The best varieties of yellow onions

Onions are a product without which it is difficult to imagine the daily cooking process. You can buy this vegetable at any store, but it is much more pleasant to grow it yourself. Our review presents the 7 best varieties of yellow onions.

Onions are a frequent “guest” in our kitchen. We add it to salads, first and second courses, in preparations ... This dense, vigorous, tear-inducing vegetable has firmly taken its niche among the popular summer cottage crops. Much has been written and said about the benefits of onions, but we will tell you about the benefits of its best varieties.

Bayram 1

This late-ripening (125-130 days) variety of yellow onions is ideal for those summer residents who are tired of fighting onion diseases and pests. The fact is that the bulbs of this variety have a hard neck and a strong root system, and therefore it is resistant to fungal infections. Rounded yellow-brown bulbs are stored for a long time - up to 6-8 months. The harvested crop can be transported over long distances - it is not afraid of transportation.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	peninsular		180-200	excellent

Bashar 1

The Bashar 1 yellow onion variety is considered one of the highest-yielding varieties - up to 12 kg of onions can be harvested from a 1 square meter garden! The bulbs of this mid-season (110-115 days) variety can be stored for up to 7 months, which, you see, is very good. And of course, this bright, but such a "burning" handsome man is loved because he is not afraid of cervical and bacterial rot, and also endures any bad weather.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	spicy		150-180	excellent

Victoria Skernevitska

Are yellow onions sweet? It turns out, yes. Yellow onions of the Victoria Skernevitska variety are really sweet in taste, devoid of pungency and pungency. It is perfect for salads with fresh vegetables. The bulbs of this mid-season variety are small (only 55-75 g), but even and round.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	sweet		55-75	good

Delight

Delight is not only the name of the variety, but also the feeling that gardeners experience when harvesting this onion. The main value of the variety is that it is resistant to downy mildew. In addition, this late-ripening (130-145 days) onion is not afraid of unfavorable growing conditions, and round straw-yellow bulbs keep their freshness and juiciness until June.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	spicy		120-150	excellent

Farmer

This onion is suitable for those who do not like to wait long for the harvest. Farmer - early maturing variety (about 90 days). Its rounded bulbs weigh 150-200 g on average, but under ideal growing conditions they can even reach 300-350 g. The variety is resistant to major crop diseases, adverse weather conditions, and also pleases gardeners with long-term storage.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	spicy		150-200	excellent

Erica F1

This hybrid of yellow onions is chosen by those who want to get everything from onions at once - keeping quality and resistance to diseases. Indeed, Erica F1 can maintain its ideal appearance for up to 8 months, and cervical or bacterial rot is not afraid of him. The hybrid belongs to the middle late (115-120) varieties. Its round dark bronze onions will delight all spicy food lovers.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	spicy		130-180	excellent

Exhibition (Exhibition)

Can you imagine biting into an onion like an apple? And in an onion weighing about 800 g? We are talking about Exibishen onions. This amazing medium-late-ripening onion (about 130 days) is indeed very sweet in taste due to its low content of essential oils. Straw yellow bulbs can be either spherical or oval, but they are always large and very strong, real heroes! But it will not be possible to store such a crop for a long time - after 3 months the heads will begin to germinate.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	sweet		250-800	average

Each of the listed varieties is undoubtedly good in its own way. The advantage of one of them is early ripening, the other is sweetness, the third is disease resistance, and the fourth is the size of the bulbs. Just decide which metric is most important to you, and it will be easy for you to make the right choice.

Do you want to grow onions but don't know which variety to choose? Then be sure to read our article.

We will introduce you to the best varieties of onions that you can grow on your site without any problems.

When choosing a variety of onions for a summer residence, pay attention to its regionality. Depending on the area of ​​growth, onion varieties can be divided into 2 types:

• southern;
• northern.

Southern varieties of onions do not last very long, but they are not very spicy in taste. Some of them are called sweet at all and are referred to as salad types of onions. If you want to get southern varieties of onions in the northern regions or in the middle lane, it is worth growing them through seedlings.

Northern varieties of onions are pungent in taste, but have excellent keeping quality.

White onions are also distinguished. It has a softer and sweeter taste. White onions are among the salad varieties. However, such bulbs are poorly stored, quickly damaged by pests, soften and rot.

In France, it is from white onions that the famous onion soup is prepared.

• How to choose the right onion for different dishes

  Onions contain a lot of nutrients that are preserved even during cooking. In addition, it gives dishes a unique taste and pleasant aroma.

There are also onion varieties according to the growing season: in the early varieties this period is 90-100 days, in the middle ones - 100-120 days, and in the later ones - more than 120 days.

