Why do onion tips turn white: how to fix the situation

20.04.2023 20:33

Many people love to eat green onions, as they are a very healthy and tasty type of greenery.

However, you will not be able to enjoy the product if the tip of the feathers turns white.

As a rule, soon the entire feather will start to turn yellow, warns agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti". Also, this is not the best sign for classical onion growing - the heads may grow small or the harvest may be lost altogether.

What does the appearance of white tips indicate?

As a rule, this signal indicates that the plant lacks nutrients. Most often, it is nitrogen. A similar problem can be encountered when growing garlic.

Therefore, you can simply apply appropriate fertilizers to save the harvest.

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How can you influence the situation?

You can pay attention to ordinary ammonia, which is a valuable source of nitrogen. Three spoons of the product will be quite enough per bucket.

This product is applied by spraying.

Another composition can be used for watering. To do this, dilute three spoons of calcium nitrate in a bucket of water and water. If desired, the products can be combined with a time interval.

Marina Michalap Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor


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  1. What does the appearance of white tips indicate?
  2. How can you influence the situation?