Schnitt-onion

In the crop market, one of the priority places is occupied by such a herbaceous plant as chives. Judging by the name, it is not difficult to guess that it belongs to the onion family. Recognition among consumers took a long time, because of the properties and unpretentious care. He has many names. For example, in Siberia – chives or rezun, in Italy and Portugal – just “English onions”, and in the northern regions of the Russian Federation – chives. In other countries – winter bush onions, and on the territory of Ukraine – “trimbulka” (restaurant) or skoroda. In addition to these names, each nationality calls it in local dialects, khali, sogan, sokh.

It is also interesting that in German “schnittzwiebel” means cutting onions, or more precisely, greens, since the nutrients (minerals, amino acids) and vitamins of the plant are concentrated in the feather (tubular hollow thin leaves).

General information about the plant

Allium Schoenoprasum (Latin) – chives – perennial, resistant to frost, moisture-loving. It is grown in the same area for five to six years. In nature, there are two subspecies of the rezun:

• alpine (Russian or European) with bushes in which two hundred branches, unlike the other subspecies, the feather is small, rapidly growing;
• Siberian, bush (150-170 branches), but the leaves are frost-resistant and large, grow up to 40 cm in length.

Chives have a well-developed fibrous root system, with each individual shoot having its own rhizome. The roots go deep into the soil by thirty centimeters, rarely by eighty, intertwining with each other and the roots of other plants (as a result, sod is formed). In July, the roots begin to gradually recover, and the old ones die off at the time the young ones appear.

Feathers (leaves) of chives, depending on the variety, are either light green or dark green in color. The length of the pen reaches from 30 cm to 40 cm. Pinnate leaves are bitter-sharp in taste, with an onion aroma. The plant in its composition contains fourteen vitamins, as well as proteins, carbohydrates and fats.

At the time of the flowering of the plant, which falls in the month of May, the beds planted with koroda look like lace (due to inflorescences). They play with soft bright colors, from white and pink, and ending with lilac. Therefore, gardeners plant chives to decorate a plot of a private house or cottage ^[1].

Area of ​​distribution

The homeland of chives is considered to be the northern regions of China and Mongolia, Siberia (eastern part). In the wild, it is found in India, Asia (Central), North America and Europe.

Chives quickly adapt to their habitat. And if you take into account the fact that it does not require special care, then you can grow it almost anywhere. Ideal for growing in temperate climates.

Growing a plant in areas prone to drought requires constant watering.

In order for chives to constantly produce young greens, gardeners and gardeners are advised to regularly cut the feather while it is young and full of vitamin. Otherwise, the old leaves lose their qualities. ^[1].

A variety of onion noodles

In nature, chives have many varieties, depending on the habitat. Common varieties are shown in the table below. ^[1].

Growing chives

According to gardeners and gardeners, the process of growing chives is not laborious, as it is undemanding to care for. However, the rezun is grown in the shaded part of the garden, but at the same time it has a sufficient degree of illumination for the development of the plant.

Chives propagate in three ways, seedlings in the ground, vegetatively and seeds. If you want to achieve a 1,5% skoroda yield, then you should prepare the soil for planting and perform preliminary work. In autumn, the dug up soil is fertilized with humus or mineral fertilizers. With the advent of spring, it is dried and watered abundantly. Using a marker, shallow grooves are made, the depth of which is XNUMX cm. There should be a distance of thirty centimeters between rows, and twenty between bushes. In early spring, prepared seeds of chives are sown (soaked) in furrows. For germination, the soil is covered with a film or agrofiber.

Growing seedlings of chives will not take much work, for this you need:

• special containers (cups, boxes);
• chernozem (cells for seedlings are filled);
• sufficient watering;
• seeds (sown in containers on the surface of the soil, sprinkled);
• arrange the finished cells on the windowsill.

Transplant seedlings to the garden in the spring. With regular watering get an early harvest. It is recommended to plant 2-3 plants in each hole.

In the way that the seeds are germinated (described above), the chisel is grown at home on the windowsill. Thus, you will always have green chives on the table and an excellent supply of vitamins in the body when you use it. ^[1].

Useful Properties

The health benefits and harms of eating skoroda will depend on its amount in the daily menu.

Thanks to the vitamins contained in chives, we can say unequivocally that the benefits of its use are great:

• saturation of the body with vitamins, amino acids necessary for life;
• develops and strengthens the immune system;
• normalizes metabolism in the body;
• prevents the occurrence of atherosclerosis;
• favorably affects the work of the circulatory system;
• treatment of hemorrhoids (plant juice);
• contributes to the proper development of the fetus of pregnant women.

However, with certain chronic diseases (tachycardia, hypertension, stomach ulcers, pancreatitis, liver disease), in order not to harm health, chives are consumed in limited quantities. If nausea, heartburn or allergies occur, you must immediately stop eating the product. After that, empty the stomach. Take antihistamines and adsorbents (activated carbon, polysorb). At subsequent use, control the daily dosage.

Chives are used in cooking: for making salads, sauces, seasonings and gravy, as well as sandwiches and other dishes. If the smell of onion is not desirable, it is soaked in a marinade: vinegar with water in a ratio of 1: 2 with the addition of sugar and salt (to taste).

There are many recipes in folk medicine using the root crop (for pressure, cough, worms and other ailments).

The plant has also found wide application in cosmetology. Chives are part of face masks that prevent skin aging. Chives-based tinctures are an ideal option to get rid of age-related acne, an unwanted rash on the face. Masks and decoctions strengthen hair and get rid of dandruff.

In addition, chives, thanks to their flowers, are even used in floristry, when making bouquets. ^{[2] [3]}.

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