Depending on the size of the bulb, there are 3 types:

• small - less than 50 g;
• medium - 50-100 g;
• large - more than 100 g.

Depending on how many bulbs can form in the nest, varieties are distinguished:

• small-sized (1-2 bulbs);
• medium-sized (3-4 bulbs);
• multi-nested (5 or more bulbs).

Nesting largely depends on the size of the seedlings, as well as on the growing conditions of the crop. If the planting is larger, and the fertility and moisture content of the soil is higher, then the number of bulbs in the nest will be greater.

Spicy, semi-sharp, sweet onions - looking for differences

All spicy varieties of onions are early ripening.They are distinguished by good keeping quality, high content of essential oils and sugars, but at the same time they are less productive. Such varieties, as a rule, are covered with several layers of outer scales, and therefore they can be removed not only by hand, but also using specialized equipment.

Peninsular onion varieties have few outer scales, and the flesh is not as dense and sharp. Such a bow, when harvesting with special equipment, is often injured and quickly deteriorates. Semi-sharp varieties are considered to be medium-hard and take longer to ripen. However, they give a higher yield than sharp varieties.

Sweet onions taste great and are often used fresh. They give a high yield, but it is stored for a short time. Sharp and semi-sharp onions can be grown in any region. In the southern regions, during the growing season, crops can be obtained even from seeds. And in the middle lane and northern zones - only through seedlings or by planting seedlings. Sweet varieties are grown mostly in hot southern regions from seeds.

Popular varieties of red, yellow and white onions

We bring to your attention well-proven varieties of onions, which are preferred by the absolute majority of gardeners.

Kaba

Late-ripening variety with dense round-flat and rounded bulbs running downwards. The pulp is white, sometimes with a greenish tinge. The outer scales are yellow or light brown. The variety is not resistant to downy mildew (downy mildew), it is also damaged by onion fly.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	peninsular		70-145	unsatisfactory

Red baron

Early ripe variety. The bulbs are round, flattened at the top and bottom, red or dark purple on the outside and inside. For larger bulbs, it is recommended to grow this variety through seedlings.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	peninsular		130-150	excellent

Snowball

A medium early variety of white onions. It has almost round and white (both outside and inside) bulbs. Quite resistant to shooting, but moderately susceptible to downy mildew and neck rot.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	peninsular		120-200	average

Strigunovsky local

An early early ripening variety. It has round, dense bulbs with light pulp and pink or brown outer scales. It can grow in both hot and cool climates without problems.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	very spicy		45-80	excellent

Sturon

Mid-season variety. The bulbs are round, white in color, densely covered with a yellow-brown skin. Resistant to diseases and shooting.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	spicy		70-180	excellent

Texas yellow

Early ripe variety. The bulbs are round, rather large, straw-yellow in color with dense white flesh. Resistant to pink root rot.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	peninsular		80-150	average

Centurion F1

Medium early hybrid with medium-sized, round-elongated bulbs. The pulp is juicy, white, the outer scales are golden brown. The hybrid is resistant to shooting and major onion diseases.

Use	Taste	Growing method	Bulb weight (g)	Keeping quality
	spicy		65-150	excellent

Each of these varieties has stood the test of time and is popular with gardeners. Pay attention to them when you go to the store for sets or onion seeds.

It is absolutely possible to grow an excellent harvest of onions in the Moscow region. The main thing is to learn how to choose planting material. First of all, you need to pay attention to the quality of the onion sets - it must be properly stored before being used as seed. Only in this case, as a result of cultivation, it is possible to obtain a presentation of the bulbs. Much also depends on the type of onion.In the article we will tell you about the best varieties of onions for the Moscow region, we will give recommendations for growing.

Features of onion varieties for the Moscow region

Onion varieties are varied. When choosing a gardener, you just need to decide what is most important for him first of all: the size of the bulbs, the ripening period or the storage period. In terms of ripening varieties, onions can be divided into:

• early (less than 100 days);
• medium early (100-110 days);
• mid-season (110-120 days);
• medium late and late (more than 120 days).

The latter are not suitable for the Moscow region: in this climatic zone they have little sun, the length of the day is not suitable for ripening. True, some mid-late and late varieties can be grown through seedlings. However, the ripening time can vary significantly depending on the soil, weather, planting depth, etc.

How to choose an onion for planting in the Moscow region, you need to decide based on various factors

In the Moscow region, sharp and semi-sharp onions are most often planted. It is impossible to grow sweet salad varieties (southern) here, since 140-160 warm days are needed for their ripening. The taste of onions depends on the content of essential oils, dry substances, and sugars in it. There are more of the latter in a sharp onion than in a peninsula. And it seems more bitter due to the fact that it also contains a lot of essential oils that clog the sweetness.

