On what depth to plant onion sets in the spring

On what depth to plant onion sets in the spring

Practically each gardener uses the known onion sets for cultivation of onions turnip by all. And there is no wonder, since the beginning of spring of ""pilferers"" is on sale in each garden and garden shop, it costs not much, at the same time excellent large bulbs of all during the season grow from it.

Those gardeners who have a lot of free time prefer to grow up independently onions turnip, at first sowing ""chernushka"", and for the next season ""sevka"" to put the reaped crop in look for receiving the full-fledged vegetables which are good in food. However practically all beginning gardeners miss the cultivation moment ""sevka"" from ""chernushka"", get small lukovichka already ready to landing and use them as sowing material. It considerably simplifies task to grow up onions turnip. However and here as a result to receive worthy harvest, it is necessary to follow many rules on cultivation of vegetable. Competent landing - one of them.

So, the onion sets are small lukovichka with a diameter from one to two centimeters, they demand special landing. First, it is worth remembering that the first the smallest onions put (diameter about one centimeter), and only one or two weeks later - larger copies. It is necessary in order that the harvest has ripened at the same time, as if to plant all seeds together at once, then later certain time larger will go to arrow whereas smaller not up to the end ripen.

Secondly, when landing onion sets it is necessary to maintain certain depth of closing up of seeds in soil and also to observe certain distance between bulbs, ranks. If to address councils of skilled gardeners, then becomes clear that the optimum depth of landing of onions - from two to four centimeters (depends on the size of planting stock, than it is larger, landing and vice versa has to be that more deeply), distance between bulbs - 7-8 cm, between ranks - 20-25 cm.

Thirdly, if onions are planted in the early spring, then it is necessary to take care of warming of landings - will not prevent to mulch bed, for example, sawdust. The similar procedure is capable to save bulbs from podmerzaniye, so and their rooting will happen quicker. 

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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