Collecting onion sets has to happen right after maturing of vegetables. The quality of sowing material from which onions turnip will be grown up further depends on the competent choice of term of collecting and correctness of holding procedure.
The onion sets ripen 70-90 days later after landing, however it does not mean that after the specified time vegetables need to be dug out. The fact is that three months - average value of maturing of culture, however at certain weather patterns maturing of vegetables can occur both earlier, and later.
When to remove onion sets from bed on storage
To tell precisely when to remove onions on storage, it is impossible, maturing of vegetables directly depends on weather patterns. It is known that in roast and arid climate onions grow ripe quicker, and in damp and cool, respectively - longer. Why so? Because damp soil contributes to the development of elevated part of plant - feathers if soil dry, then remains nothing to culture how to increase root system and bulb. Having this knowledge, it is possible to accelerate independently maturing of vegetable, it is necessary to stop watering only.
And in general, the main indicator that the onion sets have ripened - usykhaniye and drowning of its feathers. If culture is put more than 70 days ago, but its elevated part is still sufficient is strong and green, then it is necessary to leave it to grow ripe to the first night frosts.
When to remove onion sets in the Urals, Siberia
Weather conditions of the Urals and Siberia are not especially favorable for cultivation of onions therefore they in these districts put specially removed culture grades which well transfer the increased dampness of soil and air, cool. As for the term of gathering onions, it one irrespective of the area of cultivation of vegetable - culture ripens on average in 80 days, and, tesla, for example, she has been put on May 10, it is necessary to move away on storage her on July 30.
When to remove onion sets from bed according to the lunar calendar
Onions are well stored after cleaning in days of the decreasing moon when finding heavenly body in ""earth signs"" - ""Taurus"", ""Maiden"", ""Capricorn"", however only provided that culture has ripened, and the neck of vegetables has completely dried up. Also it is possible to make harvesting in days of full moon - the vegetables picked during this period not only are well stored, but also sprout after landing in the spring quicker, resist to various diseases and wreckers better.