The best varieties of perennial onions

The onion family has about 600 varieties. More than 200 grow here. The number of varieties is increasing due to the domestication of wild-growing species.The owners of backyard and summer cottages grow perennial onion crops. Batun, chives, slime, shallots, fragrant, oblique, multi-tiered - these are the names of the most popular varieties of vegetables. With fine feathers, wide, long, sweet and bitter. Their early greens are softer than onion feathers. Differs in a high content of vitamins and minerals. Caring for these varieties is easier, since the sowing is carried out once every three to five years. Consider the top 5 most popular bows.

Variety of varieties of perennial onions that produce greens

Shallots (shrike) are similar to the onion breeding method. The tramp is grown for the sake of greenery. It grows in one place for 5-7 years. The chives are similar, but there are some peculiarities. It is advisable to change the site every 2-3 years. A feature of a multi-tiered bow is the formation of air bulbs in 3-4 tiers. Slime (drooping) less sharp, useful for anemia.

Perennial onions in the garden

Batun as a species of perennial

The onion is the most common among perennials. It has large, dark green leaves. Outwardly, like onion, but the taste is more pungent. Only feathers are eaten, the heads are absent. There are several types of trampoline. Differences are manifested in branching, foliage, early maturity, frost resistance. In all varieties, feather growth begins as soon as the snow melts.

This species propagates by seeds and dividing the bush. Seeds are sown in late autumn, early spring, late summer. Podwinter and spring sowing yields a harvest at the end of July and August. In the summer - in the fall, several feathers appear, in the spring the leaves quickly give marketable products.

The first greens, in the form of delicate feathers, can be obtained in early spring. It is necessary to cover the area with the seeds sown in the fall with plastic wrap immediately after the snow melts.

For vegetative propagation, plants are planted in the fall from mid-September to the second half of October or early spring. The rhizome is divided into parts of 2-3 plants, the roots are cut to 3-4 cm, the leaves are cut to 5-8 cm. When planting, do not cover the growing point with earth.

Batun onion in the garden

Slime with wide flat feathers

Slime onion is a perennial frost-resistant plant. It has been growing on one site for more than five years. Feathers are flat, brittle. It differs from others in its delicate, mild taste. Greens do not lose their taste for a long time, they are eaten before shooting.

The root system is located at a depth of 20 centimeters. The plant loves moisture, grows well when watering the sown area. Undemanding to light. Grows in poorly lit areas.

It is characterized by the ability to grow leaves all year round.

Propagated by seeds and vegetatively. Planting, leaving, replanting are similar to the onion. Having sown seeds in July, the crop is harvested in the third week of April. Feathers are ready for use two to three weeks after the ground has thawed.

Slime onion

Multi-tiered

It is one of the most frost-resistant herbaceous plants.... On one site it grows up to seven years. They eat green mass, basal and large air bulbs, which are formed in 2-4 tiers instead of inflorescences. Due to the lack of a dormant period, disembarkation takes place all year round. Greens appear a month after planting in the ground.

The leaves of this onion grow faster than botun for several days.

Reproduction is carried out by dividing the uterine bulb or air bulbs. To obtain planting material, a mother site is required. An area of ​​two square meters is enough to provide the required amount of air bulbs. To obtain larger bulbs, the multi-tiered species is grown from seedlings.

For forcing greens on the windowsill, air heads are used. After harvesting, they are dried, placed in a cool, dry place. So the bulbs will not dry out before planting. 20 days after planting, leaves up to half a meter in height will grow in the kitchen.

Layered onion close-up

Schnitt

Chives somewhat similar to a batun. Planting method, biological requirements. The external difference is determined by narrower, stronger leaves. The cut feathers do not crumble and remain in tufts. The presentation is better, almost no damage during transportation.

The plant is very hardy. The leaves begin to grow under the snow.

When grown on one site from three years, the yield decreases, the leaves become smaller, and a powerful sod is formed. Can be used to grow greens in winter. In the fall, rhizomes are dug up, stored in basements for at least a month, planted in pots with fertile soil. Placed in a warm place, watered. After three weeks, the leaves will grow back. One plant can be harvested three times.

This variety is also grown as an ornamental plant. They are planted in flower beds, around paths, to decorate lawns, used as a curb plant. A year later, flowering arrows with spherical umbrellas are formed. Their shades are from pink to purple. Blooming plants look like wonderful, colorful rugs.

Blooming onion chives at their summer cottage, growing along the path

Shallot

Shallots are a type of onion. The bulbs are small, ripen two decades earlier than the turnip. The taste is not as pungent as onions. The greens are tender, erect, there are 3-4 times more feathers than that of a turnip. Grow more often for green mass. Bulbs are used less often due to the fact that they are small and consist of several cloves. Hence another name - shrew.

For planting, the heads are divided into teeth or planted entirely. Then the bunch of greens will be larger. Seeds are sown less often. In the first year, small onions of 3 - 5 cloves are formed. On the second - large bulbs. Some of them form arrows, inflorescences and give seeds.

The shallot has a long dormant period. Before planting, the head must be cut to the shoulders. Warm up for 3 hours in hot water at a temperature of 45 degrees.

Freshly harvested shallots

How to care for onion species of perennials?

Onion crops belong to the same family... To avoid damage by pests and diseases, they cannot be grown in the same area. The main care comes down to watering, loosening, weeding, fertilizing.

In good weather conditions, the onions are watered four times per season. In dry weather - every one and a half decades. After watering, the soil is loosened. The first deep loosening is carried out in the spring. This has a beneficial effect on the growth of roots and leaves. Along with watering, mineral fertilizers are applied. Weed as needed.

The value of perennial onions is due to the ability to grow green feathers, using forcing, during the entire off-season.

5 of the best perennial onions

The onion family has about 600 varieties. More than 200 grow here. The number of varieties is increasing due to the domestication of wild-growing species.The owners of backyard and summer cottages grow perennial onion crops.

Batun, chives, slime, shallots, fragrant, oblique, multi-tiered - these are the names of the most popular varieties of vegetables. With fine feathers, wide, long, sweet and bitter. Their early greens are softer than onion feathers. Differs in a high content of vitamins and minerals.

Caring for these varieties is easier, since the sowing is carried out once every three to five years. Consider the top 5 most popular bows.

Shallots (shrike) are similar to the onion breeding method. The tramp is grown for the sake of greenery. It grows in one place for 5-7 years. The chives are similar, but there are some peculiarities. It is advisable to change the site every 2-3 years. A feature of a multi-tiered bow is the formation of air bulbs in 3-4 tiers. Slime (drooping) less sharp, useful for anemia.

Perennial onions in the garden

The onion is the most common among perennials. It has large, dark green leaves. Outwardly, like onion, but the taste is more pungent.

Only feathers are eaten, the heads are absent. There are several types of trampoline. Differences are manifested in branching, foliage, early maturity, frost resistance.

In all varieties, feather growth begins as soon as the snow melts.

