How to grow onions at home in winter on a windowsill?

In winter, you will not surprise anyone with jars of bulbs on the windowsills in apartments. In the season when there is so little sun, fresh greenery on the windows pleases the eye. And finely chopped green onions add attractiveness and spice to the dishes.

How to grow green onions on a windowsill in winter

Features

Chives have been cultivated as an agricultural crop since the fourth millennium BC. During this period, all possible ways of its cultivation have been studied. Even from school, it is known that it is very easy to get a crop at home.

Kitchen garden on the windowsill

On a note! Using traditional methods, you can get a harvest of green onions at home either by planting the bulbs in the ground or in a container with water.

Each of these methods has its own pros and cons. But the hostess has her own secret for getting the best harvest. This has spawned many unusual new ways.

Home garden in winter

The benefits of green onions

Green onions

1. It contains a large amount of vitamins. It contains vitamins A, B, PP. It is especially worth noting the presence of an important vitamin C, which enhances the body's defenses during the cold period, which helps to effectively fight viral diseases.
2. Green onions also include elements necessary for human life. These include potassium, magnesium, nitrogen, iron, phosphorus, calcium, zinc. Phosphorus and calcium are needed to maintain normal bones and teeth. The heart needs potassium, which helps the normal functioning of the myocardium. Zinc is useful for restoring immunity. It also helps to strengthen nails and hair, maintaining their beauty.
3. There is also a substance quercetin. It prevents the development of tumor diseases and is an antioxidant, that is, it fights the aging process of the body.
4. Finally, onions produce chlorophyll, the beneficial properties of which are to participate in the formation of blood. Another useful function of chlorophyll is to fight off harmful bacteria.

The benefits of green onions

Growing green onions at home

Cultivation methods on the windowsill

1. Hydroponics - this mysterious term is called the usual and familiar to everyone growing green onion feathers from a bulb in a container with water.
2. An alternative to growing in water is planting the bulbs in a container with soil... This method is more complicated, but the harvest will turn out to be more solid and with better nutritional properties.
3. A new version of the previous method, invented by resourceful housewives, is the so-called onion cactus... It is a five-liter plastic bottle in which bulbs are laid between layers of soil.Green feathers sprout from pre-drilled holes on the sides of the jar.
4. Turning the windowsill into a conveyor for growing green onions will help hydroponic plant... It helps to accelerate growth, and thereby increase yields.

Sprouting onions in water

Onions in an egg tray

Rules for growing green onions in water

To get green onion arrows in winter, it is not at all necessary to prepare pots or boxes of soil. Most often they do it easier, using a simple jar of water as a container for the onion. In addition to the obvious advantage of the method, which is its simplicity, there is another plus - the absence of dirt on the windowsill.

Always have fresh green onions at hand

Cooking the onions

To get good arrows of green onions, you will need to select the bulbs that are not damaged. Heads that are slightly smaller than average are best, with a cross-sectional diameter of about 4 cm. The tops of the bulbs must be cut off so that they do not interfere with the young sprouts breaking through. Then the heads are placed in heated water or potassium permanganate solution. Ash can be used instead of potassium permanganate. After 20 minutes, they are transferred to cool water. Before planting the bulbs, the husks are removed from them.

Preparing the bulbs for planting

Planting Preparation - Trimming the Top

Containers for growing in water

The most suitable containers for these purposes are all kinds of cans, cups or bottles. The main requirement is a neck of sufficient width for the bulb to hold. The container is filled with water to the top so that the bottom of the bulb is slightly immersed in it (water). It is not recommended to immerse the bulb strongly in water in order to avoid rotting of the lower part. Until the roots appear, you will have to make sure that the bottom of the head touches the water, and top up if necessary.

Growing green onions on a windowsill in a juice container

For sprouting onions, not only glass containers are suitable. You can use transparent food containers. They must be covered with a piece of cardboard of sufficient density to support the weight of the bulbs. You will need to make holes for the bow heads in this cardboard. The container is also filled with water, and the bulbs are planted in the cardboard box. In this case, the same rule for shallow immersion of the bulb in water is observed as when planting in a jar.

