and protection of the bulbs at the same time. First, the onions in the net are placed for 10 hours in a nutrient solution, which is prepared from any complex fertilizer. Then, it must be immersed in a solution of copper sulfate, taking 1 tsp per 10 liters of water. vitriol. After such peculiar baths, the bulbs must be rinsed with clean warm water and can be planted in prepared soil.

Well, in the process of planting vegetables in the garden, do not forget to sow carrots next to the onion beds, the phytoncides of which will help repel the onion fly and thereby ensure a good onion harvest.