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Today, many gardeners and gardeners, when planting vegetables, often focus on the state of the moon. The lunar calendar was created long ago by our ancestors thanks to observations of seasonal changes and the influence of the heavenly body on the growth and development of plants.
Of course, the attitude towards this method is not unambiguous, but, probably, it does not hurt sometimes to see which numbers are the most favorable, for example, for planting onions before winter according to the lunar calendar. How to use it, what to pay attention to, we will try to figure it out together.
A few words about onions
Growing onions has been practiced since ancient times. It was then that people began to use the state of the moon to plant onions. Since then, the species and varietal diversity of this vegetable has expanded. Most often, preference is given to:
- onion;
- Bulgarian
- slime;
- leek;
- branched;
- courage;
- chives and other varieties.
As you can see, there are many types of onions, and all of them occupy a strong place in personal and summer cottages. Moreover, the sizes of the beds can be different: some gardeners grow a spicy vegetable for their own needs, others for sale.
If you decide to plant onions in the garden, you can use the lunar calendar. But first you need to find out which onion you will plant on the site. It is desirable to choose zoned winter onion varieties, depending on the climatic conditions of the region. The fact is that they are already designed for a certain period of maturation, storage features, the ability to resist diseases and pests.
The choice of onions for winter planting
Which variety is better
After you have figured out the days of planting vegetables in the fall according to the lunar calendar, you need to decide on the choice of variety. After all, not every bow is suitable for these purposes. Several varieties are considered the best varieties for winter plantings, but sharp ones are the most suitable:
- Centurion;
- Stuttgarter;
- Strigunovsky and some others.
These varieties, in fact, are suitable for all regions. It is the zoned varieties that are winter-hardy, less affected by diseases and pests.
Sevka size
If you are going to plant onions in the fall before winter according to the lunar calendar, choose the right planting material. Depending on its size, you can get either early greens or turnips in spring.
There are four groups of seeds according to their size:
- onions, the diameter of which is up to 1,5 cm;
- sevok up to 3 cm;
- bulbs more than 3 cm;
- onions are less than one centimeter, they are also called oatmeal.
Bulbs less than 1 cm and up to 1,5 cm are considered the most successful for planting before winter according to the lunar calendar to get an early full-fledged turnip. When planting, you need to adhere to a certain distance between sets.
And you can plant the rest of the bulbs before winter to get early vitamin greens. Planting material in this case is planted tightly to place as many green feathers as possible in the spring.
Deciding on deadlines
Gardeners who have been using the lunar calendar for more than one year understand that the dates indicated, for example, last year, are not suitable for 2017. Let’s look at the numbers:
- 2016 – September 30, October 3, 4, 13, November 24;
- 2017 – in October: 17, 23, 25, and in November – 2, 4, 11 and 15.
Let the difference in favorable days be small, but it still exists. And this means that the effect of the moon on plants will be different on the same dates in different years.
When to plant onions before winter in 2017, we found out. But on which days it is better not to start work:
- As a rule, experienced gardeners do not plant a crop on the full moon and new moon. It is believed that planted onions do not grow well, and, most importantly, the shelf life is sharply reduced.
- In addition, days should be set aside, even if they coincide with favorable ones according to the lunar calendar, with rain and wind.
Of course, one should not blindly follow the recommendations of the lunar calendar. Experienced gardeners who plant onions before winter are guided by the climatic features of their region, and the temperature in a particular autumn.
Agrotechnical events
So, you already know approximately what date you will go out into the garden to complete the upcoming work. Now you need to decide on the necessary measures:
- preparation of beds;
- disinfection of planting material (you selected it in advance);
- sowing;
- further care of the bow.
Site Selection
You can grow high-quality and healthy onions (environmentally friendly) on the beds prepared for sowing. Having chosen a number according to the lunar calendar, and focusing on weather conditions, we begin to prepare a place for winter onions. First of all, we look at what crops grew on it this and last summer.
The fact is that among cultivated plants, onion varieties have friends and antagonists. In the second case, you can not count on a good harvest, despite the correct agrotechnical measures and taking into account the influence of the moon. Antagonists suck out all the necessary micro and macro elements from the topsoil, which are difficult to replenish even with mineral fertilizers before sowing onions.
So, with what cultures onions are “friendly”:
- with cucumbers, beets and carrots;
- rapeseed, mustard and radish;
- salads and strawberries;
- corn and all varieties of cabbage.
Planting onions in the fall before winter and in the spring after the following crops leads to empty work: you just bury seedlings, money and your labor in the ground. Of course, green feathers will grow, but a full-fledged bulb is unlikely. You should not make beds in the place where they grew:
- parsley, potatoes and celery;
- alfalfa and red clover.
Some gardeners are wondering if it is possible to plant winter onions before winter in a garden bed from which they removed the same crop that grew up in summer. The answer is unequivocal – in no case, even after a batun, a slime or shallots. The ridges where garlic grew were no exception. Even after disinfection, pests and spores of onion diseases can remain in the soil, which will destroy the future crop.
So, the place for the ridges has been chosen, now they need:
- Dig, fertilize and shed. Abundant watering is not required, otherwise the onion will have time not only to take root, but also to release feathers, and this should not be allowed. For winter planting of onions, the ridges need to be raised to a height of about 20 cm from the soil level.
- In addition, the soil must be disinfected from diseases and pests. To do this, you can shed a thick solution of potassium permanganate or copper sulfate. You can sprinkle tobacco dust on the rows. In addition to the above activities, do not forget to add wood ash to the onion beds, rich in essential nutrients.
- Since it is impossible to plant sevka before winter on the day of digging, because the earth must be “infused” for at least two days, you need to know the date of work. Here again, the lunar calendar will come to the rescue.
Ready sevok
To start preparing onions for sowing, you need to know exactly when to start work. Gardeners with experience are guided by the lunar calendar and forecasts of weather forecasters.
In autumn, planting material, unlike spring, is not soaked for several hours in disinfecting compounds: in salt water, in potassium permanganate or tar solution (1 tablespoon of the drug per 5 liter of water). We keep the sets for no more than XNUMX minutes in each composition, then dry thoroughly: the onion must go to the garden bed dry, otherwise it will have time to germinate before frost and die in winter.
It is clear that such work is carried out for the day of landing. As you can see, it is necessary to know the date of work with the bow according to the lunar calendar (if you are guided by it) in advance.
Rules of landing
When the bed is leveled, spilled and disinfected, you can start cutting grooves of the desired depth. The future harvest depends on the depth and distance of the planted bulbs.
The depth of the furrow in spring and autumn is very different. When planting in the spring, the bulbs are not sprinkled with a thick layer of earth, the tops should peek out a little. But planting onions before winter, including according to the lunar calendar, involves a deep furrow so that the sevok does not freeze.
When sowing onions before winter on a turnip, rows are made in increments of 20-25 cm, and between sets at least 6-10 cm. Everything will depend on the variety. Planting of winter onions is carried out to a depth of about 5-6 cm. Otherwise, the planting material will freeze.
Having laid out the onions in rows, you need to sprinkle them with earth and lightly tamp the earth so that the seed sets adhere to the ground. It is not recommended to water the beds before winter after planting.
When night temperatures begin to drop to -4-5 degrees, winter onion plantings are mulched with any material at hand.
Planting onions before winter:
Conclusion
The use of lunar calendar data in practice gives a good result for planting onions before winter. Especially if the gardener is a beginner, it is difficult for him to navigate according to weather conditions, and knowing the approximate date of work in the fall helps to cope with his own insecurities and get an onion crop with minimal losses.