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Today, many gardeners prefer to grow onions on their plots. This will allow you to get a safe vitamin vegetable without harmful substances. After all, chemicals are rarely used in their garden. Onion Bessonovsky local is an old variety that still does not lose popularity today, its yield is always stable, and it is easy to care for it.
Full bulbs of the Bessonovsky variety can be obtained in one season from seeds
History of origin
The history of the bow goes back to the 19th century. This variety was grown by the peasants of the Penza province on small plots. Then the culture spread further across Our Country. Onion Bessonovsky was also grown in the Soviet Union, part of the crop received by collective farms and state farms was exported.
They do not refuse the variety today, despite the fact that there are modern domestic and Dutch options. After all, a proven culture never fails, it is accustomed to the climate.
Description and characteristics of onion varieties Bessonovsky
The onion variety Bessonovsky belongs to an early ripe culture. It will be possible to grow it almost throughout Our Country. Everywhere shows good yields. Culture can be distinguished by appearance and taste properties.
Appearance
Early ripe onion Bessonovsky has a flat-round shape. Surface scales of a golden-bronze or rich yellow color. They fit tightly, forming several layers, so the snow-white flesh is well protected. Each bulb weighs 40-60 g on average.
Ripening time and yield
Onion Bessonovsky is an early ripening variety. Tolerates a short dry period. With regards to nesting, it is average. From 1 sq. m with good care get about 1,5 kg of bulbs.
Disease resistance
If we compare the Bessonovsky variety with other varieties of culture, then it has a relative resistance to diseases. Although, due to low immunity, it is not always possible to avoid powdery mildew and root rot due to damage caused by onion fly larvae. Of the pests, gardeners most often note a moth, a nematode, a bear, a growth fly.
There are some folk remedies with which you can get rid of diseases and pests of the Bessonovsky onion:
- Scald 1 liter of celandine with boiling water and add a bucket to 8 liters. A day later, the infusion is filtered and the plants are sprayed from moths and scoops.
- Tomato tops will help with the invasion of the onion moth. You need to insist the tops for five hours, then cook for three hours over low heat. After straining, pour in three times more water than the infusion, and spray the plantings, not only the plants themselves, but also the soil.
- So that the bulbs are not affected by the nematode, crop rotation must be observed. It is better to change the place for planting Bessonovsky onions every year. You can return to the old garden in three years.
- In a damp, dank summer, downy mildew can harm plants. As soon as brown leaves appear, the ridges should be treated with Bordeaux liquid or polycarbocin.
The cut point on the turnip does not darken in the air
Composition and Properties
Onion Bessonovsky is popular due to its composition. The white pulp contains a lot of phytoncides, vitamins of groups B, C, E, A, as well as a large amount of carbohydrates. The bulbs of the variety are rich in potassium and iron, calcium and magnesium, zinc and copper, iodine and other trace elements.
Onion Bessonovsky does not have special juiciness, but the sharp and spicy taste makes the variety popular. After harvesting, drying, the bulbs can be stored almost until the next harvest. At the same time, they remain just as tasty, without losing their presentation.
Application
Due to its properties and taste, this variety has a wide culinary use. It can be consumed not only fresh, but also added to salads, marinades. Canned cucumbers and tomatoes with Bessonovsky onions acquire a special aroma and piquancy.
Advantages and disadvantages
When it comes to garden crops, one cannot help but talk about the advantages and disadvantages. It is on them that gardeners pay attention when choosing a variety for their site.
Among the advantages of vegetable growers are the following indicators:
- early ripening of the crop;
- simple and unpretentious care;
- a good indicator of productivity;
- piquant, medium-sharp taste;
- the onion tolerates transportation over any distance perfectly, since it has a good “coverage”;
- long-term storage of bulbs for nine months.
Among the shortcomings, gardeners note low immunity and average resistance to certain diseases.
Features of landing
Onion Bessonovsky, like many other varieties of onions, can be grown in many ways:
- through seedlings;
- seeds;
- sevkom.
The seedling method is more time-consuming, and sowing with seeds is the cheapest. But if onion sets of the Bessonovsky local variety are grown from seeds, then it will also not be unprofitable for the budget. But in any case, a vegetable from your garden is much tastier. The main thing is that it does not contain any harmful substances, because most gardeners do not use chemicals on the site.
Growing onion Bessonovsky from seeds
Growing onions from seeds is the cheapest and easiest way to get a full crop. For sowing, you will need high-quality planting material, which is called nigella. You need to buy seeds from trusted suppliers or get them yourself at home.
Although green onion needles are frost-resistant, you should not rush into sowing, you can do it only after setting positive temperatures.
On a dug up and well-fertilized bed, grooves are made 2-3 cm deep at a distance of 15-20 cm. Seeds are placed in 1,5 cm increments. Sprinkled with loose soil. Until shoots appear, you need to water the bed between the grooves.
Planting sevka
It is easy to get a harvest from a set of onion varieties Bessonovsky. It does not have to be planted, as in seed beds. But it is not recommended to plant sevok of this variety before winter: the onions will simply freeze.
Heads are planted on fertilized ridges to a depth of 4 cm, the distance between rows should be at least 25-30 cm.
Care instructions
Onion Bessonovsky local has weak immunity. Therefore, the main task of gardeners is to protect plantings from diseases and pests. The fight should begin even before sowing seeds or planting sevka. The soil is recommended to be watered with copper sulfate or potassium permanganate.
Watering should be treated with caution if the summer is rainy. To slightly dry the soil in the garden, it must be constantly loosened. At the same time, weeds should be dealt with as breeding grounds for diseases and pests.
When growing local Bessonovsky onions from seeds or sets, it is necessary to carry out 2-3 feedings per season. If gardeners have a negative attitude towards mineral fertilizers, then at the first stage the culture should be fertilized with a solution of ammonia, mullein or chicken manure. This top dressing must be repeated after 4-5 weeks.
It is useful to mulch ridges with onion varieties Bessonovsky to prevent the formation of a crust on the soil
Two weeks before harvest, watering should be stopped. If it is raining at this time, then, if possible, the ridges can be covered. Bulbs of the Bessonovsky variety are harvested in sunny weather. The dug up crop needs to be held a little in the sun so that the earth dries out, and then put away in a ventilated room. In winter, onions are stored in the dark. Variety Bessonovsky lies perfectly in the kitchen cabinet on the bottom shelf.
Conclusion
Bow Bessonovsky is highly valued not only in private farmsteads. He is not going to refuse him and farmers who allocate large areas for this variety. All because the harvest is stable. Farmers are also attracted by the possibility of long-term storage of bulbs and transportation without loss of quality and presentation.
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