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How to Plant Onions in Winter: Surprise Your Summer Cottage Neighbor with an Early Harvest
19.10.2024 22:17
Onions are the main crops that are planted in the garden. They are planted in autumn or spring.
By following the advice on how to properly plant onions in the fall, it is possible to harvest as early as mid-summer, says Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert at the online publication BelNovosti, an agronomist and landscape designer.
When onions are planted for the winter, they are hardened by the cold, become resistant and are not susceptible to diseases. In the spring, when the snow just falls, the vegetable is already sprouting.
But in order to get large bulbs, you need to use seeds that are less than 2 cm in size. If the seeds are larger, they will only delight you with green feathers in the spring.
You need to plant the seeds in the soil, but don’t forget to insulate the bed with some material.
Rules for planting seedlings
Onion sets are planted depending on weather conditions. It is better to plant them before the first frost. At a daytime temperature of 5, you can already plant them, but not earlier, because they can sprout and be hit by frost.
For autumn planting, choose varieties that are spicy in taste. And for spring planting, it is better to choose sweet varieties of onions. Winter onion varieties: Shakespeare, Sunshine or Radar.
Rules for planting winter onions
Plant onions so that the distance between them is 6-7 cm, and between rows 15 cm.
There is no need to take care of onions in winter, as they are dormant at this time.
When spring comes, the vegetable is treated in the same way as if it were planted in the spring.