Green onions in a plastic food container

On a note! In addition, a simple plate can also be adapted for forcing onions. Its bottom must be filled with water. The bulbs are placed tightly and vertically so that neighboring heads serve as a support for them. It is advisable not to allow the onion to sink in water by more than 25%.

When growing green onions in this way, it can take almost half a month from planting to obtaining long feathers. To speed up the process, you can add mineral fertilizing to the water.

Growing green onions in a plastic bottle

Fertilizer amount per liter of water

1. Two teaspoons of a mineral complex.
2. Superphosphate: 2 g, ammonium nitrate: 1.5 g, potassium chloride: 1.5 g.
3. Wood ash: 5 g.

Important! Top dressing should be added when roots begin to grow and greenery sprouts.

Fertilizers are applied during watering

To get a harvest of green onions from a jar of water, it is recommended to adhere to simple principles:

• the container in which the arrows will be grown must be pre-treated with a weak composition of potassium permanganate;
• you need to moisten only the very bottom of the onion head, avoiding deep immersion in water in order to avoid decay;
• until the roots appear, it is advisable to place containers with onions for forcing greens away from heat sources;
• in the same period, the water should be renewed 2 times a day. After the arrows begin to grow, this action must be performed only once a day. If top dressing is introduced into the water, then the first should be replaced no more than 1 time in 7 days;
• it is advisable to periodically rinse the roots under running water. The container also needs to be rinsed when changing moisture;
• you can prevent onion decay if you take it out of the water from time to time and leave it in the air for 3 hours;
• in order to always have fresh onion shoots on the table, you need to put new bulbs for germination on the windowsill every 14 days.

Green onions on the windowsill - the benefits and subtleties of growing

Another way to grow in water

Rules for growing green onions in the ground

For forcing onion arrows with the placement of planting material in the ground, the following measures are required:

• selection of suitable onion heads;
• preparation of containers for growing - all kinds of containers and boxes, the height of which is more than 7 cm;
• planting onion seedlings in the soil with which the container is filled;
• installation of the container on the windowsill.

Landing in the ground

How to grow green onions on a windowsill

The method of germinating onion feathers in a container with soil differs from the uncomplicated method with planting in water.

1. First you need to properly prepare the ground. A universal soil is suitable for bulbs. You can prepare a substrate from sand mixed with expanded clay or gravel. In this case, the mixture must be doused with a heated solution of potassium permanganate, and then rinsed with water.

   Soil preparation

2. The next step is to fill the container with soil or substrate. In the first case, it is enough to pour a 4-cm layer, and in the second, you need to leave 1 cm above the level of the substrate for water.
3. Planting material is prepared in the same way as when landing in water. All husks are removed from the onion, the upper part is cut off and placed in water heated to + 40 ° C. The container with the bulbs in the water is placed on the battery or next to it so that the shoots hatch faster.
4. The seedlings are set in the ground so that they touch on their sides. This allows them to be held upright by relying on their neighbors. It is not recommended to deepen the bulbs by more than a third into the ground. There should be enough room in the soil for normal root development.
5. The seedlings must be kept warm for the first week after planting. It is undesirable to allow the temperature in this place to drop below + 25 ° C. When green arrows begin to appear, the bow can be placed on the windowsill.

Photo of onions on the windowsill

Lighting and temperature

Green onions love the sun's rays, but cannot stand the heat. Onion seedlings will thrive on well-lit windowsills when the windows face south, southeast or southwest.

Important! If it is not possible to put containers on the sunny side, then it is recommended to install phytolamps above them for additional light.

The success of green onion cultivation also depends on the indoor temperature. It is not recommended to place seedlings in a hot room where the air is heated above + 20 ° C.

For growing, window sills that face south, southeast or southwest are suitable.