The storage duration of onions also depends on the content of sucrose and dry matter in onions. For the cultivation of this crop to be successful, it is important to choose the right varieties of the climatic zone in which you live, since the onion reacts sharply negatively to a change in geographical position.

The best varieties of onions for the Moscow region

A good harvest of onions can be obtained not only by selecting the first-class planting material, but also by using a suitable seed variety for planting. Each of them has its own characteristics, including cost, yield, ripening time, as well as shelf life. The place for this purpose can be warm or cold. In the first option, it is assumed that onions are stored at a temperature of + 18-20 degrees and a humidity of 70%.

In the second case, the onion is kept at a temperature of +18 degrees until frosts on the street settle down to -10 degrees. Then the temperature in the storage is lowered to -1 degrees and the onions are stored this way until spring. When conditions become favorable - spring warming comes - the bulbs are placed in a warm place to awaken them, after which they are planted in open ground. Read also the article: → "How to plant onions in open ground: soil preparation, planting, care."

The best varieties of onions for storage in the Moscow region

Below are the varieties most suitable for growing in the Moscow region:

Variety name	Characteristic
Sturon	Early ripe variety. Excellent taste. Small pungency. Medium to large sized bulbs that have reached technical ripeness. Their weight is 90-150 g. High yield, good germination. They begin to harvest it 8-12 days before the usual collection date. Resistant to disease. Possesses excellent keeping quality.
Stuttgarten Riesen	The variety is early maturing. The shape of the fruit is flat or round flat. They are medium to large in size. Has a pronounced pungency. The weight of the bulbs is 50-94 g or 150-300 g. The variety is rich in vitamin C. It has no resistance to neck rot, powdery mildew. High germination and productivity. Long-term storage is possible for the variety.
Centurion	New variety. The fruits are of a standard shape. Their weight is 110-150 g. Good keeping quality. The taste is moderately spicy. With good care, the variety is high yielding. Under favorable conditions, germination is one hundred percent. The variety is resistant to disease. Differs in good keeping quality.
Hercules	Medium early grade. The large bulbs are round in shape. At the stage of technical maturity - elliptical. Excellent keeping quality, good taste. Medium pungency. The variety is high-yielding. Has resistance to pink and bottom rot, fusarium.
Red Baron	Early ripe variety. The fruits are red or purple and round. Weight 25-40 or 130-150 g, excellent keeping quality. Good taste.Small pungency. The yield is stable. Maturation is excellent.
Orion	Exclusive variety, early ripening. Belongs to the British firm "Johnson". The fruits are perfectly round and large. Weight 150-200 g. Frost resistant. Possesses high keeping quality.

Onion Sevok is one of the safest options for a wide variety of climates.

Popular varieties of red onions for the Moscow region

To grow a good harvest of red onions, you need to pay attention to the following varieties:

Variety name	Characteristic
Bombay	Dutch mid-season red lettuce onion. Feathers and bulbs are mild, very tasty, rich in phytoncides and vitamins. The fruits are large, dense. The shape is flat. The husk is dark red. Inside - light lilac. Semi-sharp taste. Keeping quality is good.
Brunswick	The early maturing variety is very popular. If you grow it through seedlings, you can get an excellent harvest. The diameter of the flat-rounded bulbs is up to 6 cm. Their dry scales are bright purple, inside the fruits are pink. Good keeping quality.
Carmen	The variety is mid-season. Ripening period 120-130 days. The bulbs are dark red with a purple tint. Their weight is 50-70 g, the taste is semi-sharp.
Red Baron	The early ripening variety already described above. Ripening period 92-95 days. The bulbs are round or flat-rounded. Their mass is 18-24 g. The taste is semi-sharp.

Popular varieties of large onions

Large bulbs are of the following varieties:

Variety name	Characteristic
Globo	The variety is mid-season. One of the largest among salad varieties. The bulbs are round, light yellow. Their mass can reach 1 kg. They are very juicy and sweet. The variety is grown through seedlings.
Exibition	Medium late variety. The bulbs are huge, weighing 500-800 g. The taste is sweet, without bitterness. High keeping quality - 3-4 months.
Texas yellow	Dutch variety. It is very popular not only in the Moscow region, but also in Siberia. It grows quickly and easily, forming 1 good head per season. Large, dense bulbs with mild flesh are straw-yellow in color. The variety is resistant to pink rot.

