The best varieties of onion batun

The snow will not have time to melt, and on the garden thawed patches there are green bushes - sorrel, root parsley, batun onion, garlic. Delicate greens after a long winter are the most valuable - they are the first vitamin charge of vivacity, the taste and aroma of the long-awaited spring. Perennial onions in this regard are an irreplaceable garden culture, the history of the use of which goes back centuries.

Batun, or as it is called otherwise, is one of the earliest onions, stands out for its exceptional cold resistance, is grown mainly for the sake of obtaining a young feather, and has a semi-sharp taste. It is often used for early forcing in greenhouses, greenhouses or just on the windowsill in an apartment.

Vitamin glade

During the period of leaf regrowth, the batun onion can be easily confused with chives, onions, multi-tiered, shallots.

Origin, description, features

The supposed homeland of the plant is Southeast Asia; large plantations of wild perennial onions can still be found today in southern Siberia. In household plots, mainly cultivated varieties and varieties grow.

In the first year of vegetation, an elongated cylindrical bulb grows from a nigella seed, turning into a rosette of tubular leaves of a rich green color, sometimes with a bluish bloom. In autumn, the plant is renewed - old feathers and roots die off, young ones appear, with which it goes into winter. The following spring, 3-4 young shoots appear from the old bulb, forming a lush, spreading bush. This is the peak of development of the mother bulb, in subsequent years it is prone to strong arrowing, the number and size of "edible" leaves decreases markedly.

Batun onion has a powerful fibrous root system that goes into the soil by almost a meter, so its plantings easily tolerate drought, however, the leaves at the same time lose their delicate consistency, become bitter.

Batun greens contain 2 times more ascorbic acid than other types of onions, rich in carotene, phytoncides, minerals of potassium, iron, magnesium.

Vitamin greens production with a young head

Varieties

Batun onions are grown everywhere, varieties characterized by intensive growth of leaves, early maturity, and good taste have received recognition from gardeners.

• Batun onion Russian size justifies its name and rather resembles a leek. Expels tubular feathers up to 70 cm in length and 5 cm in diameter. It can not only be added to salads, but also stuffed. Grown as an annual.
• Batun Pierrot onion is early ripening, the bush branches well, grows quickly after cutting.The variety is used for early forcing in greenhouses and hotbeds.
• Russian winter onion batun - salad variety. A full harvest gives from the second year, growing powerful bushes up to 35 cm high, retaining juiciness and delicate mild taste. In one place, without significant loss of yield, it can grow up to 6 years.
• The April onion batun belongs to the early maturing group of varieties. The first cut is carried out one month after the beginning of feather regrowth. The leaves are long (up to 45 cm), fleshy, sweetish. It reproduces well by dividing the mother bush.
• Batun onion Tenderness is appreciated for the possibility of obtaining early juicy greens, good yield, delicate pleasant taste, high content of vitamins.

In addition to the above, in the regions of Russia, the varieties "Zelenaya Polyanka", "Shashlychok", "Picnic", "Maisky" are grown, the seeds of the Dutch selection "Parade", "Performer" are popular.

Variety "Russian size"

Growing in a personal plot

Before planting a batun onion, you should decide on the basic agrotechnical requirements for its cultivation. There is a standard set of rules that work regardless of the technology and method of growing.

1. In order for the greens to turn out to be tender and juicy, the soil needs fertilized and moisture-absorbing, it is better if it has a sandy loam or loamy structure. Primary dressing is preferable to organic matter - 3-5 kg ​​/ m², full mineral fertilizers are introduced for spring planting - 100 g / m². If there are organic beds, the perennial crop can be placed in them.
2. The plant does not like drying out, this significantly deteriorates the quality of the greenery. For planting, choose a place next to the crops that you plan to water, let the moisture fall on the onion.
3. "Dry irrigation" - loosening, which is carried out several times a season, will also be beneficial. This time-consuming process can be replaced by mulching the soil surface.
4. Top dressing of batuna onions is one of the main elements of cultivation and care. They are carried out according to the following scheme:
   • a month after germination, the crops are filled with complex fertilizers (NPK) - azofoskoy, nitrofoskoy (10-15 g / m²);
   • 30–40 days before the expected frost, potassium salt (10–15 g / m²) is applied - it will help the plant to overwinter;
   • in the spring, as soon as the snow begins to melt, crops are fed with ammonium nitrate.

Advice! The plant is not suitable for acidic soils, it should not be placed in areas of possible spring flooding. Reduce acidity by liming before winter - scatter peat ash, dolomite flour (150-300 g / m²) over the garden.

Cultivation in a two-year culture

Although the onion is a perennial vegetable, gardeners often practice planting and growing it in a two-year culture, since in the third year the yield decreases anyway.

With this method of cultivation, seeds are sown in June-July, so that by autumn the plant will take root and gain strength. In spring, the bushes beginning to grow back are fed, by mid-May the feather reaches a productive size (25-30 cm). Greens can be cut, 2-3 per season, or harvested with an onion.

It is interesting! If the seeds (seedlings) are planted in the furrows, and the seedlings are sprinkled by 10-15 cm, the so-called whitening of the bulb will occur. It will turn out to be quite long, juicy and sweetish in taste.

Plants in the second year of life have entered the productive age

Growing in an annual culture

When growing onions in a one-year cycle, it is best to plant them with seedlings. This method has several advantages.

• The feather of the first year of vegetation is especially tender and juicy, and the bulb does not taste bitter.
• A thickened planting allows you to increase yields, to get leaves with a smaller diameter of the tubular cavity.
• Young plants are more robust and resistant to peronosporosis and other diseases.

