In July, many vegetable growers practice planting onions on a feather in order to eat young greens in early autumn, and not tough arrows. Such landings can be carried out until July 28. During this period of time, the onions planted in spring are already shooting arrows, so it's time to plant the sets on a feather.

Conditions for planting onions in July

To get fresh green onions in the fall, in the middle of summer, plant sevok, nigella and onion. When choosing a variety, you need to pay attention to the area of ​​its growth. Many summer residents plant onions grown from sets. Any onion can be planted to get greens, but it is advisable to choose multi-primordial varieties for these purposes, so that 3-4 primordia grow from them. When choosing planting material, you should pay attention to the fact that the bulbs are healthy and intact, and their mass should be 50 grams.

July is considered the hottest summer month, therefore, after planting the onion head, it must be watered, not forgetting about periodic feeding. This culture is not capricious in its care, and even a novice summer resident can grow a green onion.

The correct choice of variety

The main attribute of a good harvest is the choice of onions for planting. You can get tender greens in October by planting the Bessonovsky variety. It is the most unpretentious and has long been cultivated in central and southern Russia. Bessonovsky onion belongs to early maturing crops. Its feather reaches 50 cm, and each head gives at least 10 shoots. This variety is resistant to disease, but suffers most from powdery mildew.

An excellent choice for summer plantings is Arzamas onion, which has a good yield. It gives 2-3 rudiments, which are not afraid of a sharp drop in temperature. Its leaves have a delicate structure and slight pungency.

The improved Rostov local onion is an early ripening variety that forms a nest of 3-5 heads. It grows well, does not react to cold and disease. The plant is distinguished by a sharp taste of green mass and long-term storage of bulbs.

Spicy pungent flavor

The onion is popularly called Tatar. It has even greenery, which can be cut 3 times during the entire growing season. The batun has a mild taste and crisp juicy feathers. Its greens remain fresh for a long period of time. If you plant in July the early ripe variety Voskhod, which is a variety of batun, then in the event of a cold autumn, it will be able to withstand temperature extremes. One bush of this variety is capable of producing 35 green arrows, and more than 15 kg of fresh greens are harvested from a square meter of its plantings.

The Baron variety from the batuna onion family fully forms its bushes in a month. Its stems grow over 50 cm in length, and the sharp taste of this onion has long been loved by summer residents. Having planted such a culture on your site in the summer, you can not only enjoy the juicy greens, but also prepare it for the winter. Baron's green mass is widely used for freezing and home canning.

Expert recommendations

To improve the growth of feathers, you need to hold the bulb at a temperature of + 35 degrees before planting. Then it is moistened and left for 3 days on a damp cloth, after which it is planted in the ground.

For forcing onions on a feather, the bridge method is well suited. It consists of planting onions in furrows tightly to each other. When choosing onions for greens, you need to focus on the species that give a stable harvest of juicy greens that are pleasant to the taste.After all, there are varieties with a bitter and tasteless feather.

Onion greens are grown everywhere, since this culture is not only tasty, but also healthy for humans.