The yield of onions is directly affected by the composition of the soil, care, feeding and fertilization.

The best varieties of onions for open ground

The best varieties of onions for open ground in the Moscow region are Stuttgarten-Riesen and Strigunovsky. They have a pungent taste. They have excellent keeping quality. Undemanding in care, tolerant of lack of moisture. More productive varieties - Kaba, Carmen, Globus - on the contrary, are demanding on growing conditions, on top dressing.

They are grown both by seedlings and by sowing seeds. They are less dense, but more juicy, fewer surface scales, which is why their keeping quality is not very good. When harvesting, it is important not to damage the bulb. Read also the article: → "Growing onions through seedlings: Exibishen onions."

High-yielding and sweet open field onions are Globo and Exibishen, described above. However, they are also demanding on top dressing, watering, and care. The best ones are grown from seedlings. The fruits of these varieties have excellent taste, without bitterness. The bulbs are not very firm. Keeping quality is low.

Tip # 1. In the Moscow region, onions of high-yielding varieties are well grown in tunnels made of agrofibre.

The best varieties of onions for forcing in greenhouses

If you have a greenhouse, then you can feast on green onions all year round. It is quite easy to grow onions in a greenhouse if you maintain the optimal temperature regime, the requirements for light and humidity, and provide the required amount of organic and mineral substances in the soil. For this, early ripening and early varieties are suitable, with a short dormant period and a short growing season.

The best popular varieties and hybrids for forcing on feathers in the Moscow region are Punisher, Danilovsky 301, Workshop local, Bessonovsky local, Skopinsky, Ryazansky. New: Stuttgarten Riesen, Globus, Centurion F1, Universo F1, Supra, Kaba, Bamberger, Krasnodar G-35, Spanish 313.In greenhouses, you can also grow leeks, chives (Crocus variety), shallots (Elan, Midseason varieties), batun (Picnic, Emerald, Parade, Tenderness, Ladozhsky varieties) for greens.

Growing onions on a feather in a greenhouse

The most productive varieties of onions for the Moscow region

When choosing the most productive varieties, it is better to prefer strictly zoned ones - only local varieties turn out to be the most productive in 99 cases out of 100.

Variety name	Characteristic
Strigunovsky local	This is one of the most productive varieties of hot onions. The variety is mid-season - ripening period 77-98 days. The bulbs are slightly flattened or rounded. pinkish yellow. Very juicy, dense. If the variety is grown from seedlings, the harvest will be especially successful.
Kaba	The best variety of hot onions for the Moscow region, the Non-Black Earth Region and the middle zone. The variety is mid-season - ripens in 120-140 days. The bulbs are large, their weight is up to 200 g. The color is golden yellow with a brown tint.
Red baron	The most productive variety of southern onions is semi-sharp, pleasant, not very sweet. The weight of juicy dark red fruits is 130-150 g. Keeping quality is quite high for multi-colored varieties. Early ripe - ripens in 92-95 days.
Snowball	One of the best white onions. The bulbs are white, almost round, very juicy, their weight is about 100 g. The variety is medium early, resistant to shooting. Keeping quality is good.

Frost-resistant onions for winter planting

Planting onions in the winter on a turnip is becoming more and more popular. It has significant advantages: in the spring there is no need to rush to process the beds, plant onions on a turnip, water until mid-May; with this planting, the bulbs grow much larger than that of spring onions, winter varieties ripen much earlier - at the end of May. True, their keeping quality is small.

For winter plantings, it is recommended to choose specially bred varieties with a short light bottom, frost-resistant hybrids. Late varieties and those that are usually grown in the southern regions are not suitable for the Moscow region. Incorrectly selected onion varieties do not tolerate the winter well, and this leads to shooting, low yield.

Winter onion varieties

Experts recommend the varieties bred in Holland:

Variety name	Characteristic
Shakespeare	A very popular and reliable winter variety. Early ripening: the heads mature in just 75 days. The scales are brown, the flesh is white, juicy, the taste is semi-sharp. The fruits are round, large. The weight is about 100 g. The dense shell makes it possible to withstand low temperatures. The variety is resistant to disease.
Radar	Mid-season variety. The taste is excellent. Good keeping quality, high productivity. The fruits are large, their weight is 150-300 g, the husk is light yellow.
Ellan	Early ripening variety. The crop can be harvested from mid-June. The bulbs are beautiful, yellow or straw-colored, round in shape, 6-8 cm in diameter, weighing 80-120 g, white inside, juicy. The taste is pleasant sweetish.
Senshui (yellow)	Early maturing, high-yielding and resistant to shooting and powdery mildew. The fruits are flat-round. They have excellent keeping quality.
Stuttgarten Riesen, Sturon, Centurion, Kip-Vel	The bulbs of the German variety Stuttgarten Riesen are large, flat-round. The variety Sturon is high-yielding, Centurion is early ripening, Kip-Vel is drought and frost-resistant.

