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Why onions wither and turn yellow and what to do to avoid this
17.02.2023 09:10
Updated: 14.04.2023 03:24
Sometimes onion bushes start to turn yellow and wither. There can be many reasons for this phenomenon.
When it has already set and the bush begins to lie on the ground and dry out, this is a normal ripening process.
But if this happened at the beginning or during the process of intensive plant growth, this is a bad sign, which indicates a plant disease or the infestation of harmful insects.
We identify the cause and take appropriate measures
Lack of or insufficient watering. In hot weather, with insufficient watering, the plant begins to suffer from a lack of moisture, which it intensively loses in such weather. Observe a certain watering regime.
At the beginning of the summer season of planting onions, water it twice in 7 days, in the middle of summer once in 7 days. For 1 square meter you need to spend 6-8 liters of water. In hot weather, watering of plants should be increased several times.
Micronutrient deficiencies
If young onions lack nitrogen fertilizer, then the tips of the leaves may turn yellow, become thickened and become short.
Feed the onion area with nitrogen fertilizer. Or a natural remedy - an infusion of animal manure and urea.
Infestation of plants with pests
Pests can be the cause of yellowing onion leaves.
Stem nematode
It populates the leaves from the inside in the form of small white worms. They are the most dangerous pests of onions. To prevent the worms from settling in the soil, you need to treat it and the sets with insecticides before planting.
Onion moth
They differ from nematodes in color. The moth has a yellowish color with brown warts. To get rid of this pest, the garden bed should be treated with an insecticide before planting.
Onion fly
This fly is active in April and May. When only the tips are yellow, and the bottoms in the ground are gnawed and rotten - this is a sign of damage to the onion by the onion fly, which laid eggs.
Try pollinating the onion rows with tobacco dust mixed with sunflower ash in a 1:1 ratio. Damaged specimens should be immediately removed from the bed and burned.