The disadvantage of this method is that you can start cutting the greens only from the second half of summer, or leave them in the winter until next spring.

Planting methods

Like any perennial crop, you can plant a batun onion with seeds and propagate it vegetatively.Let's consider both options in more detail.

Seeds

The question of when to sow batun onions in open ground has two correct answers - at the end of April (long-term cycle) and June-July (two-year culture).

Chernushka seeds are tightly similar, therefore, before sowing, various methods of stimulating them are used:

• soaking in warm water for a day;
• soaking with growth regulators (2 drops of Epin per liter of water) or micronutrient fertilizers;
• bubbling - soaking with air supply, for example, with an aquarium compressor.

After processing, the seed is dried. Sow in one or several rows to a depth of no more than 1.5 cm. The groove is first spilled with water, then the seeds are laid out and sprinkled with a dry substrate, ideally with humus. The denser the sowing, the thinner and softer the feather is, the optimal interval after thinning is 2-3 cm between plants. Bushes in winter are left at a distance of 10-15 cm.

Important! How many days the batun onion will sprout depends on the temperature of the soil. Early spring shoots will appear in 12-16 days, summer ones - in 7-10 days.

Seedlings

The seedling method, although troublesome, speeds up the receipt of finished products, saves seed material. When deciding when to plant batun onions for seedlings, proceed from the fact that they are planted at the age of 35-40 days. For the middle lane, the optimal date for sowing seeds for seedlings is the end of March.

Seeds are sown in common containers, plastic cups, cassettes in a bunch of flowers - in a heap of 4–5 pieces. Keep in a room or greenhouse. Planted in mid-May, when 3-4 leaves are formed on the seedlings. They are loaded onto the garden bed with a lump of earth in a "bouquet" with an interval of 10-12 cm.

Note! Batun onions can be grown on a windowsill. To do this, it is enough to plant a bush in a flower pot in the fall. The second option is to sow with seeds. Culture does not have a dormant period, so this can be done all year round.

A bouquet of fresh herbs is always at hand

By dividing the bush

Batun onions are bred not only by growing from seeds, but also vegetatively. Old bushes are dug out at the end of August, sod is separated from them by 2-3 young shoots in each and planted in rows. After planting, they must be watered, mulched with dry soil. Later transplants are not recommended, since before the cold weather the plant should take root and move into new growth.

Tips for growing batuna onions:

Moscow, Russia, on the site since 11.01.2017

Batun onion is a perennial plant of the Onion family. Winter, fist, early April, Tatar - folk names. Its ground part is similar to onion-onion: the stems are tubular, but longer, and are thicker. Originally from Asia, wild-growing onion is found in China, Mongolia.

Culturally grown without problems in almost any climatic zone, except for the conditions of the Far North. It does not form large bulbs; the ground part of the plant is eaten.

Green feathers contain vitamins A, C, which are so essential in spring. Onions are rich in useful elements. Potassium, calcium contribute to the normal functioning of the heart. Riboflavin is helpful in maintaining thyroid function. Tianine has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the digestive, nervous, vascular systems, improves brain function, restores the protective functions of the body. Essential oils, contained in large quantities in parts of this plant, have a disinfectant, bactericidal effect, and stimulate appetite.

Preparation of a site for planting a batun onion

In one place, a bunch of onions can grow for 3-5 years. In order for the vegetation to be abundant, it is necessary to find the right place for planting.

Under bright sunlight, the greens will fade, so partial shade is preferable for planting. Can be planted along fences, walls, under the crown of trees.

Predecessors

Tomatoes, carrots, potatoes will be good predecessors, but after family siblings it is better not to plant - pathogens may remain in the soil.

Choose an area with moist soil without waterlogging. Sandy loam and loamy soils, rich in humus, are best suited.

Priming

In heavy clay soil, the plant will not take root or will develop poorly. The high sand content contributes to the active formation of peduncles, which will negatively affect the yield.

Prepare the site a couple of beads before planting. For digging, add organic matter (manure, compost, wood ash) and mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium).

Batun onion when planting seeds in the ground

Batun onion growing from seeds when to plant

• Sowing seeds is carried out in early spring or in summer, at the beginning of autumn. In the first case, you can harvest this season or next spring.
• When sown before winter (August-September), the culture should have time to take root and sprout before the onset of cold weather, but the real harvest will be able to be harvested only in the next season.

Batun onion growing from seeds in the open field

How to plant onion with seeds? Seeds should be pre-treated before planting. Soak them in warm water for several hours, then dry them slightly until flowing.

• Make the beds. If the terrain is uneven, make them in the direction of the south or southeast.
• Deepen the seeds by 1.5-2 cm, keep a distance of about 35 cm between the rows.
• Level the soil with a rake, mulch with humus.
• The distance between the rows is 15-20 cm, between the seeds in a row is 3-4 cm.
• Remove weeds regularly during seed germination and maintain soil moisture.
• With the emergence of seedlings, thin out, leaving a distance between the plants of 2-3 cm.
• At the stage of appearance of 3-4 leaves, thin out again, keeping a distance of 4-6 cm.
• At the same time, apply complex mineral fertilizers.
• When growing onion as an annual crop, re-thinning is not carried out.

How to plant a batun onion with seeds in spring, we look at the video:

Batun onion: outdoor care

• Water frequently and abundantly, but avoid stagnant water and soil compaction.
• Examine the fruit-bearing bed, remove dry leaves, weeds, carry out loosening.
• Feed after each cut. For this, a solution of fermented mullein in a ratio of 1 to 10 is best suited. You can add wood ash: together with watering or dry when loosening the soil (about 150 g of ash per 1 m²).