This species propagates by seeds and dividing the bush. Seeds are sown in late autumn, early spring, late summer. Podwinter and spring sowing yields a harvest at the end of July and August. In the summer - in the fall, several feathers appear, in the spring the leaves quickly give marketable products.

The first greens, in the form of delicate feathers, can be obtained in early spring. It is necessary to cover the area with the seeds sown in the fall with plastic wrap immediately after the snow melts.

For vegetative propagation, plants are planted in the fall from mid-September to the second half of October or early spring. The rhizome is divided into parts of 2-3 plants, the roots are cut to 3-4 cm, the leaves are cut to 5-8 cm. When planting, do not cover the growing point with earth.

Batun onion in the garden

Slime onion is a perennial frost-resistant plant. It has been growing on one site for more than five years. Feathers are flat, brittle. It differs from others in its delicate, mild taste. Greens do not lose their taste for a long time, they are eaten before shooting.

The root system is located at a depth of 20 centimeters. The plant loves moisture, grows well when watering the sown area. Undemanding to light. Grows in poorly lit areas.

It is characterized by the ability to grow leaves all year round.

Propagated by seeds and vegetatively. Planting, leaving, replanting are similar to the onion. Having sown seeds in July, the crop is harvested in the third week of April. Feathers are ready for use two to three weeks after the ground has thawed.

Slime onion

It is one of the most frost-resistant herbaceous plants.... On one site it grows up to seven years. They eat green mass, basal and large air bulbs, which are formed in 2-4 tiers instead of inflorescences. Due to the lack of a dormant period, disembarkation takes place all year round.Greens appear a month after planting in the ground.

The leaves of this onion grow faster than botun for several days.

Reproduction is carried out by dividing the uterine bulb or air bulbs. To obtain planting material, a mother site is required. An area of ​​two square meters is enough to provide the required amount of air bulbs. To obtain larger bulbs, the multi-tiered species is grown from seedlings.

For forcing greens on the windowsill, air heads are used. After harvesting, they are dried, placed in a cool, dry place. So the bulbs will not dry out before planting. 20 days after planting, leaves up to half a meter in height will grow in the kitchen.

Layered onion close-up

Chives somewhat similar to a batun. Planting method, biological requirements. The external difference is determined by narrower, stronger leaves. The cut feathers do not crumble and remain in tufts. The presentation is better, almost no damage during transportation.

The plant is very hardy. The leaves begin to grow under the snow.

When grown on one site from three years, the yield decreases, the leaves become smaller, and a powerful sod is formed. Can be used to grow greens in winter.

In the fall, rhizomes are dug up, stored in basements for at least a month, planted in pots with fertile soil. Placed in a warm place, watered. After three weeks, the leaves will grow back.

One plant can be harvested three times.

This variety is also grown as an ornamental plant. They are planted in flower beds, around paths, to decorate lawns, used as a curb plant. A year later, flowering arrows with spherical umbrellas are formed. Their shades are from pink to purple. Blooming plants look like wonderful, colorful rugs.

Blooming onion chives at their summer cottage, growing along the path

Shallots are a type of onion. The bulbs are small, ripen two decades earlier than the turnip. The taste is not as pungent as onions.

The greens are tender, erect, there are 3-4 times more feathers than that of a turnip. Grow more often for green mass. Bulbs are used less often due to the fact that they are small and consist of several cloves.

Hence another name - shrew.

For planting, the heads are divided into teeth or planted entirely. Then the bunch of greens will be larger. Seeds are sown less often. In the first year, small onions of 3 - 5 cloves are formed. On the second - large bulbs. Some of them form arrows, inflorescences and give seeds.

The shallot has a long dormant period. Before planting, the head must be cut to the shoulders. Warm up for 3 hours in hot water at a temperature of 45 degrees.

Freshly harvested shallots

How to care for onion species of perennials?

Onion crops belong to the same family... To avoid damage by pests and diseases, they cannot be grown in the same area. The main care comes down to watering, loosening, weeding, fertilizing.

In good weather conditions, the onions are watered four times per season. In dry weather - every one and a half decades. After watering, the soil is loosened. The first deep loosening is carried out in the spring. This has a beneficial effect on the growth of roots and leaves. Along with watering, mineral fertilizers are applied. Weed as needed.

The value of perennial onions is due to the ability to grow green feathers, using forcing, during the entire off-season.

Perennial onions: types, cultivation. Perennial onions on greens

In addition to the usual turnip, on the sites of domestic gardeners you can often see unusually useful perennial onions. It is this variety that opens the vitamin spring season, releasing its green leaves almost the very first in the garden. The features of perennial onions include, first of all, unpretentiousness in care and high yield.

General characteristics

There are several types of perennial onions.Of course, all of them, like any other garden crops, require watering, loosening and top dressing. However, in general, caring for them is practically no different from caring for ordinary turnip onions.

Plants are related, and in fact there are not so many differences between them. Turnip and other annuals are grown mainly for the large, succulent bulbs. Perennials are planted in the garden for the sake of leaves - on greens.

The latter is usually cut 2-3 times per season.

The only distinguishing feature of perennial onions from ordinary ones is the increased demands on the quality of the soil. Such crops are planted most often on loamy and sandy loamy nutrient soils. In this case, the acidity of the soil should be close to neutral. If this indicator is 5.5, lime must already be applied to the ground.

Sometimes perennial onions are planted on sandy soils. However, on such soils, plants produce a lot of peduncles and do not give a very good yield of leaves.

Perennial onions usually grow in the same place for 2-4 years. Then it needs to be planted again as the quality of the greens begins to deteriorate. The feather not only shrinks, but also loses its characteristic rich taste.

Unfortunately, very few varieties of perennial onions have been bred. But there are simply a huge number of its varieties. To date, more than 600 of them are known. But, of course, not all of them are grown in gardens and orchards. The most common and popular types of perennial onions are:

• batun;
• multi-tiered;
• chives;
• fragrant;
• slime.

Onion

This variety has gained popularity in our country quite recently. The homeland of the batun is China. In this country, it is still found even in the wild. This perennial onion is very popular in Mongolia, Korea, Vietnam. In another way it is called "winter", "sandy", "fisty".

The best predecessors for this onion are tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage and cucumbers. Batun is usually planted on wet soils (without stagnant water). Before landing, the earth is dug onto the bayonet of a shovel.

This variety can grow in the same place for one, two or three years. In the first two cases, the spring onion is planted (as early as possible). With a three-year cultivation, the beds are sown from mid-summer to October.

How to grow onion

To speed up germination, the seeds of this culture are usually soaked for 24 hours. During this time, they have time to swell well. When soaking, the water is changed 2-3 times. After swelling, the seeds are taken out of the saucer and dried.

Onions are planted in carefully prepared beds in two to six lines. The seeds are buried in the soil by 1-2 centimeters. The distance between rows and individual plants should be about 18-20 cm.

Caring for a batun onion consists in periodic watering and feeding. For the first time, the soil in the garden bed is fertilized in the spring before planting the seeds. In this case, mineral fertilizer is used. Further feeding is carried out after each feather cutting.

