Onions - vegetable running, it in economy never happen much for this reason each summer resident puts this culture at himself on the site. In warm and dry summer of problems with cultivation of onions does not happen, however during rainy and cold season it is necessary to spend many forces and time for preservation of harvest.
In rainy and cold summer it is necessary to take measures for safety of onions, this culture not especially loves moisture. If at the beginning of season vegetable is capable to transfer normally overwetting of the soil, then since the middle of summer when at plant bulbs begin to be formed, the surplus of moisture has negative effect on saplings:
- feathers continue to grow, and here bulbs remain underdeveloped, they do not suit for long storage;
- onions in rainy weather are affected by fungal diseases more often. Especially often vegetables are struck by false mealy dew - on leaves there are light gray spots, both elevated and underground parts begin to decay;
- at onions decay and die off roots that, naturally, leads of cultures to death;
- the onions which are grown up in humid environment are not suitable for winter storage;
- the taste of vegetables spoils - root crops become bitter, watery.
That in the fall to reap good and tasty harvest, it is necessary to take care of onions and to provide to culture favorable conditions for its growth. It is better to plant vegetables on the high beds framed with deep furrows, then even during rainy season of plant will not suffer and will yield excellent harvest. As for processing of culture, from fungal diseases of plant it is possible to spray with the Bordeaux liquid (if onions have already struck fungus, solution if means is used for prevention, - 1% is better to use 3%) or copper vitriol, having parted substance tablespoon in 10 liras of water. It is worth remembering that after processing of plants the above means to eat vegetables 3-4 weeks are impossible.
For processing of onions it is possible to buy also other industrial medicines, the benefit in shops the huge choice of those now. The most effective in rainy weather, according to most of gardeners, is Baktofit.
And in general, if rainy weather was established, then you should not delay with cleaning. Onions can be removed in dry weather, however if that is not expected, start the procedure, without postponing. In this case, having made some selection of vegetables, having separated them into mature-unripe and having dried harvest properly, you will be able to leave part of fruits for storage, and part - to use in the nearest future.