Today the onion sets are one of the most demanded grades of onions which are grown up everywhere. Landing of culture can be made both in autumn time, and in spring. The main thing is to calculate terms of sowing and to observe all nuances of agrotechnology of cultivation.
Onions - vegetable which is used for preparation of various dishes. Therefore it is no wonder that practically each gardener on the garden site puts this culture, and some - and not on one grade. Onion sets - one of types of onions - the favourite of most of gardeners. It was fallen in love with an ulterior motive: culture is unpretentious, the viability, tastes of vegetable at height has nearly 100%.
When to plant onions of pilferers in the spring in Moscow area, the Leningrad Region, in the Urals
Exact dates when to plant onions, no, and terms of landing depend not on the region, and on weather patterns. All know, weather - ""the changeable lady"" and if in last year in the region the favorable weather for landing of many cultures to the open ground, for example, at the end of April was established, then not the fact, as this year it will be possible to plant plants during the same period.
So, the main thing what it is necessary to pay attention when landing onion sets to is the temperature and soil moisture. Most favorable for landing of this vegetable soil temperature from 12 degrees of heat is considered above, at lower indicators there is high probability that onions or will go to arrow, or will not grow at all. It should be noted that onions perfectly maintain short-term frosts to - 3 degrees therefore you should not worry that in one of nights the thermometers have shown negative temperature. The main thing that the spring sun has warmed up in the afternoon air up to 15 and above degrees. As for approximate terms of landing of onion sets on regions, in Moscow area it is time sowing - from the middle of April to the middle of May, in the Leningrad Region - since the end of April and until the end of May, in the Urals - during blossoming of bird cherry - from the middle of May and to the middle of June.
When to plant onion sets in the spring according to the lunar calendar
As for the lunar calendar, in 2017 favorable days are:
- in March - 26 and 31 numbers;
- in April - 22, 23, 24, 28;
- in May - 9, 19, 20, 24.
In 2018:
- in March - 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24;
- in April - 6, 7, 8, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26;
- in May - 7, 8, 20-24, 27 and 28.