In this case, a mullein diluted with water would be an excellent feeding option. Perennial onion-batun responds very well to ash solution. Watering the bushes too often is not necessary. The soil under this plant is usually moistened only with prolonged drought.

The crust formed after the rain is broken with a rake.

The leaves of this onion can be used for food after they reach a height of 10-15 cm. Plants are cut at the very base, leaving two or three arrows on the seeds. After a while, the leaves grow back. During the season, you can get 2-3 harvests from the batun.

Tiered perennial bow

This variety has one very unusual feature. A tiered bow does not produce seeds. Therefore, it is propagated exclusively vegetatively. Instead of seeds, 2-3 tiers of small air bulbs grow on the inflorescence.

They are planted in the soil immediately after harvesting, since they have a very poor keeping quality. In another way, the multi-tiered bow is also called "viviparous", "horned" and "Egyptian".

Its leaves are hollow fistulous, can reach a length of 50 cm.

Unlike the batun, the bulbs of this variety do not have a dormant period. They begin to form leaves while still on the mother plant. The features of this variety include, among other things, very early ripening periods. The multi-tiered bow releases its leaves from the ground even before the baton.

Growing features

Caring for this species is also very simple. You can grow multi-tiered onions both as an annual and as a perennial. To get greens next year, air bulbs need to be planted in the summer until mid-August. In spring, plants are fed with full mineral fertilizer.

In the third year after cutting the bulbs, the multi-tiered onions must be thinned out, separating the daughter bulbs. The latter can be used as planting material.

Sweet onion

The homeland of this variety, like the batuna, is Mongolia and China. In another way, allspice onions are also called Siberian, as well as "Chinese garlic". In one place, it can grow for 4-5 years. For food, like other perennial onions, leaves are used in fragrant onions. The bulbs of this plant have no market value. Leaves can reach a length of 25-40 cm.

How to grow

This onion can reproduce both vegetatively and by seeds. On a small area, the first method is usually used. With this method, the harvest can be obtained already in the same year. Seeds are used much less frequently because plants planted in this way develop much more slowly. During the summer, only 5-6 very small leaves are formed on each bush.

With any method of planting, organic and mineral fertilizers should be introduced into the garden bed. Perennial onion seeds of this variety are planted in rows, the distance between which should be about 35 centimeters. They are buried in the soil by 2 cm. You can take seeds only from two- and three-year-old plants.

Caring for scented onions is very simple. The bed should be weeded periodically. After each cut, the soil is spilled with mullein solution. The bulbs of this culture do not have a dormant period, and they can be transplanted almost at any time.

Slime onion

This variety has flat, long leaves and can grow in one place for 1-2 years. Slime onions are also called "drooping" or "glandular". Its distinctive feature is not too pungent taste and somewhat more delicate leaves than other varieties.

In the wild, this onion grows in Mongolia and Transbaikalia. It is also found in Gorny Altai. This is perhaps the most delicious of all perennial onion varieties known today. Unfortunately, its varieties are extremely few.

The most famous and popular among domestic gardeners is Green, bred by specialists from the Timiryazev Academy.

Growing

Like most other varieties, slime onions prefer moist, neutral soils. It can be planted both in areas well-lit by the sun and in partial shade. It reproduces vegetatively or by seeds.

In the first case, a perennial slime onion is planted in early spring or at the end of July. The seeding depth is very shallow - about 1.5 cm.Even 70 cm is left between the rows, 20 cm between the plants.

The best predecessors for this culture are cabbage, lettuce, parsley, dill.

This onion is fed in the same way as all other perennial varieties: in the spring and after cutting the leaves. The crop is harvested 3-4 times per season.

Chives bow

The main distinguishing feature of this variety is the very thin and not too long tubular leaves.In the second year after planting, chives begin to branch and give up to 50-100 shoots.

Both the leaves of this plant and its juicy false bulbs are eaten. In our country, Altai or Siberian chives are most often grown (perennial frost-resistant onions).

The varieties Bohemia, Chemal and Medonos are among the most popular.

Growing features

Unlike most varieties of perennial onions, chives are completely undemanding to the composition of the soil.

It does not grow too well only where the soil is very heavily clogged with perennial weeds with a well-developed root system. It gives few seeds, and therefore most often it is propagated in a vegetative way.

In this case, the bushes are simply divided into parts, leaving 8-10 bulbs in each. Plants are planted in rows, leaving a distance of 30 cm between them.

Seeds are sown in early May or July. To accelerate germination, they are first soaked and then slightly dried.

This perennial onion is grown for greens, using a very simple technology. All that is needed to get a good harvest is periodic watering and feeding, as well as loosening and thinning.

This onion is usually fertilized once a season - in the middle of summer. A distinctive feature of the species is moisture-loving. Therefore, it should be watered often enough. Otherwise, the leaves will become coarse and lose their pleasant taste.

Moisten the soil under this plant 3-5 times during the growing season.

Thin the chives starting from the first year of planting. Leaves are not cut from those bushes from which seeds are supposed to be taken. Otherwise, there will be very little planting material.

How to grow perennial onions for greens in winter

All of the varieties described above are excellent for forcing during the cold season. Perennial onion feathers contain a lot of vitamins. In this regard, as well as in taste, they surpass even onions. They are planted with sods.

That is, they dig out a bush and divide it into several parts, leaving as much land as possible. In the turf of the chives, there should be about 30 onions, in other perennials - 3-5. The leaves, if they have not yet withered, are cut off.

Sod prepared in this way is stored in a cool place until November – December. At this time, they are transferred to prepared containers. Pots for forcing perennial onions should have a height of at least 15 cm.A light nutrient soil is poured onto their bottom with a layer of 10-12 cm.

Then they install the sods themselves and lightly sprinkle them on top.

As soon as sprouts appear on the surface, the pot of onions is transferred to the windowsill. Watering the plants too often is unnecessary. Perennial onions are fed, the cultivation of which on the windowsill is a simple procedure, several times during the winter with a weak solution of urea (1 g per 1 liter of water). This allows for a bountiful harvest.

As you can see, this culture is very unpretentious in care - perennial onions. Even a completely inexperienced gardener will probably be able to grow it in summer or even winter. After all, all that is required to get a good harvest of this useful plant is to water, fertilize and loosen on time.

Perennial onion varieties and types

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Young onion leaves are tasty and healthy, they should always be present on our table. To get green tops, many plant onion-turnip, but its perennial relatives have a much more interesting feather. It is not only richer in vitamins, but also softer in taste.

It is equally important that the crown time of perennial onions is early spring, when nothing has yet had time to grow in the garden. The cultivation of perennial onions does not require any special worries, they are unpretentious and frost-resistant. They all grow well in fertile, non-acidic soils.

In my garden, four are held in high esteem: batun, slug, chives and those walking along the beds are multi-tiered.

Perennial bows - types

Batun - beam on beam

Batun among perennial bows is one of the most popular.

