How to get a harvest of green onions at home

Fresh herbs are rich in vitamins. In order not to know the lack of it in winter, you can grow green onions at home. It contains a large amount of healthy substances - iron, vitamins B and C, iodine. Its essential oils are natural phytoncides that protect against bacteria and viruses. Green onions are used as a spice - they are a natural flavor enhancer.

You can buy this vegetable in the store, or you can grow it yourself on the windowsill. For this, no effort is needed, it does not require special care and constant attention, and the result will exceed expectations.

Content

1 Growing in the ground
2 Growing method on water
- 2.1 Video "Home hydroponic plant for growing green onions"
3 Harvesting
- 3.1 Video "Growing green onions at home"

Growing in the ground

How to grow green onions and get high yields? To maximize the yield, carefully select the planting material and prepare the site for planting. Windows facing south and southeast are suitable for growing, and it is better to drive out greens from rhizomes and root crops in wooden containers or boxes.

Planting material

For planting and subsequent distillation, large seeding, samples, seeds and seedlings are used. The larger the planting material, the higher the yield. Local varieties are chosen for forcing at home. Most often, ordinary medium-sized onions (more than 6-7 cm in diameter) are used as planting material. The bulbs should be chosen healthy, with a bottom without damage and a thin neck. Try to use onion heads grown on your site, and when choosing in a store, choose medium-sized ones that have already begun to sprout. For 1 sq.m. land area needs about 10-11 kg.

If the bulbs have not yet sprouted, their necks must be cut off and soaked in water just above room temperature for a day. This speeds up germination. After a day, we plant them in wooden boxes with prepared soil, the distance between the planted plants should be 1.5-2 cm so that they do not interfere with each other during growth, and the planting depth should be such that half of the bulb is above the soil surface.

Forcing green onions is also possible from seeds. How to grow green onions from them? Before planting, the seeds must be soaked for 10 hours in warm water or a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then plant it in a container to a depth of 3 cm. You need to sow sparsely so that you do not have to thin out later. Then pour, cover with foil or glass and put in a bright place. Remove the cover only when green onion shoots appear. With proper sowing, it takes up to 10 days before the first shoots emerge from the ground.

When using small bulbs as planting material, be sure to add top dressing to the soil for better germination.

Preparing the landing site

Any container is suitable for forcing green onions at home: from plastic cups and plates to wooden boxes. It all depends on the amount of onions that you decide to grow.

Selected containers must be filled with potting soil. You can buy such a soil at any flower shop or prepare it yourself in the fall. When buying in the store, give preference to the soil mixture for cacti - it contains the largest amount of sand. If you decide to prepare it yourself, take the soil from the garden with humus and mix in equal parts with ordinary sand. When growing green onions from seeds, sow them in well-moisturized soil.Place boxes and containers with planted bulbs in sunny, but not hot places.

Care

Forcing green onions does not require special care. It is worth adhering to only a few rules:

water for irrigation should be warm (about 35-40 degrees);
the room temperature should be between 18-22⁰C, with a significant increase, onion feathers become sluggish, lowering the temperature to 12⁰C is well tolerated;
if forcing green onions takes place in a poorly lit room, additional light sources are needed;
green onions from seeds immediately after germination require mineral feeding.

Many people wonder how to grow green onions without feeding? The answer is simple - high-quality soil and proper watering make it possible to completely abandon additional feeding and get a completely natural crop.

Growing method on water

Forcing green onions does not need to be done in boxes or containers with soil. There is a cleaner and equally effective way to grow green onions at home. For those who do not want to bother with soil, there is a method of germination in water. You can't grow green onions from seeds like that, but this option is suitable for ordinary bulbs. In winter, this approach is very relevant.

Selected bulbs are cut in half without damage and dipped in ash, manganese solution or hot, but not boiling, water for 20-30 minutes. After they are placed in cold water, the husks are completely removed and planted in any container with water: jars, glasses, special containers for germination.

There are several guidelines for getting the best results with this growing method:

until the roots have grown, keep the dishes in a cool place;
the water in the container must be changed 2 times a day until the roots grow, after that 1 time a day;
if you add mineral fertilizers, changing the water is permissible once a week;
to avoid decay of the bulbs, leave them without water for 3-4 hours or dry them with a towel;
periodically, the roots need rinsing with running water.

The main problem when forcing onions in water is rotting of the bottom. To avoid this, take an old, clean sock or cloth bag and place the onion in it. Water, soaking the fabric, will rise to the roots as needed, this will help to avoid excess moisture.

Video "Home hydroponic plant for growing green onions"

In this video, an overview of a home container for growing onions in hydroponics.

It is best to grow in special germination containers. They are sold in any gardening store. How to grow green onions in such containers is not a great science: the bulbs are placed in the holes intended for them, water is poured into a closed tray and, with the help of a compressor, it is sprayed all the time. The roots practically do not come into contact with water, but they grow quickly and give a good harvest.

Harvesting

In boxes with soil, onions begin to sprout in 2-3 days, and after about 16-18 days, depending on the variety, their feathers can reach 30 cm. Bulbs grown in water give a harvest for 15-17 days. In winter, these periods may increase slightly due to the short daylight hours.

Carefully cut the stems with sharp scissors, do not break off. If the bulb is rotten or shriveled, the root crop should be removed and replaced with another. This will allow you to have fresh greens to the table continuously - in autumn, winter and spring.

Video "Growing green onions at home"

In this video, tips for growing greenery at home. Growing in water (hydroponics) and sawdust.