How to cut a batun onion

Do this several times per season. The earliest collection is in April. You can cut them completely as soon as the leaves are 20 cm long, but they are edible even if they are less tall. Water liberally 2-3 days before pruning to make the greens juicier and more palatable.

Cut carefully to the base of the stem. Then add top dressing. The green mass will actively grow after each pruning, giving a more bountiful harvest each time. The last pruning can be carried out a month before the onset of cold weather - the onion should go for the winter with abundant green mass.

Batun onion best varieties

Perennial onion varieties for open ground:

• April - ripens in April, has a sweetish-spicy taste, is very resistant to disease.
• Russian winter is a frost-resistant variety with an average ripening period. The length of the stems reaches 35 cm, the taste of the greens is sweetish.
• Baia Verde is a medium-ripening variety. The stems are 40 cm long and have a pronounced onion aroma.
• Giant is a frost-resistant variety, early ripening. The fleshy stems reach a height of 45 cm, the taste is sweetish-spicy.
• Seryozha is the earliest frost-resistant variety. In length, the stems are stretched 50-55 cm, their shade is bluish-green.

The snow will not have time to melt, and on the garden thawed patches there are green bushes - sorrel, root parsley, batun onion, garlic. Delicate greens after a long winter are the most valuable - they are the first vitamin charge of vivacity, the taste and aroma of the long-awaited spring.Perennial onions in this regard are an irreplaceable garden culture, the history of the use of which goes back centuries.

Batun, or as it is called otherwise, is one of the earliest onions, stands out for its exceptional cold resistance, is grown mainly for the sake of obtaining a young feather, and has a semi-sharp taste. It is often used for early forcing in greenhouses, hotbeds, or just on the windowsill in an apartment.

Vitamin glade

During the period of leaf regrowth, the batun onion can be easily confused with chives, onions, multi-tiered, shallots.

Origin, description, features

The supposed homeland of the plant is Southeast Asia, large plantations of wild perennial onions of the perennial batun can still be found in the south of Siberia. In household plots, mainly cultivated varieties and varieties grow.

In the first year of vegetation, an elongated cylindrical bulb grows from a nigella seed, turning into a rosette of tubular leaves of a rich green color, sometimes with a bluish bloom. In autumn, the plant is renewed - old feathers and roots die off, young ones appear, with which it goes into winter. The following spring, 3-4 young shoots appear from the old bulb, forming a lush, spreading bush. This is the peak of development of the mother bulb, in subsequent years it is prone to strong arrowing, the number and size of "edible" leaves decreases markedly.

Batun onion has a powerful fibrous root system that goes into the soil by almost a meter, so its plantings easily tolerate drought, however, the leaves at the same time lose their delicate consistency, become bitter.

Batun greens contain 2 times more ascorbic acid than other types of onions, rich in carotene, phytoncides, minerals of potassium, iron, magnesium.

Vitamin greens production with a young head

Varieties

Batun onions are grown everywhere, the recognition of gardeners was gained by varieties characterized by intensive growth of leaves, early maturity, and good taste.

• Batun onion Russian size justifies its name and rather resembles a leek. Expels tubular feathers up to 70 cm in length and 5 cm in diameter. It can not only be added to salads, but also stuffed. Grown as an annual.
• Batun Pierrot onion is early ripening, the bush branches well, grows quickly after cutting. The variety is used for early forcing in greenhouses and hotbeds.
• Russian winter onion batun - salad variety. A full harvest gives from the second year, growing powerful bushes up to 35 cm high, retaining juiciness and delicate mild taste. In one place, without significant loss of yield, it can grow up to 6 years.
• The April onion batun belongs to the early maturing group of varieties. The first cut is carried out one month after the beginning of feather regrowth. The leaves are long (up to 45 cm), fleshy, sweetish. It multiplies well by dividing the mother bush.
• Batun onion Tenderness is appreciated for the possibility of obtaining early juicy greens, good yield, delicate pleasant taste, high content of vitamins.

In addition to the above, in the regions of Russia the varieties "Zelenaya Polyanka", "Shashlychok", "Picnic", "Maisky" are grown, the seeds of the Dutch selection "Parade", "Performer" are popular.

Variety "Russian size"

Growing in a personal plot

Before planting a batun onion, you should decide on the basic agrotechnical requirements for its cultivation. There is a standard set of rules that work regardless of the technology and method of cultivation.

1. In order for the greens to turn out tender and juicy, the soil needs fertilized and moisture-absorbing, it is better if it has a sandy loam or loamy structure. Primary dressing is preferable to organic matter - 3-5 kg ​​/ m², full mineral fertilizers are introduced for spring planting - 100 g / m². If there are organic beds, the perennial crop can be placed in them.
2. The plant does not like drying out, this significantly deteriorates the quality of the greenery.For planting, choose a place next to the crops that you plan to water, let the moisture fall on the onions.
3. "Dry irrigation" - loosening, which is carried out several times a season, will also be beneficial. This laborious process can be replaced by mulching the soil surface.
4. Top dressing of batuna onions is one of the main elements of cultivation and care. They are carried out according to the following scheme:
   • a month after germination, the crops are filled with complex fertilizers (NPK) - azofoskoy, nitrofoskoy (10-15 g / m²);
   • 30–40 days before the expected frost, potassium salt (10–15 g / m²) is applied - it will help the plant to overwinter;
   • in the spring, as soon as the snow begins to melt, the crops are fed with ammonium nitrate.

Advice! The plant is not suitable for acidic soils, it should not be placed in areas of possible spring flooding. Reduce acidity by liming before winter - scatter peat ash, dolomite flour (150-300 g / m²) over the garden.