It is also called winter, Russian or Siberian. By the end of the first year of life, the plant forms small clumps of 3-5 branches. Further, every year the bushes grow and can have from 30 to 60 branches. However, already in the 3-4th year, the yield decreases, the leaves coarsen, the plant begins to shoot at an earlier date.

The first feathers of this bow appear immediately after the snow melts. For the whole season, 3-4 crops can be harvested from the garden with good care. Early cuts do not harm the batun (if after them the plantings are fed, watered, loosened). Within a month, the plants grow so much that they cannot be distinguished from those on which cutting was not carried out.

In summer, you need to make sure that the onion does not bloom. All peduncles are cut with a sharp knife.

By winter, the arrows of the onion wither. They must be removed, because pests can hibernate in them.

In household plots, the onion is most often propagated by dividing the bush. This is best done in summer, after flowering. With this planting, the first crop can be harvested as early as next spring. If you sow onions with seeds in mid-June, the harvest will be in the second year.

The green feather of the baton usually stays tender and tasty until it starts throwing out arrows. Therefore, in recent years, I began to grow it through sowing nigella. I will spend it in two terms.

In March - April, as soon as the soil permits, I sow very densely, then the leaves are softer. I start harvesting from the end of July, thinning the plants and pulling them out entirely. If I do not have time to pull out all the bushes before the frost and some of them remain before winter, in the spring I cover the plantings with foil. As soon as the feather grows well, I dig them up by the roots.

In July, then the plants leave in the winter in the phase of 3-4 leaves.

In the spring, I select the largest ones and plant them on a separate bed in cut furrows at a distance of 15 cm from each other, burying them into the soil along the leaves. As soon as new ones grow, I spud.

And so three times over the summer. Watering the plantings, I always add herbal infusion to the water. I pull out the bushes entirely with a bleached thick juicy leg, almost like a leek.

With this accelerated growth, hybrids work well. Parade F1, Performer F1, Green Banner F1... With the "long-playing", early-maturing varieties showed themselves well Russian winter and Welsh... Hybrids without shelter can freeze out in winter.

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Keep in mind

If you plan to grow onion in one place for 3-4 years, you should not sow seeds in early spring. This practically does not accelerate the receipt of products, but in the next season the number of shooting plants increases significantly.

Slime - a perennial onion for a children's garden

Slime onion is a squat herbaceous perennial with succulent, flat, wide leaves. If you cut them, then they secrete a viscous transparent viscous mucus, which, obviously, gave the name to this type of onion. Blooms in the second year. Before flowering, the umbrella "looks" down. As soon as the first soft lilac flowers begin to open, the arrow straightens.

Despite the fact that the cultivation of a slime does not present any particular difficulties, it is quite rare in our gardens. And it is clearly not able to compete in terms of popularity with the batun onion. However, it is worth having at least a few such onion plants on the site!

Slime onion is especially valuable because it contains large quantities of mineral salts of iron, manganese, potassium, zinc, molybdenum, nickel, as well as essential oil. Therefore, it is very useful for anemia. At the same time, the taste of its leaves is pleasant, slightly pungent, with a slight garlic-onion smell. Children eat them with pleasure. The leaves remain juicy and tender for almost the entire growing season.

Useful advice

The more often you cut the leaves of the slime onion (after] 2-2.5 weeks), the softer they will be.

The slime bush has been growing in one place for more than seven years and now occupies an area of ​​about half a meter. I cut it off in bunches together with a piece of rhizome, in this case it quickly gives new young shoots. And the bush does not thicken so much.

For the winter I sprinkle it with a bucket of humus. This, in general, is the whole care. Even the weeds, he survives himself (except for dandelions).

I do not use slime for winter distillation. He has a powerful root system, very little greenery is obtained from one pot. You can't beat off a beautiful border from it. Although this onion blooms very beautifully, giving out large purple balls on thin arrows, its "thickets" are rare. But on the site it can live even in the most extreme conditions.

Read more about growing slime onions here

Multi-tiered (walking) bow - also from perennial

In spring, one of the first perennial bows to grow a multi-tiered or walking bow (viviparous, horned, Egyptian, Canadian ...). In the first year, it looks like a batun with fisty hollow leaves.

On the second, it forms a flower arrow with several tiers (we have up to three) of small bulbous bulbs. The largest bulbs (5 pieces up to 2 cm in diameter) are formed on the first tier at a height of 60-80 cm.They immediately begin to grow leaves 10-15 cm long.

Under the weight of the bulbs, the stems fall to the ground, and the bulbs begin to take root. This is how this onion is resettled.

The main crop of greens is obtained from underground bulbs. They are large (3-7 cm in diameter), form nests and are very similar to shallots, but do not ripen and are poorly stored.

The leaves are dark green, very tender, juicy and tasty. They are used for food, like any young feather.

But the airy bulbs can be boiled and fried, as well as put into winter preparations: pickled separately and together with other vegetables.

An important point

Onions that have taken root become unsuitable for canning, therefore, for arrows, you need to tie them to supports. And to get large bulbs, you should pinch the plant after the formation of the first tier.

If air bulbs are not needed, then the feather is cut from the entire garden. Then it can grow back one or two more times, it depends on the care.

The taste and tenderness of the leaves are preserved until the first tier of bulbs appears.

Planting should be regularly updated (every 3-4 years). You can divide the nests or use air bulbs. Bulbules are planted in August-September so that they have time to take root before winter.

Perennial onions: name, varieties, photos, cultivation and care:

Perennial onion (the name of the genus in Latin Allium) is distinguished by excellent decorative, food, medicinal properties.

The genus includes about 500 species. However, about 200 of them are grown in Russia. Basically, in the gardens you can find garlic, shallots, leeks, onions. Such varieties of perennial onions as fragrant, slime, chives, wild garlic, batun, oblique, multi-tiered, etc., unfortunately, do not enjoy such popularity.

Properties

Perennial onion varieties differ not only in taste, but also in cultivation characteristics, appearance, and ripening periods.

They can be planted in flower beds and ridges - some varieties are in no way inferior to ornamental plants in their aesthetic qualities.

Most gardeners appreciate their ability to ripen early in varieties of perennial onions (photos of some of them can be seen in the article). Indeed, in the landscape that has not yet turned green, only young juicy onion shoots stand out noticeably at the beginning of spring.

This plant is rich in vitamins, essential amino acids. As a rule, perennial onions are planted on greens.

After all, the substances that it contains have a positive effect on metabolic processes and immunity, and essential oils improve digestion.

In folk medicine, the properties of these plants have long been known to increase hemoglobin, promote the elimination of excess cholesterol from the body.

Many summer residents also plant perennial bows for decorative purposes. Plants perfectly complement a flower bed, curbs along paths, an alpine slide. Flowers attract pollinators, so nearby growing crops will not be deprived of the attention of bees.

Characteristic

Perennial onions are frost-resistant - they are able to withstand temperatures down to -40 degrees. Plants are practically not susceptible to diseases, resistant to pests. In addition, the crop gives a good yield for 3-5 years even with repeated cutting.