Watering and fertilizing

For watering the bulbs, running water at room temperature is suitable. Water must first be defended. Water enough once every 48 hours to avoid flooding the roots. Excess moisture can lead to decay of the root system. Drying of the soil is also undesirable for the plant.

Onion seedlings do not need fertilization. But a little feeding can still improve the development of green shoots. To do this, the seedlings are watered with a solution of 5 g of ash per liter of water.

Growing green onions in water. How to grow onions on a windowsill

Additional recommendations

You should not rush to collect the first green shoots. Otherwise, the development of the plant may be slowed down. For the first time, it is advisable to trim onion feathers no earlier than 3 weeks later. The arrows in the middle do not need to be touched. The green onions are harvested by cutting off the side feathers.

The constant collection of green onions throughout the winter will ensure that new batches of seedlings are planted in separate containers every 2 weeks. The arrows of the onion will grow evenly if you expose each side of the container to the light in turn.

Growing onions for greens in winter at home

Step-by-step instructions for growing "onion cactus"

A new original way of forcing green onions - an invention of resourceful housewives. It allows you to free up space on the windowsill for other needs, as well as decorate the kitchen interior with the help of such "exotic".

You can grow a green onion for the winter table yourself in your apartment

You can not cut off the top of the bottle, then small bulbs will be needed for planting.

You will need bulbs, a 5 liter plastic bottle, a sharp hole punching tool, and all-purpose primer.

Preparing everything you need

Table. Step by step guide to planting.

Step 1	A plastic bottle and a tool for cutting circles are taken (here is a heated self-tapping screw, which must be held with pliers).
Step 2	3-cm round holes are cut in the container.
Step 3	The first layer of soil is poured into the container up to the holes. The bulbs are laid so that their tops go out into the holes, and the roots go deep into the jar.
Step 4	A new layer of soil is sprinkled on top. Steps 3 and 4 are repeated until complete.
Step 5	Several onion seedlings are planted vertically on the surface.

The bulb arrangement should be placed on a well-lit windowsill. In order for the arrows of greenery to grow evenly, it is recommended to periodically expose different sides of the container to the sun. The rules for watering and feeding should be the same as in the general case of planting bulbs in the ground. It is only necessary to ensure that the soil does not erode.

Green onions can also be grown in water

Hydroponic plant

For those who like to feast on a green onion from the garden on the windowsill in winter, special devices have been invented. They work hydroponically.

Hydroponic bed "Onion Happiness", a device for growing green onions

The box is filled with water, the bulbs are seated on top of the holes so that their lower surface hardly comes into contact with water. A special compressor forms a moisture suspension inside the container. Thus, the likelihood of root decay is excluded. It is noticed that with this method, the arrows of the bow grow much faster.

Growing green onions is not only healthy, but also convenient.

Video - Growing green onions in a package

"Onion from seven ailments" - this phrase must have been heard by every person. Knowing how to grow green onions on a windowsill, you can provide households with a healthy product that is so necessary in winter. Green feathers are rich in vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytoncides that can ward off colds. A home onion bed is a tempting idea.

Forcing methods

It is very easy to get a rich harvest of greenery in winter. There are two main techniques for forcing a feather:

• forcing onions in the substrate - involves planting the bulbs in the ground;
• forcing onions in water - the bottom of the onion head is placed in a container with water.

Indoor gardening lovers have improved their techniques by thinking of cultivating onions in plastic bottles and special hydroponic installations.

Advice

Get your toddler involved in green cultivation. Such an interesting activity will delight, and the harvested crop will become a source of pride for the crumbs.

Planting material

Vegetable crops are propagated by seed and vegetative methods. On the windowsill, stinging sprouts are obtained using various planting material:

• seeds (nigella);
• seeding of a large fraction (samples);
• small onion heads with a diameter of 4 cm.

Since seedlings are usually grown from seeds and the process takes a long time, nigella is used extremely rarely for obtaining green onions.Onion sets are ideal for forcing in the substrate. Sevka bulbs are less susceptible to spoilage, and greens can be removed along with the root crop.