Cultivation in a two-year culture

Although the onion is a perennial vegetable, gardeners often practice planting and growing it in a two-year culture, since in the third year the yield decreases anyway.

With this method of cultivation, seeds are sown in June-July, so that by autumn the plant will take root and gain strength. In spring, the bushes beginning to grow back are fed, by mid-May the feather reaches a productive size (25-30 cm). Greens can be cut off, 2-3 per season, or harvested with an onion.

It is interesting! If the seeds (seedlings) are planted in the furrows, and the seedlings are sprinkled by 10-15 cm, the so-called whitening of the bulb will occur. It will turn out to be quite long, juicy and sweetish in taste.

Plants in the second year of life have entered the productive age

Growing in an annual culture

When growing onions in a one-year cycle, it is best to plant them with seedlings. This method has several advantages.

• The feather of the first year of vegetation is especially tender and juicy, and the bulb is not bitter.
• A thickened planting allows you to increase productivity, to get leaves with a smaller diameter of the tubular cavity.
• Young plants are more robust and resistant to peronosporosis and other diseases.

The disadvantage of this method is that you can start cutting the greens only from the second half of summer, or leave them in the winter until next spring.

Planting methods

Like any perennial crop, you can plant a batun onion with seeds and propagate it vegetatively. Let's consider both options in more detail.

Seeds

The question of when to sow batun onions in open ground has two correct answers - at the end of April (long-term cycle) and June-July (two-year culture).

Chernushka seeds are tightly similar, therefore, before sowing, various methods of stimulating them are used:

• soaking in warm water for a day;
• soaking with growth regulators (2 drops of Epin per liter of water) or micronutrient fertilizers;
• bubbling - soaking with air supply, for example, with an aquarium compressor.

After processing, the seed is dried. Sow in one or several rows to a depth of no more than 1.5 cm. The groove is first spilled with water, then the seeds are laid out and sprinkled with a dry substrate, ideally with humus. The denser the sowing, the thinner and softer the feather is, the optimal interval after thinning is 2-3 cm between plants. Bushes in winter are left at a distance of 10-15 cm.

Important! How many days the batun onion will sprout depends on the temperature of the soil. Early spring shoots will appear in 12-16 days, summer ones - in 7-10 days.

Seedlings

The seedling method, although troublesome, accelerates the receipt of finished products, and saves seed material. When deciding when to plant batun onions for seedlings, proceed from the fact that they are planted at the age of 35–40 days. For the middle lane, the optimal date for sowing seeds for seedlings is the end of March.

Seeds are sown in common containers, plastic cups, cassettes in a bouquet method - in a heap of 4–5 pieces. Keep in a room or greenhouse. Planted in mid-May, when 3-4 leaves are formed on the seedlings.They are loaded onto the garden bed with a lump of earth in a "bouquet" with an interval of 10-12 cm.

Note! Batun onions can be grown on a windowsill. To do this, it is enough to plant a bush in a flower pot in the fall. The second option is to sow with seeds. Culture does not have a dormant period, so this can be done all year round.

A bouquet of fresh herbs is always at hand

By dividing the bush

Batun onions are bred not only by growing from seeds, but also vegetatively. Old bushes are dug out at the end of August, sod is separated from them by 2-3 young shoots in each and planted in rows. After planting, they must be watered, mulched with dry soil. Later transplants are not recommended, since before the cold weather the plant should take root and move into new growth.

Tips for growing batuna onions:

Moscow, Russia, on the site since 11.01.2017

Batun onion is a perennial plant of the Onion family. Winter, fist, early April, Tatar - folk names. Its ground part is similar to onion-onion: the stems are tubular, but longer, and are denser. Originally from Asia, wild-growing onion is found in China, Mongolia.

Culturally grown without problems in almost any climatic zone, except for the conditions of the Far North. It does not form large bulbs; the ground part of the plant is eaten.

Green feathers contain vitamins A, C, which are so essential in spring. Onions are rich in useful elements. Potassium, calcium contribute to the normal functioning of the heart. Riboflavin is helpful in maintaining thyroid function. Tianine has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the digestive, nervous, vascular systems, improves brain function, restores the protective functions of the body. Essential oils, contained in large quantities in parts of this plant, have a disinfectant, bactericidal effect, and stimulate appetite.

Preparation of a site for planting a batun onion

In one place, a bunch of onions can grow for 3-5 years. In order for the vegetation to be abundant, it is necessary to find the right place for planting.

Under bright sunlight, the greens will fade, so partial shade is preferable for planting. Can be planted along fences, walls, under the crown of trees.

Predecessors

Tomatoes, carrots, potatoes will be good predecessors, but after family siblings it is better not to plant - pathogens may remain in the soil.

Choose an area with moist soil without waterlogging. Sandy loam and loamy soils, rich in humus, are best suited.

Priming

In heavy clay soil, the plant will not take root or will develop poorly. The high sand content contributes to the active formation of peduncles, which will negatively affect the yield.

Prepare the site a couple of beads before planting. For digging, add organic matter (manure, compost, wood ash) and mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium).

Batun onion when planting seeds in the ground

Batun onion growing from seeds when to plant

• Sowing seeds is carried out in early spring or in summer, at the beginning of autumn. In the first case, you can harvest this season or in the spring of next year.
• When sown before winter (August-September), the culture should have time to take root and sprout before the onset of cold weather, but the real harvest will be able to be harvested only in the next season.

Batun onion growing from seeds in the open field

How to plant onion with seeds? Seeds should be pre-treated before planting. Soak them in warm water for several hours, then dry them slightly until flowing.