Perennial onions develop a false bulb. Under favorable climatic conditions, it produces leaves continuously. The dormant period is rather short, so crops can be grown indoors or in greenhouses.

In an open space, a plot isolated from the main crop rotation is perfect for perennial onions (the photo below shows where the crop grows). This site will be used for about 5-6 years. It is important to protect it from flooding in spring and autumn.

The roots of the onion are stringy. They lie at a depth of about 20-30 cm. Accordingly, the soil on the site should be highly fertile, slightly acidic or neutral (pH 6-7), and have a light composition. Rhizome and root-shedding weeds will greatly interfere with growth and must be removed. If there is horse sorrel or horsetail on the site, then liming is necessary before planting the onions.

Perennial onions: growing and care

Soil preparation is carried out in the same way as for onions. In the autumn period, manure, compost or humus is introduced for digging at the rate of 10 kg per 1 m2. Phosphate-potassium fertilizers are also used. In the spring, nitrogen nutrient mixtures are added under the rake.

Perennial onions can be sown, or can be propagated by small pieces. The seeds of crops are small (especially in chives) and are characterized by low germination. Planting fresh seeds is recommended. If they lie down, the germination rate will drop below 80%. In this case, it is necessary to increase the seeding rate. Before being introduced into the soil, the seeds are disinfected.

The cultivation of perennial onions is generally straightforward. Seeds are placed on ridges, ridges or flat surfaces. It depends on the type of soil.

The first two methods are used on cold ground and in lowlands. Sowing in open ground begins in April-May. In this case, it is necessary to mulch with humus or peat in a ratio of 0.5 kg per 1 m2 of soil.

In the spring-summer period, cuttings and seedlings are planted.

In the second and subsequent years, you need to regularly feed the culture. In early spring, as well as after cutting, 10 g / 1 sq. m. potassium and nitrogen mixtures and 15 g of phosphorus.

During the first year, a plant with 1-3 branches is being formed. The next year, flower arrows with globular inflorescences will begin to appear in the same amount.

By the end of April - beginning of May, the batun, chives and tiered bows begin to appear first. A little later, fragrant and slug emerge.

To get a harvest in winter, in the fall, you need to select a three-, four-year-old planting material and dig it up. Plants are placed in boxes, sprinkled with peat or earth. Before disembarking, they must be stored at a temperature of 0 to 2 degrees.

Schnitt

There are a lot of varieties of perennial onions. We will only dwell on some of them. It's worth starting with chives.

This variety is also called chisel or speed. Schnitt is used primarily for decorative purposes. It is grown by many gardeners in most of the country.

The average life cycle of chives is 3-5 years. This plant reproduces well by seeds, self-sowing, tussocks of bulbs, forms an overgrown sod.

The size of the bulbs is small. They are not eaten.The value in this plant is represented by narrow fistulous, slightly rough feathers. Their width is about 2-7 mm, and their height is about 40 cm. Onion greens will remain tender and will not become coarse if cut in time.

Schnitt's flowers are spherical. The shades are very diverse - from pink to purple. Flowering does not affect the quality of the life cycle. This period falls in May-August.

Chives are a very unpretentious plant. He successfully takes root in the northern regions. However, this culture requires abundant watering.

Some gardeners plant it exclusively for greenery, others use the plant to decorate the site. Islets of chives effectively accentuate the borders; they look great on alpine slides. In the latter case, it is preferable to plant onions from the east and south sides.

Schnitt varieties

They are selected depending on the climatic characteristics of the region:

• Crocus and Bohemia bear fruit beautifully. They do very well in regions with warm winters.
• Vitamin, Honey plant, Sonnet are resistant to frost.

Preparing for winter

In preparation, the plant is cut almost at the root. It can be transplanted into a pot and left for 2 months. In winter, the seedling will produce fresh greens.

Schnitt is one of the first to appear after the snow has melted. In early spring, the leaves of the plant are very soft, and at the beginning of summer they coarse, become tough. By the beginning of the flowering period, they acquire a sharpness and are almost never eaten.

Shallot

This species is considered one of the most delicious. Shallot is prized for its delicate aroma and sweetish taste of the leaves. The bulbs of the plant, although rarely, are also eaten. The plant is especially popular in France.

Shallots are usually grown for greens. It has a lot in common with onions. In this case, the shallots are more branched, and the small oblong bulbs form nests. It is easy enough to separate them when digging up. On the next planting, they reproduce very well. The ability to quickly update allows shallots to be grown on an industrial scale.

Features of the view

Shallot, unlike a number of other perennial onions, is a demanding plant. A special area is needed for it. Shallots are not suitable for decorative purposes. The proximity with annual onions can lead to degeneration of the shallots and the loss of their taste.

The most common varieties in Russia can be considered Siberian yellow, Sprint, Druzhnaya family, Bananovy, Delikates.

Most of the shallot varieties are suitable for planting in the middle zone of the country. In addition, it tolerates cold well; its bulbs remain viable even at very low temperatures. Therefore, it can often be seen in vegetable gardens in the Far East and Siberia.

Bulbs for the next planting are dug up, as a rule, at the end of summer. To get juicy greens, sowing is recommended immediately after the snow melts. To ripen the bulbs, sowing is carried out under the first snow, in the fall.

Perennial onion batun

It is considered one of the most common types. Batun is grown in almost every vegetable garden. This species is also called Tatar or fisty.

As a rule, the baton is planted in a separate bed. The plant takes root well next to flower crops.

The batun has a very branched bush, with juicy, long, fisty leaves. Their height reaches 60 cm. You can cut greens from spring until the end of the season.

In terms of taste, the batun is in no way inferior to onions, but in terms of the amount of nutrients it is the undoubted leader. Batun contains ascorbic acid, potassium salts, riboflavin, etc.

The culture reproduces well by seeds obtained after its flowering. The plant can be grown in the same area for 6 years if it is properly watered and fed regularly.

The most common varieties are considered Baikal, Emerald, Trinity, Totem, Molodets, Russian winter, Maisky, April, etc.

Slime

It is also called a drooping onion. The slime rises immediately after the snow melts. At the beginning of April, the greens are already suitable for human consumption.

Slime is considered one of the earliest types and the leader in the amount of iron. The onion has a rich, mild flavor that does not change throughout the season.

Slime grows as a short bush. Its leaves are juicy, pale green in color. After cutting, they quickly recover. Blossoms with lilac large single balls.

Compared to other perennial onions, the yield of the slime is not very high. The average life cycle is 4 years. Upon completion, the plant is transplanted and well fed.

Reproduction is carried out by seeds.

Among the main varieties, Vitaminnaya Polyana, Leader, and Health Treasure are especially popular.

Slime is often grown for decorative purposes. It is planted on alpine hills, in flower beds.

Uksun

This species is rarely found in the plots. Wixun is also called mountain garlic. Outwardly, it is close to garlic. It has the same thick stem, from which flat leaves alternate. Their thickness reaches three centimeters. However, vinegar blooms like all onions.

