Onion-batun is a common vegetable crop, which, due to its unpretentiousness, rapid growth and a more delicate taste of greens than turnip onions, has become a favorite among gardeners. This article contains information about the description and nuances of agricultural technology useful spicy-sharp plants.

Plant features

Onion-batun, or duodenum, Vali, Tatar - a plant belonging to the family of lily. In appearance, on the beds, it practically does not differ from onions, "ordinary" onions. In origin, you can trace the Japanese, Chinese origins, as well as initially widespread in Siberia and the Urals.

Onion Feature:

1. A distinctive feature is the wide fleshy hollow leaves inside, reaching a height of up to 1 m, and under favorable growing conditions - even more.
2. The bulb is not developed, and is a small thickening, so it is called false, and the onion culture itself is grown exclusively for the green feather.
3. Tatar inflorescence is a large number of small flowers collected in an umbrella ball.
4. The plant is unpretentious in maintenance, drought-resistant and frost-resistant, which allows you to get vitamin shoots in early spring when the snow cover on the ridge. It has a rich vitamin and mineral composition, which is important when using a vegetable in the early spring. And the content of ascorbic acid in the stalks of the rod is two times higher than in the greens.

Did you know? Onions perfectly regulate lipid metabolism in the body (it tends to “burn” fat). Therefore, there is a diet in which onion soup is used as the main component.

Types of Onion

The bell onion in the botanical classification refers to perennials. However, it can be used as an annual plant, i.e. upon reaching commercial ripeness, the plant is completely (with the root system) extracted from the soil.

Annual

With this method of cultivating the Tatar after harvest, it has the most attractive appearance, a prolonged storage period, the green mass has a delicate, non-fibrous structure, with a high content of nutrients.

When growing an annual plant, sowing time in open ground occurs either in early spring (harvesting occurs in the summer months) or in summer (in the month of July). In the latter case, the vegetable is harvested in the fall or in the next spring period.

Important! When it becomes necessary to plant seeds “in the winter”, the soil should be cold, but not frozen. Otherwise, germination will occur, and tender shoots will die.

Plants are dug up with pseudobulb, which can be eaten.

Perennial

Gardeners, as a rule, grow this variety of onions on a multi-year basis, since it can grow in one place for up to seven years, although agronomists advise a period of not more than 4 years. With this method of cultivation, sowing seeds should be from May to July. Summer sowing of onions will allow you to avoid shooting, unlike spring, which is characterized by abundant peduncle formation. This disadvantage is offset by the fact that the first crop is guaranteed per year of sowing.

Sometimes you can find information about planting in the short term, in order to obtain especially early greenery. At such sowing dates, it is recommended to cover the ridges with coniferous spruce branches to avoid freezing with insufficient snow cover.

Features of planting onion

Let us dwell on the nuances of planting Welsh onions:

1. The variety is not demanding on temperature conditions, so you can plant in places with partial shade, but "capricious" in relation to the soil composition. For the full growth and increase of juicy green mass, the earth must be fertile, constantly moistened with a neutral level of acidity. On peat and sandy soils, onions quickly shoot. It will be correct to choose loamy or sandy loam soils for planting a rod. Water stagnation must not be allowed.
2. Before planting onions, the sown area is fed with humus (compost) and complex mineral fertilizer.
3. The precursor cultures at the site of potential growth are legumes, tomatoes, cabbage, and various types of green manure. After cucumbers, carrots, garlic and other varieties of onions, it is undesirable to sow duvet onions.

Did you know? Unfortunately, during heat treatment not only the bitter taste disappears, but also many of the beneficial properties of onions, and a person receives only a small fraction of vitamins and minerals.

Fall

A suitable autumn period for planting a batun is October-November. In the prepared ridge, grooves of 2-3 cm deep are made, in which onion seeds are densely laid out. The distance between the rows should be left at about 20 cm. After, the procedure for mulching the ridge with peat for the winter is carried out.

In early spring, planting is covered with a film to accelerate seed germination, after which the seedlings are thinned out.

Check out the features of growing other types and varieties of onions:

In the spring

In the spring period, March-April, onion seeds are also sown - the main method of plant propagation, but the most reliable method is the seedling method, in which seedlings grown under room conditions are transferred to open ground around mid-June. In the same period, it is possible to multiply a perennial, powerful plant by dividing the bush and plant the resulting plants in prepared soil, which they carefully dig and divide the root system with the most gentle method. Before the subsequent landing, the roots are slightly shortened.

Video: Spring sowing of spring onion

Plant care

Onion-baton is unpretentious in leaving:

1. Loosen the soil around the seedlings, especially in the first year after planting, it is often necessary, after rain or heavy watering. Simultaneously with the cultivation procedure, weeds are removed that cause stagnation of water in the soil, which leads to diseases and decay of the underground part of the plant.
2. Regular watering, in which the ridge is moistened 20 cm in depth, will allow plants to grow juicy, bright feathers. Therefore, in a hot dry period, watering is carried out every other day, under the root of the plant, with cold water. With regular precipitation, the frequency decreases.
3. Feeding must be done carefully, since the plant has the ability to accumulate nitrate compounds, therefore, mullein or bird droppings contribute once in a ratio of about 1:15. If the soil is fertile, then applying ash under the plant is enough, which is an excellent prophylactic against diseases and pests.
4. With reasonable care, this variety of onion is rarely exposed to disease and pests.. However, upon detection of an onion fly, a flint, and a weevil, treatment should be carried out with Karbofos and Fufanon, after which it is impossible to eat onions for a certain period of time. Fungal diseases (peronosporosis, downy mildew) require treatment with copper sulfate or “HOM”, which is carried out three times in a decade. They recommend using folk remedies for protection and prophylaxis, since they are not toxic. To process the pen, a solution of mustard powder is used, which perfectly repels flames, a strong salt solution as a spray liquid will help in the fight against onion flies. Ash, tobacco dust are also effective in combating harmful insects.

Important! After mulching the soil with peat, the frequency of loosening and weeding is significantly reduced.

Harvesting and storage

Onion feathers are cut when their length is about 15 cm, starting in early spring. One and a half months before the onset of stable frosts, the cutting of greenery is stopped so that the root system is prepared for the winter period. Cutting is carried out at the level of the surface of the ridge.

You can store greens in the refrigerator, previously placing them in paper bags, or in special food plastic bags, which have a special valve for gas exchange.

The fact that the onion is a perennial plant puts it in a priority position for growing onion crops in vegetable growers. Observing the simple rules for care, there is no doubt in obtaining a guaranteed harvest of vitamin greens from early spring to late autumn, moreover, on an ongoing basis.