• Make the beds. If the terrain is uneven, make them in the direction of the south or southeast.
• Deepen the seeds by 1.5-2 cm, keep a distance of about 35 cm between the rows.
• Level the soil with a rake, mulch with humus.
• The distance between the rows is 15-20 cm, between the seeds in a row is 3-4 cm.
• Remove weeds regularly during seed germination and maintain soil moisture.
• With the emergence of seedlings, thin out, leaving a distance between the plants of 2-3 cm.
• At the stage of appearance of 3-4 leaves, thin out again, keeping a distance of 4-6 cm.
• At the same time, apply complex mineral fertilizers.
• When growing onion as an annual crop, re-thinning is not carried out.

How to plant a batun onion with seeds in spring, we look at the video:

Batun onion: outdoor care

• Water frequently and abundantly, but avoid stagnant water and soil compaction.
• Examine the fruit-bearing bed, remove dry leaves, weeds, carry out loosening.
• Feed after each cut. For this, a solution of fermented mullein in a ratio of 1 to 10 is best suited. You can add wood ash: together with watering or dry when loosening the soil (about 150 g of ash per 1 m²).

How to cut a batun onion

Do this several times per season. The earliest collection is in April. You can cut them off completely as soon as the leaves are 20 cm long, but they are edible even if they are less tall. Water liberally 2-3 days before pruning to make the greens juicier and more palatable.

Cut carefully to the base of the stem. Then add top dressing. The green mass will actively grow after each pruning, giving a more bountiful harvest each time. The last pruning can be carried out a month before the onset of cold weather - the onion should go for the winter with abundant green mass.

Batun onion best varieties

Perennial varieties of onion for open ground:

• April - ripens in April, has a sweetish-spicy taste, is very resistant to disease.
• Russian winter is a frost-resistant variety with an average ripening period. The length of the stems reaches 35 cm, the taste of the greens is sweetish.
• Baia Verde is a medium-ripening variety. The stems are 40 cm long and have a pronounced onion aroma.
• Giant is a frost-resistant variety, early ripening. The fleshy stems reach a height of 45 cm, the taste is sweetish-spicy.
• Seryozha is the earliest frost-resistant variety. In length, the stems are stretched 50-55 cm, their shade is bluish-green.

Onion-batun - cultivation, the best varieties, care and benefits

Details Category: Growing Plants

General information

The spring onion owes its appearance, according to most opinions, to the south of Eastern Siberia and China; it is also grown in the countries of Europe and America, Japan, as well as on the Korean Peninsula.

In Russia, this onion variety is mainly cultivated in the Far East and Siberia, as well as in small areas in the northern, southern, central parts of the Russian Federation. It is a herbaceous perennial plant of the onion family. Known under the following names: Tatar, sand or winter bow. Fresh Tatar leaves contain many useful nutrients and microelements (proteins that are easily digested, sugars, vitamins B, A, PP, phosphorus salts, and others). It should be noted that the content of vitamin C in the onion is twice as high as in its onion species. Winter onions are used not only in cooking, but as a component of a salad, a side dish baked with eggs, cheese;

but also as a drug for various infectious diseases, high fever, hypertension, rheumatoid pain, gout and some others. Leaves are mainly used, but in countries such as Japan and China, the base of the trampoline is added to various phenomena. In the first year of the growing season, the onion only forms a slight thickening - a false bulb, the next year it begins to branch, resembling a bush in appearance.

Reproduction occurs by dividing a large bush or seeds. With proper care, the yield reaches about 4 kg per 1 m3. Often, the Tatar is cultivated as an annual plant (two-year-olds and perennials are also possible). The whole plant is used for food. The trampoline is frost-resistant, therefore, after the snow melts, planted in autumn, the plants begin to grow immediately (germination is possible when warmed up to three degrees above zero, but 25 degrees is optimal for full growth). This type of onion is not picky when choosing a soil, but a sufficient degree of aeration is required. It is favorable to grow in place of cucumbers, early varieties of potatoes, beans, alfalfa or peas. Do not forget to dig up future ridges in the fall and, if necessary, make various dressings.

Selection and preparation of soil

Despite its pickiness, loamy and sandy loam light, but well-cultivated soils containing a sufficient amount of humus are most suitable for growing onions. Do not forget about nutrients for the root system, especially nitrogen. Heavy clay soils are not suitable for the growth of trampoline; on sandy ones - it grows quite well, but the leaves become rough.

Soils with high acidity are also not recommended. Before sowing, you should well dig up the soil, deep on the bayonet of a shovel. For long-term (several years) cultivation, you should look for sufficiently moist soils, but not floating ones. It is preferable that they slope south or southeast. This will provide you with a fairly early harvest.

The place of the trampoline in the crop rotation

Usually it is planted after cucumbers, tomatoes, green crops, in fertile areas of soil, filled with organic fertilizers in previous years. For one-year cultivation, the seeds should be sown in early spring and the plant is harvested completely the following spring. When sowing, 2g per square meter is considered the norm, but in colder regions, an increase up to 3g is possible. Usually an annual crop is used in regions with no black soil. A two-year and three-year-old crop is grown for cutting greens. Cutting is carried out several times per season, while the yield increases with each cut. But the last cut should be done no later than a month before frost.

Varieties

Recently, the number of Tatar varieties has expanded significantly. But most widely gardeners and gardeners cultivate the following:

Parade is a medium ripeness Dutch variety with green leaves with a bluish tint and a slight waxy bloom.

April is an early ripening variety, abundantly branching, included in the register of the Russian Federation. Leaves are large, do not become rough for a long time. Differs in resistance to diseases and low temperatures.

Emerald - early ripening variety, refers to salad. This is a kind of crossing of onions and sandy ones. Resistant to disease.