This culture is distinguished by its taste. It tastes like garlic and onion at the same time. The leaves are ready for consumption at the end of May. However, by the end of summer, the leaves become tough. They are used instead of garlic in conservation.

Tiered bow

This species is the only viviparous one. Its bulbs ripen above the ground and release new leaves. The tiered bow is also called the Egyptian, horned, walking bow.

During the first year, it resembles a batun. In subsequent years, the development of the bow takes place with the help of arrows.

Greens can be consumed throughout the season. All summer she does not lose her properties. Tiered onions have a spicy, pungent flavor.

The bulbs can also be eaten. They are also used for sowing. The bulbs take root excellently in the ground. They form nests like shallots.

Main varieties: Memory, Odessa winter, Likov, Gribovsky 38.

It should be said that multi-tiered onions are not planted for decorative purposes and next to other varieties.

Ramson

This species became popular due to its early ripening period. At the beginning of April, you can use the first greens. Ramson is also called wild garlic or bear onion.

After the end of flowering, the active growth of the culture stops. Wild garlic bulbs are not used in cooking. The leaves of the plant are similar to the leaves of a lily of the valley.

The most popular varieties are Bear cub and Bear ear.

As a decoration of the plot, wild garlic is not grown. At the same time, she feels great next to berry and fruit crops. The plant contains phytoncides - substances that repel pests.

Sweet onion

It is rich in fiber, vitamin C. The leaves of the plant are belt-like.

During the first year, 2 shoots with 3-6 leaves on each are formed. Their length is about 30 cm. In the second year, flower arrows form. White flowers are collected on them in a simple umbrella. They smell good.

Among the varieties, the Astrologer is popular. The dark green leaves of this plant grow up to 60 cm rather quickly. The width of the leaves is 1.5 cm. A promising (new) mid-season variety called Piquant has also been introduced. It has more vitamin C and is more frost resistant.

Perennial onions: varieties, planting and care rules

In addition to the common onion, there are many other species and varieties of this cultivated plant. They differ in appearance, taste and aroma, and scope.

If you decide to plant a perennial onion in your area, its varieties are presented in a wide range.

Perennials are characterized by undemanding growing conditions, high productivity, and resistance to cold weather.

Perennial onion varieties are gaining popularity among gardeners

If onions are grown mainly for the purpose of obtaining large, juicy bulbs, then from perennial varieties you can get high-quality greens, fleshy feathers. Perennials do not require special growing conditions and careful care.

But the planting should be carried out on fertile soil. In one place, the plant feels comfortable for four years, then a transplant is required. The fact is that the soil is depleted, which affects the quality of the greenery. The feather becomes thin, not so fleshy and aromatic.

The taste also suffers, which loses its richness and expressiveness.

Perennial bunching onion

China is considered the birthplace of this variety of perennial onions. In our territories, the onion-batun has become popular relatively recently, it is known under such names: "sandy", "winter".

The plant has strong, long tube-shaped leaves. During the flowering period, large, lush inflorescences appear on the peduncles, in which there can be up to 200 white flowers. The fruit of the onion is a box with seeds.

The most popular varieties include the following:

• Aprelevskiy is characterized by a sharp taste with sweetish notes, ripens early, and is excellent for supplementing vitamin salads.
• Baia Verde is a tall variety with dark green feathers covered with a bluish bloom, the taste is sweetish-spicy.
• Russian winter is the most fragrant and juicy variety, very hardy and high-yielding.
• The giant is distinguished by large, long, fleshy shoots, the height of which can reach 50 cm.
• Variety Seryozha perfectly tolerates winter cold, greens appear in early spring, feathers are juicy, large, long.

This type of onion is planted in early spring. Seeds can be sown in boxes in winter, or directly into the ground. The best harbingers of any variety are tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes. The plant prefers moist soils, well-permeable, perennial onions do not tolerate stagnant water.

No special care is required for this crop. It is recommended to soak the seeds for a day before planting. In order for the onion to feel comfortable, it must be periodically fed and watered. The plant responds well to ash solution, diluted mullein, mineral fertilizers.

Tiered bow

Viviparous, Egyptian or tiered bow is one of the most original species. Ground bulbs are arranged in several tiers. The cultivation of different varieties of this crop is not very different.

For planting in the middle lane, experienced gardeners recommend choosing seeds of the Odessa winter variety. Feathers are used as herbs, added to salads, first courses. Onions give any dish a special touch, because they are characterized by a delicate taste.

The plant contains a large amount of ascorbic acid. The culture propagates mainly vegetatively, but it is also possible by seeds.

The Gribovsky 38 variety is also popular among gardeners and summer residents. It is frost-resistant, not damaged by cold weather even in winters with little snow. Caring for perennial multi-tiered onions consists of watering, periodic feeding and cutting feathers. The best option for different varieties of perennial onions is considered to be mineral phosphorus, potash fertilizers, humus, mullein solution.

The cultivation of different varieties of perennial multi-tiered onions can be carried out not only in the open field, but also in hotbeds and greenhouses, which will allow you to have fresh greens all year round. The plant must be protected from downy mildew, which often affects the shoots.

Chives

This type of perennial onion is distinguished by thin, long, tubular leaves.The branching of the plant occurs already in the second year after planting, the number of feathers is about 100.

The bulbs are juicy and eaten. The shoots are juicy, fleshy, tasty, will be an excellent addition to vitamin salad, soups, main courses.

The most popular varieties of perennial chives are:

• Bohemia - early, tall, high-yielding variety, semi-sharp green taste with sweetish notes.
• The Chemal variety will give a good harvest, subject to proper care, the length of the shoots reaches 50 cm.
• The honey plant is an excellent variety for growing in dachas and private gardens, the leaves are not large, up to 40 cm long.

Growing perennial onions is very simple. For this, seeds are used, which are pre-soaked in water and dried. Plant care is as follows:

• periodic watering, especially in dry weather, lack of moisture affects the quality of greenery;
• loosening row spacings, weeding and removing weeds that drown out crop growth;
• for the feathers to be fleshy and juicy, it is necessary to thin out the bed;
• it is imperative to fertilize the soil, the plant needs a lot of nutrients.

Chives are not only useful, but also a beautiful plant. It will be an excellent addition to the landscape, because during the flowering period, large, lush flowers of a lilac color appear on the stems.

Perennial sweet onion

The homeland of the plant is China. Allspice is often referred to as Chinese garlic. A culture can grow in one place for up to 5 years, then it must be transplanted, because the soil is depleted, the greens are no longer so high quality.

The shoots are eaten, they are juicy, fleshy, tasty, give special notes to dishes. The culture propagates by seeds and vegetatively. Seeds are used less often, because the plant planted in this way develops rather slowly.

Perennial fragrant onion has an original appearance

Before planting, it is imperative to fertilize the garden bed, add mineral and organic substances. Caring for perennial scented onions is simple. To get quality greens, you need to grow the plant in fertile soil.

