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How to Feed Onions in Spring: Summer Residents Revealed the Secret to a Rich Harvest
23.02.2024 14:42
Onions are among the most popular vegetables. They are the main source of vitamins in the autumn-winter period, and without them it is impossible to imagine salads, dishes with meat, fish, etc.
Every gardener dreams of growing large, juicy onions that will keep well. It's not difficult.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", an agronomist and landscape designer, told how to feed onions in the spring.
First feeding
It is carried out after the snow melts and the soil warms up.
Primarily, nitrogen fertilizers are used - a solution of urea or ammonium nitrate.
To prepare, you will need 1 tbsp of fertilizer per 10 liters of water.
Used for watering.
Second feeding
After 2-3 weeks, begin the next feeding based on phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.
It is generally recommended to use superphosphate. To prepare the fertilizer, you will need 2 tablespoons per 10 liters of water.
With the same success, you can use complex fertilizers that contain phosphorus and potassium.
Third feeding
It is carried out 30 days before harvesting, and this time potassium sulfate is used in the amount of 1 tablespoon per 10 liters of water.
Alternative means
From organics, summer residents prefer an infusion of chicken manure (1 kg per 10 liters of water), the concentrate of which is diluted with water 1:10. From folk remedies, herbal infusion is used.
Previously we talked about how to grow a hedge .