Giant - medium ripeness variety, ripening period - about 35 days, winter-hardy. Leaves are erect, wide, with a waxy bloom. Has a mild taste. Harvesting - up to 4 kg from 1 sq.m.

Ladoga - medium ripeness variety, salad, with a delicate weak taste.

Tenderness - refers to the varieties of fruitful, winter-hardy, salad, to the category of mid-season.

Russian winter - of medium ripeness, winter-hardy, frost-resistant variety.

Ural family - it ripens quickly (about 25 days).

Picnic is one of the newer medium-ripe salad varieties. By the time of harvesting the finished crop, it should take about 38 days. The onion grows to a height of about 60 cm.

Gribovsky 21 - has a high yield, has light green leaves with excellent taste.

Sowing scheme

When sowing a trampoline, certain norms should be adhered to. A six-line planting with a row spacing of about 20cm and a depth of about 2cm. We recommend mulching crops with humus one and a half centimeters thick, and then compacting. Do not forget to thin out during cultivation, follow the rules of watering and weed. The seeds germinate long enough; to accelerate growth, the seeds are soaked in water at room temperature in advance. The water change occurs about three times over the entire time. Then they should be dried and sown.

Sowing is carried out in moist soil. If you plan to grow a batun for a short time, then thinning in the aisles may not be carried out. For perennials, the distance should be on average 5 cm. It is advisable to give groundbait, combining with fluffing and thinning. In order to get the harvest in early spring, gardeners grow onions in small-sized film shelters. Indoor cultivation is no different than outdoor cultivation.

Reproduction methods

Often, reproduction is carried out by dividing the bush (vegetatively) and planted in parts into the ground. It should be noted that we do not recommend growing a batun for more than three years, because in the third year, the yield is already significantly reduced and the leaves become coarser. The quantity and quality of nutrients also decreases.

Harvesting

When the plant reaches a height of about 15 cm, the leaves are harvested, which can be eaten. Every two to three days, the batun is thinned out until the arrows appear.

We recommend not pulling out, but cutting off the leaves at the base, leaving only a few arrows on the seeds. You can remove all the onions at the same time using the digging method. The harvest of the last year's sowing of the onion begins in April.

In the second half of August, harvesting is stopped, thus giving the plant the opportunity to gain strength for winter. After each collection, you need to water and groundbait. A two or three year old trampoline is a good seedling for greenhouses and greenhouses.

Harvesting a batun onion, its methods

Fresh herbs are usually added to salads. In the fall, they produce a preparation of sand - after digging it, dry it and store it without removing the husk on the bulb. The leaves of the onion can be salted and fermented, and the underground part, i.e. onion - pickle.

Nutritional value, composition

Tatar leaves contain about 10% of dry matter, essential oils, sugars, biologically useful substances. A large amount of vitamin C, in a comparative ratio with plants of the same family. It is rich in vitamins of group B, PP, contains useful salts of potassium, magnesium, iron. An excellent antiseptic, tonic.

Recommendations for the use of batun

The plant is not recommended to be consumed in unlimited quantities for those people who have stomach problems, as it is possible to increase the acidity of gastric juice, as well as to exacerbate chronic diseases of the digestive system and irritate the gastrointestinal tract. It is definitely strictly forbidden to use a Tatar woman with individual intolerance. Onion-batun keeps all the useful properties of its closest "onion" relative, but at the same time has a softer and more pleasant taste.

These are common green onions grown exclusively for feathers, not for turnips. There is only a slight thickening in the soil, called a false bulb, which is also very tasty. You can grow a batun with seedlings and seeds.

Other names: Tatarka, Fisty bow.

Growing a batun

In Russia, this type of onion is grown throughout the territory, with the exception of perhaps the most northern regions. Batun is a perennial onion that can grow in one place for up to 10 years, but it is most productive in the first 3-4 years.

Growing a batun is not difficult - even a beginner who has never grown onions can handle it.

This onion is suitable for growing in a heated greenhouse for greens during the winter. Moreover, it grows even at a temperature of + 12- + 13 degrees, which is very convenient (energy costs are not as large as when growing an ordinary turnip for greens).

The onion is frost-hardy, even tolerates severe winters with air temperatures down to -40 degrees. In the spring, as soon as the soil thaws, green sprouts of onion-batuna immediately appear, and it will withstand recurrent frosts up to -6 degrees stoically. This is the first spring greenery on our tables.

Seed onion

When to sow the onion... They sow seeds of onion batuna as soon as the ground "moves away" from the frost, that is, as the snow melts and the top layer of the soil spreads. In many regions, planting can be done as early as March. In the middle lane, sowing in the month of April is recommended.

Planting is carried out both with dry seeds and sprouted. Soaking is carried out in ordinary water separated from chlorine, on a wet cloth, gauze, etc., until single pecking. Seeds are often prepared for sowing by sparging for 12-18 hours.

Then the seeds are slightly dried until flowable and sown in open ground or under a film.

When planting with seeds, it is recommended to keep a distance between plants of about 30 cm.The depth of sowing seeds is about 1.5 cm.The rate of consumption of seeds (dry) per 1 square meter is 2.5-3 g.

Green onions are ready for the first cut when their length is 20-25 cm. At this time, its feather is the most delicious - tender, juicy, it contains a huge amount of vitamins, which undoubtedly speaks of its usefulness. It contains carotene, sugar, ascorbic and nicotinic acid, thiamine, riboflavin, potassium, magnesium and iron salts.

The leaves of the trampoline are cut off at the soil level, tied into neat bundles and stored in the refrigerator in polyethylene bags or film.