Small onions can be distilled in any way. With proper care, the green onion crop is produced for about two months, after which the bulb depletes and dies.

Rules for the selection and preliminary preparation of planting material:

• select heads of the same size;
• when using turnips, it is better to take material with small seedlings;
• wash the bulbs with warm water;
• remove the top layer of integumentary scales;
• conduct a thorough examination of the onions for damage, areas of decay, pest activity;
• if there are no sprouts on the turnips, cut off 1.5 cm of the crown;
• soak the planting material in a light pink solution of potassium permanganate;
• place a container with bulbs for a day in a dark corner near the heater.

Such processing will awaken the bulbs, activate growth. A solution of potassium permanganate will destroy pathogens and extend the useful life of the planting material.

Forcing in the substrate

To harvest healthy greens using this method, you will need:

• prepared planting material;
• container for planting;
• suitable substrate;
• drainage.

Industrial enterprises cultivate greens in greenhouses with special equipment. Such a greenhouse is equipped with ridges, lighting, irrigation systems, and heating. The task of the indoor gardener is to recreate favorable conditions for the cultivation of green onions.

You don't have to worry about heating, because the batteries are on in winter. It is important to maintain a temperature background of 15-18 ⁰C for the normal development of greenery. You also don't have to worry about a room-scale irrigation system.

As for the selection of a container for planting a crop, here the gardener has relative freedom of choice. Onions on a feather can be grown in any container:

• a flower pot of a suitable size;
• plastic box for seedlings;
• a cut-off bottom from a plastic bottle;
• "Tetra pake" for food products - milk, juice, sour cream.

Be sure to make drainage holes to drain fluid, normal respiration of the roots. The height of the pots must be at least 10 cm.

Purchased soil, which includes vermicompost, is suitable for cultivation. You can use a sandy substrate for succulents. A mixture of fertile garden soil and sand is also suitable.

Advice

To prevent the development of pathogenic microorganisms, pour the garden soil with a hot solution of potassium permanganate or steam it.

The lack of light in winter adversely affects the quality of the product. So that the feathers do not grow too thin, they resort to additional lighting. Use a special phytolamp or cold glow illuminators (fluorescent, diode).

How to plant onions?

Instructions for planting onions and sets:

1. pour drainage into the bottom of the pot with a layer of 3 cm;
2. pour a layer of soil on top of the drainage, not reaching the edge of the container 3-4 cm;
3. moisten the ground with warm water;
4. set the onions tightly to each other with their bottoms on the substrate layer. Planting material should not be pressed in, as this will slow down the growth of roots;
5. add the required amount of soil - two-thirds of the head should be above the surface of the substrate;
6. when planting the seed of the bulb, deepen it by 2 cm;
7. water the garden bed.

Take your time to put the bow on the window. The heads need to root in order to cast feathers. Let the pot stand in a dark, warm place for several days. When green sprouts appear, it's time to move the pots under the lamp, and lower the temperature to 15-18 ⁰C.

Room garden care

The first crop of green onions can be harvested 2-3 weeks after sprouting. During this time, the shoots will stretch 15-20 cm.

Caring for a room bed does not take much time.

• Water the soil every 3-4 days, trying to avoid getting water on the heads.
• Supplement the onions so that the daylight hours are at least 15-16 hours.
• Remember that feathers feed on juicy scales, so they don't need feeding.
• Spraying occasionally will make the green onions juicier.
• Cut off the outermost feathers first, otherwise the forcing of new foliage will stop.

To make a vertical bed, use a 3-5 liter plastic bottle. Cut off the top of the bottle. Cut out circles in the sides of such a diameter that a third of the head sticks out of them when planting. Cut the holes in tiers at a distance of 4-5 cm from each other.