Before sowing, the seeds are soaked for a day, then dried and sown in the ground. The best form of growing is in a garden bed with a large distance between rows. The garden bed should be regularly watered, weeded, and weeded. The cut is carried out two to three times a year. After cutting the greenery, the shrubs must be watered with a weak, non-concentrated mullein solution.

Different varieties of perennial onions respond positively to organic and mineral fertilizers.

Slime onion

This type of perennial onion is much less common in gardens and dachas than others. There are few plant varieties. Greens are widely used in cooking, they contain a large amount of trace elements and vitamins. This type is often used in ornamental gardening, is valued for green, wide shoots.

Some varieties of perennial slime onions are characterized by a strong garlic aroma. Caring for perennial slime onions is as follows:

• the soil is necessarily moist, the plant does not like drought and stagnant moisture;
• to make the onions feel comfortable, weeds should be removed regularly;
• in the first weeks after planting, it is recommended to cover the bed with plastic wrap to provide the plants with a greenhouse effect;
• mineral and organic fertilizers have a positive effect on the condition of the onion.

Perennial onions are a useful, tasty addition to any garden or suburban area. Gardeners appreciate it for its unpretentiousness, undemanding growing conditions, frost resistance, productivity, as well as excellent aroma and taste.

In addition to the common onion, there are many other species and varieties of this cultivated plant.They differ in appearance, taste and aroma, and scope. If you decide to plant a perennial onion in your area, its varieties are presented in a wide range. Perennials are characterized by undemanding growing conditions, high productivity, and resistance to cold weather.

Perennial onion varieties are gaining popularity among gardeners

If onions are grown mainly for the purpose of obtaining large, juicy bulbs, then from perennial varieties you can get high-quality greens, fleshy feathers. Perennials do not require special growing conditions and careful care. But the planting should be carried out on fertile soil. In one place, the plant feels comfortable for four years, then a transplant is required. The fact is that the soil is depleted, which affects the quality of the greenery. The feather becomes thin, not so fleshy and aromatic. The taste also suffers, which loses its richness and expressiveness.

Perennial bunching onion

China is considered the birthplace of this variety of perennial onions. In our territories, the onion-batun has become popular relatively recently, it is known under such names: "sandy", "winter". The plant has strong, long tube-shaped leaves. During the flowering period, large, lush inflorescences appear on the peduncles, in which there can be up to 200 white flowers. The fruit of the onion is a box with seeds. The most popular varieties include the following:

• Aprelevsky is characterized by a sharp taste with sweetish notes, ripens early, and is excellent for supplementing vitamin salads.
• Baia Verde is a tall variety with dark green feathers covered with a bluish bloom, the taste is sweetish-spicy.
• Russian winter is the most fragrant and juicy variety, very hardy and high-yielding.
• The giant is distinguished by large, long, fleshy shoots, the height of which can reach 50 cm.
• Variety Seryozha perfectly tolerates winter cold, greens appear in early spring, feathers are juicy, large, long.

This type of onion is planted in early spring. Seeds can be sown in boxes in winter, or directly into the ground. The best harbingers of any variety are tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes. The plant prefers moist soils, well-permeable, perennial onions do not tolerate stagnant water.

No special care is required for this crop. It is recommended to soak the seeds for a day before planting. In order for the onion to feel comfortable, it must be periodically fed and watered. The plant responds well to ash solution, diluted mullein, mineral fertilizers.

Tiered bow

Viviparous, Egyptian or tiered bow is one of the most original species. Ground bulbs are arranged in several tiers. The cultivation of different varieties of this crop is not very different. For planting in the middle lane, experienced gardeners recommend choosing seeds of the Odessa winter variety. Feathers are used as herbs, added to salads, first courses. Onions give any dish a special touch, because they are characterized by a delicate taste. The plant contains a large amount of ascorbic acid. The culture propagates mainly vegetatively, but it is also possible by seeds.

The Gribovsky 38 variety is also popular among gardeners and summer residents. It is frost-resistant, not damaged by cold weather even in winters with little snow. Caring for perennial multi-tiered onions consists of watering, periodic feeding and cutting feathers. The best option for different varieties of perennial onions is considered to be mineral phosphorus, potash fertilizers, humus, mullein solution.

The cultivation of different varieties of perennial multi-tiered onions can be carried out not only in the open field, but also in hotbeds and greenhouses, which will allow you to have fresh greens all year round.The plant must be protected from downy mildew, which often affects the shoots.

Chives

This type of perennial onion is distinguished by thin, long, tubular leaves. Branching of the plant occurs already in the second year after planting, the number of feathers is about 100. The bulbs are juicy and are eaten. The shoots are juicy, fleshy, tasty, will be an excellent addition to vitamin salad, soups, main courses. The most popular varieties of perennial chives are:

• Bohemia - early, tall, high-yielding variety, semi-sharp green taste with sweetish notes.
• The Chemal variety will give a good harvest, subject to proper care, the length of the shoots reaches 50 cm.
• The honey plant is an excellent variety for growing in dachas and private gardens, the leaves are not large, up to 40 cm long.

Growing perennial onions is very simple. For this, seeds are used, which are pre-soaked in water and dried. Plant care is as follows:

• periodic watering, especially in dry weather, lack of moisture affects the quality of greenery;
• loosening row spacings, weeding and removing weeds that drown out crop growth;
• for the feathers to be fleshy and juicy, it is necessary to thin out the bed;
• it is imperative to fertilize the soil, the plant needs a lot of nutrients.

Chives are not only useful, but also a beautiful plant. It will be an excellent addition to the landscape, because during the flowering period, large, lush flowers of a lilac color appear on the stems.

Perennial sweet onion

The homeland of the plant is China. Allspice is often referred to as Chinese garlic. A culture can grow in one place for up to 5 years, then it must be transplanted, because the soil is depleted, the greens are no longer so high quality. The shoots are eaten, they are juicy, fleshy, tasty, give special notes to dishes. The culture propagates by seeds and vegetatively. Seeds are used less often, because the plant planted in this way develops rather slowly.

Perennial fragrant onion has an original appearance

Before planting, it is imperative to fertilize the garden bed, add mineral and organic substances. Caring for perennial scented onions is simple. To get quality greens, you need to grow the plant in fertile soil. Before sowing, the seeds are soaked for a day, then dried and sown in the ground. The best form of growing is in a garden bed with a large distance between rows. The garden bed should be regularly watered, weeded, and weeded. The cut is carried out two to three times a year. After cutting the greenery, the shrubs must be watered with a weak, non-concentrated mullein solution. Different varieties of perennial onions respond positively to organic and mineral fertilizers.

Slime onion

This type of perennial onion is much less common in gardens and dachas than others. There are few plant varieties. Greens are widely used in cooking, they contain a large amount of trace elements and vitamins. This type is often used in ornamental gardening, is valued for green, wide shoots.