Over time, flower stalks will appear on the onion, while the growth of the leaves slows down and then completely stops, they coarse and the quality of the product decreases accordingly. After a certain time, seeds will ripen on these peduncles (with early spring planting, approximately at the end of July), collect them, and then remove both peduncles and old leaves.

At this time, the batun begins a period of rest, which lasts 1.5-2 months. Further, it is advisable to feed the onion with a full complex mineral fertilizer, loosen the aisles and water. After about 2 weeks, the batun will give new young greens (September-early October).

You can sow this onion in the summer, right up to the month of August.

Onion sprouts seedlings

In principle, this onion can also be grown through seedlings. Basically, gardeners of the northern regions and the middle lane grow this way, where the summer is short and sowing onions in open ground is possible only in late May-early June. And if you want to have greens at the beginning of summer, then plant the onions for seedlings in mid-to-late March.

You can also sow dry or soaked seeds. The soil for planting onions should not be heavy, river sand (or better vermiculite) must be present in it, they make the soil loose.

Seeds are planted to a depth of 1.5 cm, about 2-2.5 cm are left between the plants.

Batun onion on the windowsill

To grow this onion at home, dig up some plants and plant them in a box together with a clod of earth. Place the box on the sunniest windowsill. If the windowsill is concrete (cold), then be sure to make a spacer between the box and the windowsill so that the onion roots are not cold, otherwise they will rot. Naturally, onions will grow better if additional lighting is installed above the plantings.

The best varieties of Batuna onions: description, photo, characteristics

We give a description of only 5 varieties of this onion, which received only positive feedback from gardeners. For these reasons, they are the most popular and demanded.

April onion

An early ripe variety for salad purposes. The leaves are bright green, tender, juicy, do not coarse for a long time, semi-sharp taste. The average weight of 1 plant is up to 300 g. The variety is frost-resistant, not prone to disease. Grown in annual and perennial crops.

Seeds are sown in early spring (as soon as the soil allows) to a depth of 0.5-1.5 cm, with a distance between plants of 20 cm. During the summer, 3-4 cuts of green feathers are carried out. April onions can be grown in one place for up to 5 years.

Seeds of onion-batun variety Aprelsky firms Plasma seeds.

Russian winter onion

The value of the variety: high yield, excellent taste, long-term yield of marketable green onions, high winter hardiness.

Mid-season (27-30 days period from the beginning of leaf regrowth to technical ripeness) variety of perennial batun onions. The taste is semi-sharp. The variety is not affected by diseases. Yield greens per cut 1.58 kg / sq. m., 3.68 kg / sq. m. per season.

Propagated by seeds and dividing the bush. During the summer, it is recommended to carry out 2-3 cuts of green leaves. With an annual culture, early spring sowing and one-time harvesting of plants at the end of the season (along with a false bulb) are performed. When harvested with a bulb, the leaves do not coarse for a long time. In one place, this onion grows well up to 5 years.

Batun onion Tenderness

Mid-season, winter-hardy, lettuce variety of onions. The period from the beginning of the regrowth of the leaves to the economic shelf life is 30 days.Leaves up to 35 cm long, green, with a weak waxy bloom, juicy, do not coarse for a long time, with a delicate weak taste. The variety is valued for its high yield, early production of green products, high winter hardiness, high content of vitamin C, carotene, vitamins B1, B2 in the leaves.

Has a disinfectant, diaphoretic, hemostatic action. Recommended for hypertension, atherosclerosis, dysentery, gout. Excellent honey plant. Ideal for fresh consumption, preparing salads, decorating dishes.

Onion batun Russian size

Grown as an annual crop. It has an incredibly wide tubular feather (up to 5 cm in diameter) with a mild sweetish taste. Can grow to a size comparable to leeks. Feather length - up to 70 cm! Suitable for stuffing and cooking savory dishes.

Sowing for seedlings is carried out from mid-February, the depth of seeding is 1-2 cm. Planting in the ground is recommended in the second half of May.

Top dressing once every two weeks during the entire growing season. Care consists in systematic weeding, loosening, fertilizing and watering.

Batun onion Long Tokyo

An early ripe perennial onion variety suitable for obtaining early vitamin greens in all regions of Russia in the open field from spring to late autumn.

The plant is tall. The leaves are fistulous, erect, dark green, with a slight waxy bloom, up to 60 cm long. The leaves are tender, pungent in taste, but less pungent than onions.

This onion is frost-resistant, can withstand temperatures up to -25 degrees without snow cover. Traditionally grown in a perennial crop. A more progressive method is an annual crop of greens, sown in late April and July. The July sowing is not completely harvested; it is advisable to leave some of the plants in the winter to obtain production in April. With a perennial culture, the leaves are cut off, with an annual culture, the whole plant is removed.

Yield with one-time cleaning 4 kg / sq.m.

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Onion

Winter, Tatar, sandy, fisty - various names for onion-batun. It is called winter for its exceptional winter hardiness.

The onion is rich in ascorbic acid, the leaves contain salts of potassium, magnesium, iron. Young leaves are used for food together with a false bulb.

Agrotechnics

It grows in one place for five to seven years. Propagated by seeds and vegetatively - by dividing the bush. In autumn, for digging, it is necessary to add 7–10 kg of organic fertilizers (humus, compost), 50–70 g of superphosphate and 10–15 g of potassium salt per 1 m2. Very hardy plant. Withstands frosts down to -40 ° C in winter.

Seeds begin to germinate at 2–4 ° C. Sowing can be done during spring and summer. The last sowing date is August 10-15.