For planting, fill in the drainage, and on top of it - a layer of soil. The soil should reach the bottom edge of the tier from the circles. Arrange the onions in a circle, pushing the tops into the holes. Fill in a layer of substrate up to the edge of the next tier. Fill the container layer by layer. This design will save space on the windowsill.

Advice

To get a real conveyor, form a new bed every week and a half.

Distillation in water

To grow feathers in this way, it is enough to place the prepared planting material in the bottom of the water. Do not completely dip the entire head, otherwise it will certainly rot from excess moisture.

Suitable containers for distillation:

• Plastic container;
• baby food jars;
• glass beaker.

Use only settled water, and the addition of an activated carbon tablet will help to avoid deterioration of the liquid. Growing and harvesting rules apply to this forcing method as well. Only instead of watering, the liquid level should be replenished.

Advice

If the onion falls through, cut a circle out of cardboard with a hole for the bottom, place it on the neck of the container.

A home hydroponic plant can help prevent liquid deterioration and oxygenate the roots. It can be built using a plastic egg container.

1. Divide the container into two halves.
2. Cut holes the size of the onion base at the bottom of the container.
3. Place the turnips in the egg trays.
4. Fill the top of the container with water.
5. Place the pieces on top of each other using wooden skewers.
6. Insert the hose from the aquarium compressor into a container with water.

Turn on the compressor periodically, add water if necessary.

Whichever method you choose to get a green feather on the windowsill, we wish you a rich harvest!

Onions are one of the most unpretentious crops; they are successfully grown not only in vegetable gardens, but also on window sills. There are two ways to plant onions on a windowsill: the traditional method in trays filled with soil and the hydroponic method in water.

Is it possible to grow onions on a windowsill at home?

You can grow culture anywhere, on the balcony or windowsill. Moreover, it is worth growing it all year round. This method is especially relevant in winter and early spring, when you want to have fresh herbs on the table.

• No need to buy onions, and you can save money at the same time. After all, greens on the market are always in price.
• Enterprising people manage to grow greens on the windowsill for sale.
• There are practically no costs, it is enough to buy seeds, prepare the soil and plant.

Growing onions on a windowsill

Everyone should have a tray with greenery on the window - it is very useful and profitable.

Onions grown at home will be environmentally friendly, without admixtures of chemical fertilizers. It is not scary to give it to children and eat it themselves.

Dates for landing in the apartment

There are no specific landing dates. Planting is possible all year round, the main thing is that the trays are on the window. The temperature regime in the apartment will be sufficient even in winter. It is good if the trays will be on the window on the south side, although this does not matter. Sunlight will come from any direction.

• If there is not enough light in winter, it is really possible to use a lamp in the form of a backlight.
• From lack of light, green feathers will turn yellow and wither.
• Moderate watering is possible; excess moisture will cause root rot.

In general, there are no difficulties in growing it. Planted at different times, the onion will produce crops regularly. While shoots are forming in one tray, good greens will already grow in the second, which can be cut off for salads.

Growing onions in cells

How to grow onions on the windowsill?

Surely many are familiar with the method of growing in a glass. A large harvest cannot be achieved by this method. It's a different matter if you plant the bulbs in a flat tray to hold a lot of seeds. You can plant it in flower pots, just not very deep.

Enterprising people who do not lose anything for this purpose use food containers and plastic bottles. There are no fundamental rules for choosing a container, anything will do. To prevent water from stagnating, you need a tray and holes at the bottom of the bottom.

Flat plastic containers are widely available on sale in which you can grow any greenery. They are sold already with pallets. In the old fashioned way, trays are knocked down from wooden planks. When using plastic bottles, they are often cut across. Bottles with a volume of 3-5 liters are well suited for this purpose.

Modern methods of growing onions at home include designs from plastic bottles with holes. There are many options, it is not difficult to choose the suitable method for yourself.

Having organized mini-beds on the windowsill, you will always be with fresh herbs.

Soil requirements

An unpretentious crop will grow in almost any soil. But the difference still exists, bad soil from watering will turn into a lump. Will start to grow moldy. Due to the lack of nutrients and fertilizers, the bulbs will grow poorly in it. You can prepare the soil yourself or buy a ready-made composition at a flower shop.