Some varieties of perennial slime onions are characterized by a strong garlic aroma. Caring for perennial slime onions is as follows:

• the soil is necessarily moist, the plant does not like drought and stagnant moisture;
• to make the onions feel comfortable, weeds should be removed regularly;
• in the first weeks after planting, it is recommended to cover the bed with plastic wrap to provide the plants with a greenhouse effect;
• mineral and organic fertilizers have a positive effect on the condition of the onion.

Perennial onions are a useful, tasty addition to any garden or suburban area. Gardeners appreciate it for its unpretentiousness, undemanding growing conditions, frost resistance, productivity, as well as excellent aroma and taste.

Perennial onions, which vegetable growers grow to obtain greens, are interesting for their characteristics. All varieties and varieties of perennial onions tolerate winter well, grow early, and with proper agricultural technology they please with their feathers from spring to late autumn.

All types of perennial onions are bred with seeds. Despite the fact that onions are propagated by dividing the bush, it is recommended to regularly renew perennials by sowing nigella in the ground. This allows you to get stable yields of green feathers and prevent the development of fungal and bacterial diseases that affect plants that grow in one place for a long time.

What varieties and varieties are known

Perennial onions are represented by species such as batun, slug, chives and tiered onions. They all grow in the wild in different parts of the world. Breeding work has made it possible to obtain onion varieties that surpass wild relatives in taste, feather length, yield, resistance to temperature changes and lack of moisture.

Important: The description given by the manufacturer on the packaging of onion seeds allows you to find out the characteristics of the culture. When purchasing batun onion seeds, you need to pay attention to the characteristics.

It can be April 12 - an early variety that opens the garden season. Bushes 2 years of life give the first green feathers after the snow melts from the garden. This variety does not tolerate drought well and quickly goes into a state of dormancy.

It is replaced by the Maisky variety, which breeds until mid-June. Batun Russian winter competes with these varieties. It forms strong bushes and is resistant to bacterial infections.

So that the green feather is always on the table, the seeds of the batun are sown 2 times a year, using Parade, Welsh or Performer hybrids for planting. Growing a batun as an annual crop makes it possible to provide the family with greenery until the end of the summer season. Black onion, sown in the ground in early spring, and then in early June, yields a harvest of young onions from mid-July to the first snow.

Important: Hybrids are not adapted to Russian frosts, and plantings freeze out in winter.

If you want to leave a few bushes in the garden in order to get an early onion in the spring, then the Russian size variety is used for sowing, which gives a powerful feather, up to 35 cm long, 1.5 months after sowing the seeds.

Cultivars Legionnaire and Green Banner, resistant to fungal infections, are recommended for growing on an industrial scale. These types of batun give a branchy succulent feather 45 days after sowing seeds in the ground.

In addition to the batun, other types of perennial onions are grown to obtain greens. It can be a tiered bow. This type of perennial crop attracts many farmers due to its unique breeding method using air bulbs. The crop produces a fragrant feather that can be cut multiple times throughout the season.

Breeders offer 3 varieties of tiered onions. For cultivation in areas equated to the Far North, the Chelyabinsk variety is suitable.

In the southern regions, the Memory bow is planted, which forms a huge mass of green feathers.

From the central regions of the Russian Federation, the Likov variety showed itself well, which easily tolerates spring frosts, expelling the first feather 21 days after the soil thawed.

Chives and slugs are less likely to be planted on plots, despite the fact that these types of perennial onions have juicy, aromatic early greens.

Schnitt produces a thin, round feather that, with proper farming techniques, can grow back several times during the season. One of the varieties can be planted on the site, and it will grow beautifully in the garden allotted for it.

The slime forms a bush that grows annually in size, forming a hummock. On sale you can find a slime of such names as Leader, Shirokolistny, Vavilovsky.

The feather of the slime is flat, juicy, containing a large amount of mucus, which is why the culture got this name. Leaves grow back constantly until the onset of drought. When the temperature rises, the bulbs fall asleep for a short time. At the end of August, the bushes begin to produce a green feather with renewed vigor.

If you equip a garden with different types of perennial onions in the garden, this will allow you to get harvests of green feathers throughout the summer season.

The photo below shows a variety of perennial onion varieties, which will allow you to choose the right perennial crops.

How to grow onions from seeds

Late autumn or early spring is considered the right time to plant perennial onions with seeds in open ground. Sowing made in the frozen soil of a pre-prepared bed is good because it allows the seeds to soak in moisture in early spring and germinate at a time suitable for the plant. This makes it possible to get an early harvest of young onions 2 weeks earlier compared to spring sowing.

Spring sowing has its advantages. When planted in early spring, a larger percentage of seeds emerge. Onion beds are less overgrown with weeds. The soil with this sowing is looser, and the plants develop better.

When choosing a way to grow perennial onions from seeds, you need to pay attention to the peculiarities of the climate. In the southern regions, where spring begins early, the soil quickly loses moisture, sowing seeds in early spring is more suitable.

Where the winters are snowy, and the melting of snow continues until the end of April, frosts continue until mid-June, the baton can be planted in the ground before winter.

Important: You need to plant perennial onions with seeds in well-fertilized soil. A perennial will grow well only if it receives adequate nutrition.

How to care for perennial plantings

Growing and caring for perennial onions requires compliance with the rules of agricultural technology.

Perennial onions grown for greens need abundant watering and multiple foliar dressings, which are done after the grown crop is cut.

To improve nutrition, onion beds are watered with green fertilizer made from infusion of nettle leaves, biting midge, burdock and other weeds. Perennial onions grow well in one place for several years, if in early spring, when the ground is frozen, the beds are sprinkled with either complex fertilizer for onions or nitrogen.

Perennials are watered as the soil dries up. The root system of the bulbs is long, and the onions do not need abundant watering. Loosening of the soil and weeding is carried out after each watering. This allows you to both grow a large succulent feather and maintain healthy and strong plantings.

Important: If you do not take care of perennials, bacterial diseases begin to attack the root system, which completely destroy adult bushes.

Bushes for 2 years of life form flower stalks, which should be removed in a timely manner so that the bulb does not waste its energy on growing unnecessary seeds. Part of the peduncles can be left for the ripening of the nigella, if the variety has been planted. Hybrids form empty seeds.

A multi-tiered bow requires special attention, which can grow a large number of bulbs during the season. They need to be removed from the plants, without waiting for the small bulbs to touch the ground and begin to take root. This leads to thickened plantings and depletion of the soil of the bed.

The harvested seeds of multi-tiered onions are planted on a prepared bed in early August, which allows you to get a harvest of greens in early September.

For the winter, onion beds are covered in areas where winters have little snow, and night temperatures reach -25C. Plantings are covered with dry grass, corn, reeds or covering material. The shelter is removed after the snow melts. This is done carefully, because under the harvested grass, green leaves of young onions are found.The freed beds are carefully loosened with a rake, trying to destroy the upper dense layer that prevents the seedlings from breathing.

In areas where there is a lot of snow, the perennial onion hibernates under the snow cover and feels good.