When multiplying by dividing the bush, one plant gives five to seven daughter plants per year. The transplant should be carried out best from mid-August to September 15–20, you need to cut the leaves to 5–8 cm and roots to 3–4 cm. Planting is carried out so as not to cover the growing point with soil. Watering is required after planting.

Batun onions can also be used to produce greens in winter in greenhouses or greenhouses. To this end, in the fall, before the onset of stable frosts, they dig up a batun with a clod of earth and store it from drying out under a film and mats until disembarkation. The temperature for obtaining green onion-batun is 10–15 ° С. In the second year after sowing or planting, the spring onion gives greens two to three weeks earlier than onions.

Varieties

April. Onion-batun of the Aprelsky variety is recommended for garden plots. The variety is early maturing. The growing season from full sprouting to mass dying off of feathers is 102–142 days. The shape of the bulb is elongated. The color of the outer scales is dark yellow, juicy - white.The mass of one plant is 200–300 g. The taste of the April onion variety is semi-sharp. The leaves are tender, juicy, do not coarse for a long time. A variety of salad purposes. I was not amazed by diseases. Over the years of testing (Khabarovsk Territory), the yield with leaves amounted to 100-181 c / ha.

Baron. The baron onion is a mid-season, winter-hardy variety of the onion. The period from the beginning of regrowth to the shelf life of the leaves is 35 days. This onion variety is recommended for fresh green leaves. The plant is up to 65 cm high, with many false stems. The leaves are fistulous, erect, dark green with a strong waxy bloom, 40-50 cm long, 1.4 cm wide. The dry matter content in the leaves is 13.6%, the total sugar content is 4.7%. Leaves are delicate, slightly pungent taste. The yield of the plant in the second year of cultivation is 9.3 kg / m2.

Emerald. The Emerald onion is an interspecific hybrid (onion onion), lettuce, early ripening, winter-hardy onion. The leaves are dark green, with a strong waxy bloom, 70–85 cm long, 1.5–1.9 cm wide. The taste is sweet. The leaves are tender, juicy. Dry matter content 5.9%, total sugar 1.3%, ascorbic acid 14.4 mg per 100 g of raw material. When grown in an annual culture, winter sowing and one-time harvesting (June-July) are carried out, with a perennial culture - 2-3 cuts per season for 4-5 years. The yield of green onions per season is up to 3.2 kg / m2. The value of the Emerald onion variety is high yield, long production period, resistance to peronosporosis, winter hardiness.

Giant. The Giant onion variety is recommended for fresh use of green leaves. Batun onion Giant is a mid-season, winter-hardy variety of batun onions. The period from the beginning of regrowth to the technical shelf life is 30–37 days. The plant has a powerful leaf apparatus. Leaves are erect, fistulous, wide, green, with a waxy bloom of medium intensity. On one shoot, on average, 3 leaves, 46 cm long, 1.6 cm wide.The mass of leaves per plant is 12.7 g. The dry matter content in the leaves is 9.8%, total sugar - 4.24%, ascorbic acid - 58.5 mg per 100 g of raw material. The taste is weak. The yield of green onions per cut is 1.7 kg / m2. During the growing season, up to three cuts are carried out with a total yield of up to 4 kg / m2.

Tenderness. Salad, winter-hardy, mid-season spring onion of Tenderness variety. The period from the beginning of the regrowth of the leaves to the economic shelf life is 30 days. A plant with a medium degree of branching. The rosette of leaves is erect, powerful, up to 53 cm high, the height of the false stem is 13 cm. The leaves are green, with a weak waxy bloom. The length of the leaf is up to 35 cm, the width is 1.3 cm, the number of leaves per shoot is 4. The weight of one plant is 50–60 g. The taste of green leaves is delicate, weakly sharp. The dry matter content during the economic period is 10.2%, the total sugar content is 3.8%. Productivity is 4.2-4.6 kg / m2. This variety of onion-batuna remains economically useful for a long time. The value of the variety is high yield, early production of green products, delicate mild taste, winter hardiness.

Russian winter. The Russian winter onion is recommended for cultivation in garden plots. Salad, mid-season, winter-hardy spring onion. The period from the beginning of leaf regrowth to technical maturity is 27–30 days. The leaves are light green, with a medium waxy bloom, the length of the leaves is up to 33 cm, width is 0.95 cm. The taste is weak. The dry matter content is 10.5%, total sugar 4.3%, ascorbic acid - 55.4 mg per 100 g of raw matter. Does not form a commodity bulb. The yield of green onions per cut is 1.58 kg / m2, per season - 3.68 kg / m2. With an annual culture, early-spring sowing and one-time harvesting of plants at the end of the season are carried out. With perennial crops - 2-3 cuts per season. The value of the Russian winter onion variety is high yield, excellent taste of the leaves, long-term return of marketable green onions, winter hardiness.

Ural family. The Ural family family onion variety is recommended for fresh green leaves. Mid-season, winter-hardy variety. The period from the beginning of the regrowth of the leaves to the technical shelf life of the leaves is 25 days. Completely sterile variety, propagates only vegetatively (by dividing the bush). The plant is up to 50 cm high, with many false stems. Leaves are erect, green, with a yellowish tinge and a weak waxy bloom, 34 cm long, 0.7 cm wide. Differs in strong branching. The leaves are tender, semi-sharp in taste.

The yield when harvesting the entire plant in the second year of cultivation is up to 7.7 kg / m2.

Harvesting

A bunch of onions, sown in the open ground in autumn, and covered with plastic wrap in early spring, gives greens already at the end of March. Young leaves of the trampoline are cut off at the soil level 2-3 times in the spring. After each cut, it is necessary to water, fertilize with nitrogen fertilizers 20–25 g per 1 m2 and loosen the aisles.

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