How to care for onions after planting

Onions are one of the first plants that a gardener plants on his plot. It can be grown from sets or seedlings. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. Sets are available in fewer varieties than seeds and are more expensive. Plants from onions - sets, generally grow and develop more successfully; caring for them does not require special effort; Unlike onion seeds, there is a risk of buying “sick” planting material sets.

In principle, onions are not a fancy crop. Almost every gardener knows how to care for onions correctly. Onion sets are planted in open ground in mid-April. The optimal size of planting material is a seed of 1.5 - 3 g. Too small produces small bulbs and reduces the yield, and too large a seed increases the possibility of producing shoots.

Before planting in the area allocated for onions, you need to add rotted manure and, preferably, mineral fertilizers. As soon as the first onions appear, the soil is loosened and weeded from weeds. If there is a long absence of sediment, onions need not frequent, but abundant watering. But, a month before the crop ripens, watering must be stopped so that the bulbs fully ripen. Otherwise, unripe onions are poorly stored and may rot.

• How to care for onions after harvesting? They begin to remove onions from the area after they turn yellow. This should be done in dry weather. The onions are dug up and left in the sun to dry.

In order for the bulbs to be stored for a long time, they are kept in bags or boxes in a dark, cool and always dry place.