Growing Onions
Have you ever thought about planting onions on your own backyard? The application of this plant in both the kitchen and medicine is wide. There’s no wonder that a lot of people are planting it.
You may be happy to know that onions are very strong plants. They can survive in almost any kind of weather and in almost any kind of soil. They can withstand frost. They can live in soil types such as sandy loams to heavy clays. There are also many ways to plant an onion.
Whichever way you plant your onion, before you plant it, you must always prepare the soil first. Since this plant has strong survival capabilities, planting it is much easier compared to a lot of other plants.
There are a couple of things that you need to do in preparing the soil. First, you need to find a spot where you want and can plant onions. You should know that it prefers a slightly acidic soil. You can use a pH meter to identify the acidity of the soil. A pH level of 5.5 to 6.5 is just about right. Next, dig in some compost at least 1 week before planting. Afterwards, you have to tread on the soil in order to make it firm.
There are 3 ways in which you can plant onions. The first option is planting it from a seed. The second option is to plant it from sets. And the third method is planting it using partly grown onion bulbs. If you plant the onion using a seed, you have to sow them with a distance of around 1 inch in between each seed. However if you are using sets, you need to leave around 10 centimeters of space in between each set.
In indentifying if the onion plants are ready for harvest, you won’t be able to rely on the size of the bulb since it is underground. You can check the size of the shoots. If it is already around 20 to 30 centimeters in height, that will be the signal that you can harvest your onion plants.
Elroy Tyner – About the Author: The author is a nutritionist and is currently working for a non-profit health care corporation. For more information about the topic, visit the following link: Onion Recipes
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