The secret of planting onions in winter

There are two groups of gardeners. One group prefers plating in the fall and the other one in the spring. If you plant in autumn, you will have an earlier harvest, which will make your life easier the spring, because we all know that there is plenty of work to be done in spring. On the other hand, there are frequent rains in autumn and too wet soil can cause onion to catch mould and destroy you early harvest…

Measures against mould

You can use special preparations to presoak onions to make them more resistant to fungi and pests and yes, it is highly recommended. But if you want to be friendly to the environment you can make your own solution and save some money in the process. Further, this solution adds an important nutrient to onions – iron, which improves the absorption of some other nutrients from the soil, especially nitrogen.

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Homemade remedy

So, if you want have a beautiful and early harvest and want to do autumn sowing, soak onions in the following solution. Easily preparable at home. You can purchase all raw materials in garden supply stores. Get rid of any damaged or peeled onions, including those that have already sprouted. These have no chance of success. Put onions in a large non-metallic bowl and soak them in our solution. Here are the recipes designed for 1 kg of onions.

Ferrous sulphate solution

Mix 1 litre of warm water and 1 tablespoon of ferrous sulphate and pour this mixture into a bowl with onions. Cover with a lid or bag. Covering is not necessary, but the smell may be unbearable for many people… Let it soak for an hour and then rinse onions under running water.

Birch bark tar solution

Mix 1 tablespoon of birch tar and 2 tablespoons of liquid soap with 1 litre of water – room temperature water. Pour this solution in the bowl with onions and leave covered for about 2 hours. When done, drain, but do not rinse. Let onions dry and plant as usual (to a depth of 8 to 10 cm and about 20 cm apart).

Source: https://prosvet.cz/trik-pro-podzimni-vysadbu-cibule-uz-zadna-plisen/

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