Step-by-step guide to replanting and caring for Batun onions in the fall
Batun onion is an unpretentious perennial plant that can grow and produce crops in the same place for 4-5 years. But experienced gardeners recommend annually rejuvenating plantings by dividing nests and planting children in a new place. This method of growing crops can significantly reduce the onion fly population on the site and cut off the first bunch of juicy and aromatic greens in April.
We have prepared for you a simple step-by-step instruction on transplanting a trampoline and further crop care in the spring.
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Why and when to transplant the spring onion in the fall
Onion - perennial plant. His grow to obtain juicy greens with a mild taste and light onion aroma.
Sowing of the trampoline is performed traditionally by seed method. The seedling method is considered one of the most reliable and reduces the risk of developing infectious diseases.
Increased frost resistance allows for podzimny sowing of a trampoline to obtain greenery in early spring.
The annual autumn transplant to a new place is performed in order to rejuvenate the plant and prevent the spread of the onion fly. In thickened plantings favorable conditions for the reproduction of the pest develop, which is quite difficult to get rid of. The time of the transplant is late August-early September.
Transplant technology
Transplanting a trampoline begins with the preparation of the site and seedlings. The plant transplant procedure itself is quite simple and does not require special knowledge and skills.
Preparatory work
Open field onions grow best after cabbage, tomatoes, peas, beans, squash, zucchini, eggplant, lupine, flax, oats. Not recommended grow culture after carrots, garlic and onions.
The selected area is dug up, loosened and, if necessary, the soil fertility is increased. Batun prefers breathable and nutritious soil with a neutral or slightly acidic reaction (pH = 6.5-7.5)... The ideal soil for culture is loam and sandy loam.
Heavy, clogged soil is loosened with sand - 3 kg per 1 sq. m. Wood ash (200 g per 1 sq. m.) normalizes the pH level and enriches the soil poor in nutrients.
Step-by-step instructions for transplanting
The onion plantation is inspected and strong and healthy nests are dug. Then they are divided into separate legs (children), which are used as seedlings.
Each stem is checked for the presence of onion fly larvae. Seedlings with reddish spots on white stems are discarded. Healthy planting material should be free of rotten and damaged areas, legs - white, without colored blotches.
The roots are cut by a quarter, the green feathers are cut in half to prevent moisture evaporation during rooting and adaptation in a new place.
Seating is performed in a tape manner, placing the planting material every 20-25 cm, observing a width of 40-45 cm between the rows.
On the prepared beds, recesses are made with a wooden peg and the seedlings are spread out in 1-2 pieces. in one hole. The legs are sprinkled with earth and compacted. The plot does not need to be watered.
Reference. The harvest of young onion after the autumn transplant is harvested in April.
Experienced summer residents advise using the bridge planting method - place the children tightly to each other and cover them with sawdust or earth mixed with humus 2: 1. The height of the embankment is 2-3 cm. Subject to the rules of agricultural technology, from 1 sq.m it is possible to collect about 15 kg of greenery.
Further care
After transplanting onions, no care procedures are needed in winter. In the spring, after the snow melts, the plant begins to forcefully distill young greenery.
Agricultural technology is aimed at thinning thickened plantings (if necessary), feeding with growth stimulants "Epin", "Zircon", watering, caring for the beds.
Basic rules for the care of the batun:
- Watering perform as needed. At first, melt water is enough for a young plant. Next, the gardener sets the watering regime based on weather conditions. The soil is spilled to a depth of 20 cm. In dry weather, the onion is watered every other day. The standard watering frequency is twice a week at the root.
- The beds are regularly loosened after rain and watering. Weed grasses are weeded as they grow, preventing rooting.
- As a top dressing use wood ash, which also protects the crop from insects. For watering the beds, a solution of mullein (1:10) or chicken droppings (1:15) is suitable. The ready-made complex fertilizers "Vegeta", "Agricola-O", "Effekton" are popular.
- The complex of care procedures includes disease prevention onion and the prevention of the spread of onion flies.
The plant is susceptible to downy mildew (downy mildew). Signs of the disease - gray-purple moldy bloom on greenery and growth retardation.
Often onion plantings are affected by rust. The disease manifests itself in the form of round spots of a rich yellow color. The presentation of the green feather is deteriorating, the leaf blades die off, the yield falls. For prevention and treatment, copper sulfate, "HOM", "Oxyhom", 1% solution of Bordeaux liquid are used. Landings are processed 2-3 times.
The onion becomes the subject of attacks of the onion leaf beetle. Both larvae and adults eat greens.
The onion weevil makes punctures and feeds on plant juices. The larvae gnaw through greens and feed on plant tissue.
Onion fly larvae eat the bulbs, while the green mass withers and turns yellow.
The onion lurker hibernates in uncleared weeds and in the upper soil layer. The pest climbs to the surface after the snow melts and destroys young greenery.
No toxic chemicals are used to treat the transplanted baton. Substances harmful to humans accumulate in feathers, causing further poisoning of the body.
The development of infectious diseases of the batun is easier to prevent than to deal with the consequences. Prevention is based on:
- compliance with crop rotation, irrigation and loosening regime;
- increasing soil fertility;
- timely harvesting of weeds, sick and dead plants;
- planting healthy seedlings (children);
- mulching the soil with peat, sawdust, agrofiber shelter.
Conclusion
Transplanting the onion in the fall is a great way to rejuvenate the plant and prevent the onion fly from spreading in the area. It is recommended to carry out an annual transplant to a new place by dividing the bush. The site for planting is prepared in advance: they loosen the soil, increase the level of fertility and normalize the pH.
It is preferable to plant a batun on a site where cabbage, zucchini, tomatoes, legumes were previously grown. Further care of the plantings provides for sufficient watering, loosening and weeding of the beds, feeding, preventing diseases and attacks of insect pests.