Growing onions in flower pots

1. If you will be growing bulbs on a windowsill, you need a soil with neutral acidity.
2. The soil should be loose and crumbly. This can be achieved by adding peat to the ground.
3. Care must also be taken to ensure good drainage. Vermiculite (a mineral filler used to grow indoor flowers) is ideal for this purpose.

The soil is prepared independently in a ratio of 1: 3. Peat, sand and humus are added to the ground. The resulting composition for disinfection is dried inside the oven.

You can disinfect the soil from fungi with a solution of water and hydrogen peroxide.

Planting onions at home on greens

In order for the bulbs to sprout quickly, you need to carefully trim the tails with scissors. You don't need to touch the roots, and thanks to trimming the tails, it will give greens faster. It can also be soaked in water for half an hour and then planted in trays. Moisture will facilitate the quickest awakening of dried roots.

Growing onions on a windowsill at home

1. Onions for planting are medium-sized onions. If you take small seeds, the feathers will grow thin. Large feathers will be thick.
2. On the windowsill, shallots are successfully grown (in the folk way).
3. You can try to plant the onion with seeds, it will sprout up, but the feathers will be very thin and weak.
4. Seed material is selected based on what kind of feather you need. The best option is a medium-sized golden onion look.

The heads are planted at an equal distance. It is not necessary to adhere to any parameters, since this onion is planted exclusively for greenery. The challenge is to place as many trays as possible on the windowsill.

Bulb care rules

They take care of the seedlings in the same way as for indoor flowers. Watering is carried out as the moisture evaporates. Green feathers love sprinkling with water. In the warm season, the window needs to be ventilated, fresh air will be very useful for greenery.

If desired, the trays can be taken out to the ventilated balcony. Due to the rare planting, you should not loosen the soil. In terms of fertilization, if the soil is good, it will be sufficient to fertilize while watering.

Onion thickets on the windowsill

Mineral fertilizers are suitable for indoor flowers. The simplest top dressing can be prepared by yourself. You need to take the eggshell and fill it with water. Withstand a jar of water and shells for 5-7 days.

With spraying from a spray bottle, you need to be careful in the summer, the sun scorching outside the window can leave burns.

At first glance, the process will seem laborious, but in reality there is nothing simpler, everyone can grow onions at home. If the plant has enough moisture and light all the time, there will be no problems with growing.

A distinctive feature of the windows of our apartments in the cold season is the bow on the windowsill in winter. No wonder - this plant is useful, it is used in almost all main dishes, it is convenient when it is at hand.

This culture has been built for more than five thousand years by different peoples, its agricultural technology has been studied up and down. Growing onions is not something that is easy and simple, but very easy and simple, and most importantly, it is pleasant to get a harvest and replenish the lack of vitamins for all family members. A lot is known about the benefits of onions, but the most valuable is that it is a storehouse of vitamin C, improves digestion, relieves vitamin deficiency, helps to cope with spring fatigue and prevent depression. And dishes with a green onion look aesthetically pleasing and appetizing.

Do you think that you do not know how to grow onions? Forget it! Every person who has hands and desire can grow it.

There are two ways to grow green onions on the windowsill: in water and in the ground. Each of these methods has its own nuances, which we will tell you about.

Method essence

Growing onions on a windowsill using a hydroponic method. This method is known even to children - the usual cultivation in an ordinary glass, glass or other container filled with water. There is nothing difficult, the main thing is to choose a better bulb and, when "planting", make some simple manipulations so that the harvest appears earlier and thicker.

The essence of the hydroponic method is as follows:

• for forcing greens, it is better to choose a slightly sprouted one, but if this is not there, it does not matter, any will do;
• the selected bulbs should be washed in warm water and peeled off;
• if the head does not yet have sprouts, then the top of such a fruit is cut off by 1.5 cm;
• fill the selected container with water (+ 40 ° С) to a level up to 1/3 of the head height (only plant roots should be in the water);
• place the onion tightly in the container;
• send the container with the "planting" material to the window sill.

