How to properly soak onion sets before planting

Onions are an indispensable ingredient in so many dishes, and it is for this reason that almost everyone who has their own land is engaged in its cultivation. Every novice gardener is very interested in many questions, for example, how is the onion set properly soaked before planting? This is what will be discussed in this article.

Content

1 Do I need to soak
2 Video "Processing onions before planting"
3 How to do it
4 Onion preparation
5 Practical advice
6 Video "Proper Soaking of Onion Sets"

Do I need to soak

Soaking seedlings is, first of all, safety for yourself, as well as saving your harvest. For example, at a temperature of 40-50 degrees, both flora and fauna will die. This should be done only with trimmed onions, due to which it will be heat-treated and water will pass between the onion scales. If you did not cut the workpiece, then you do not need to soak it. To a greater extent, this can only affect the bottom of the beam, and the rest of it will remain the same as before.

In addition, the soaking of onion sets should be done only if the harvest is a reserve for the winter period. Although there are gardeners who never do this. To germinate faster after planting, a very small part of the top of the bulb must be cut off. When planting sevka, you must adhere to the basic rules:

2-3 cm deep;
the distance between the onions is up to 30 cm;
in rows, the distance is 10-12 cm.

If the weather conditions are not suitable for watering, after planting, the onions must be watered, but very carefully so as not to overfill! Otherwise, there may be a very poor harvest later.

Video "Processing onions before planting»

Video recommendations for soaking onion sets before, processing it and stimulating growth with a solution before planting in open ground.

How to do it

There are many ways to soak before planting onion sets, especially today, when everything is quite developed and many different means and preparations have already appeared. Nevertheless, there are basic ones that have been used by gardeners for a very long period, after which a very good harvest is obtained. Namely:

In the most ordinary plain water, at t = 40-50 degrees. Hold the bag of onions in water for 5-10 minutes and remove to continue planting. This is done only for disinfection.
In a saltpeter solution, soaking is carried out at the very beginning of the season, before planting the seedlings. There should be a black construction bathroom, with a volume of 70 liters, with water heated to 40-50 degrees, pour 1 tsp. saltpeter. The onion should be soaked for 15 minutes. Thanks to this preparation, the seedlings are disinfected, and the root mass begins to appear sooner.
Sevok is soaked in a manganese solution. Manganese needs to be added to cold water, resulting in a weak pinkish solution. Soak the onion in it for 15 minutes. Excellent preparation, especially if there is no time or opportunity to heat the water.
Epin-Extra solution. First you need to warm up the water, then pour 1 capsule of the drug into it and soak the onion in the solution for 10-15 minutes. In warm water, the seedlings are disinfected, the process of germination of roots and feathers is accelerated.
Copper sulfate - 1 tsp. dilute the drug in a bucket of water. Place the onion in such a solution for two days, and after taking it out, you need to rinse each onion with running water.
Also, soaking in a solution of copper sulfate can be done differently.The water should be at least 60 degrees Celsius, add vitriol to it (by eye so that the water becomes bluish), dip the onion into this liquid literally for 1-2 minutes, then remove and rinse in cold water. After 5 hours, the bow is ready to disembark.
You can prevent onion rotting with a solution of water and wood ash (several glasses per bucket of water). The onion is soaked for 2 hours, after being taken out of the solution, dry it with a towel and plant it out.

Onion preparation

Onions are grown in two stages. First of all, the seed is grown from seeds, next year in the spring the seed is planted itself, from which the bulbs are ready for use. Both stages take place in the spring. But before that, even in the fall, you need to prepare the land for planting.

Onions are a light-loving plant, which is why the place for planting it should be sunny. The soil should not be acidic, it should have enough organic fertilizers, for which in the fall it is best to add compost, rotted manure or ash to it. If the soil is acidic, it is advisable to lime it before planting onions. Choose medium-sized bulbs for planting, without peels, pre-soaked in a "healthy" solution to increase yields and create immunity against diseases.

Sevka is soaked just before planting! While still in the house, the bow should root out, and this needs to be facilitated. Place it near a gas stove, radiator, on a windowsill, or near a heater. At a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, literally in a week, the onion will already sprout, since it will warm up well from the inside, and it will also be ready for planting in the ground.

Practical advice

It is recommended to plant near onions - carrots or garlic. They are able to scare off the onion fly, which will increase the yield of "neighboring" crops.
Before you start planting the seed, prepare the beds. The one where pumpkin, peas, greens, tomatoes were previously grown is best suited. But do not plant onions after carrots or garlic, otherwise the harvest can be problematic and scarce. The weight of the set that is most suitable for planting is 3-6 grams. If you plant large-sized sets, it will go into the arrow and another fruit will not work out of it.

You should first sort the onion in accordance with its size. Always plant larger heads first. After planting, you always need to weed the onion beds well.. You will also have to make some effort to get a good harvest of onions in the fall.

Video "Proper Soaking of Onion Sets"

Methods for soaking bulbous plants before planting, treating bulbs from pests and bacteria.