Another cultivation method is planting in the ground. For forcing green onions on the windowsill in this way, it is better to give preference to the bulb heads rather than seed or germination of seedlings. The method of planting in the ground is as follows:

• selection, sevok would be an ideal option;
• a container is selected in which onions will germinate - these can be bowls, boxes, containers, any container with a depth of at least 7 cm;
• prepared bulbs are planted in containers filled with soil;
• placement on the windowsill.

 Agrotechnics

Since, by and large, everything is clear with forcing feathers by hydroponics and questions should not arise, we will consider in more detail the agricultural technology of growing green onions in the ground.

You should start with the selection and preparation of the soil. For planting onions for the winter, it can be both soil and substrate (fine gravel or expanded clay, sand). When using a substrate, initially it must be treated with a hot potassium permanganate concentrate, and then rinsed with clean water.

The container is filled with soil. In the case of the earth, its level is 4 cm, if it is a substrate, then the water should be 1 cm higher than its surface.

It is necessary to prepare a seedling. The process is the same as when growing green onions in water: the selected material is peeled off, the tip of the bulb is cut off by 1.5 cm, the heads are immersed in a container with hot water (+ 40 ° C).Further, the capacity must be sent to the battery for 1-2 days, allowing the plant to "wake up", this step will accelerate the growth of greenery.

Landing

The onions should be planted tightly together, keeping them upright. It is impossible to immerse the onion strongly in the soil, the roots should be mainly in the soil, the maximum depth is 1/3 of the bulb.

After planting, the container with seedlings must be placed in a warm place and kept at a temperature of at least + 25 ° C for 7 days. After the appearance of 1-2 shoots, the seedlings are transferred to the windowsill.

There is a great way to grow green onions and still save space on the windowsill. Resourceful gardeners for this came up with a design with an interesting name "onion cactus" or "onion tree". To translate this idea into reality you will need:

• windowsill;
• priming;
• planting container (bottle);
• pallet;
• planting material - onions.

The planting process is as follows:

• the neck and bottom are cut off from the container;
• round holes are cut throughout the container with a size equal to the planting bulb;
• the pallet is covered with earth;
• the container is placed on a pallet and covered with earth up to the first circle of holes;
• bulbs are inserted into the cut out circles with roots in the ground and sprinkled with earth;
• all planting steps are repeated up to the top of the bottle;
• seedlings are also immersed on the top in an upright position.

Light

Onion is a light-loving plant, but does not tolerate heat. The ideal option is when the windows are located on the south, southwest or southeast side, so the plants will receive enough light. With a lack of sunlight, it is necessary to organize additional illumination, preferably with fluorescent lamps.

Watering

Onions on the windowsill in winter must be watered with warm tap water. The frequency of soil moistening is 1 every 2 days, the main thing is to ensure that the soil does not dry out, but also to prevent excess water in order to avoid rotting of the plant roots.

Harvesting

Experienced gardeners recommend not cutting off the first green shoots so that the growth of greenery does not stop. The first cut of the crop takes place after 21 days. You should start cutting off the seedlings on the sides, leaving the central feathers intact.

Top dressing

This culture does not require feeding. However, to accelerate the growth of greenery in winter, you can take 50 g of wood ash for 10 liters of water.

Temperature regime

The optimum temperature in the room where the onion grows should not exceed + 20 ° C, otherwise the plant will wither.

Some helpful tips:

• in order to harvest continuously, it is necessary to plant in different boxes with an interval of 12-14 days;
• in order for the greens to be even, containers with seedlings must be turned in different directions towards the light.

Growing onions is not only a simple process, but also fun. You can safely involve children in this business. In addition, it is useful for people of different age groups. Greenery on your windowsill is your family's health.

Video "Growing green onions at home"

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