When choosing a variety of onions for the Moscow region, pay attention to what climate it is most suitable for and what kind of care it needs

Top 7 best varieties of onions for the Moscow region

Experienced gardeners choose the following varieties for planting:

Onion variety		Application		Bulb weight		Fruit taste		Keeping quality
Kaba		Salads, preservation		70-145 g		Semi-sharp		Bad
Red baron		Salads, preservation		130-150 g		Semi-sharp		Excellent
Snowball		In salads		120-200 g		Semi-sharp		Average
Strigunovsky local		For salads, preservation		45-80 g		Very spicy		Excellent
Sturon		For salads, preservation		70-180 g		Spicy		Excellent
Texas yellow		Salads, preservation		80-150 g		Semi-sharp		Average
Centurion F1		Salads, preservation		65-180 g		Spicy		Excellent

Common mistakes gardeners make

• When choosing a variety or hybrid of a particular culture, inexperienced gardeners often come to a rash decision: take the first ones that come across. They do not think about whether the selected varieties will grow well in their region. In order not to be disappointed, when buying, you need to clarify which varieties and hybrids are zoned in the region of your site. Only they will surely feel good in the local climate.
• One of the most common mistakes gardeners make: in pursuit of a large harvest, they "overfeed" plants with fertilizers, which, as a result, begin to dry out, get sick, or, on the contrary, fatten. In fruits, due to excess fertilizers, nitrates harmful to humans accumulate. Read also the article: → "Fertilizer for onions, garlic: the best fertilizer."

Tip # 2. You should never fertilize plants by eye. It is necessary to know the allowable doses for each crop.

Heading "Question-answer"

Question number 1. Can onions be planted in moist soil?

In this case, the concept of "raw" is very ambiguous. If the soil is just damp, then, of course, you can. If it is too damp due to prolonged rains, then you should wait for warmer and drier weather.

Before planting, the ground should be dug well.

Question number 2. Why didn't the bow get ugly, and how to avoid it in the future?

There may be several reasons. First, it may be a matter of the quality of the planting material. Secondly, your bow lacked light. Thirdly, it is necessary to work the soil very deeply and thoroughly under the onion. Fourth, it is likely that your onion has been affected by downy mildew.

If it was rainy in the suburbs or in the middle lane in June, those who planted onions too often, either in the shade, or in a poorly ventilated place, in most cases give birth and cannot due to the defeat of this disease.

Question number 3. How can you grow on a feather?

Onions on a feather can be grown both from seeds and from sets, or you can plant perennial onions. If you have no time to tinker with seeds, you can plant a set on a feather before winter. For this purpose, culling or the remnants of planting material can also go: plant oat (selected small onions) on a turnip, and on a feather - the smallest and most inconspicuous.

Planting on greens should be fairly thickened. In the spring, if there is time and space for planting, you can plant large sets (samples). You will get these greens later. In addition, with short breaks, chives can be obtained throughout the season. If you do not allow it to bloom and periodically cut it, then you will have its greens all summer. In early spring and autumn, you can plant a batun.

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Growing technology and care of onions in the open field (with video)

Onions in the photo

Of the cultivated species, onions are the most widespread. It is not very rich in vitamins. True, green onions contain much more vitamin C than onions, they contain more potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and iron salts. But the main advantage of all types of onions is essential oils, which stimulate gastric secretion, increase appetite, and, finally, phytoncides are fierce enemies of bacteria.

Using one or another cultivation technology, onions can be grown in one year from nigella seeds and in two years from onion sets.

With an annual onion culture, seeds are sown as soon as the soil allows in March. The time from sowing to emergence is 21 days. They accelerate the emergence of seedlings by pre-sowing heat treatment of seeds, soaking them, including in growth stimulants. During the period of seed germination and after the appearance of the fifth leaf, onions must be watered. With a lack of moisture in the soil, the growth of leaves stops, and small, underdeveloped bulbs are formed, even if there are only 2-3 true leaves. Then the plant falls into a dormant state. This phenomenon in onions is irreversible. Therefore, violation of agricultural technology for growing onions in the open field, especially in the first 70-80 days of growth, can lead to large crop losses.

For the successful cultivation of onions, seeds are sown in rows, the distance between them is 20-25 cm, the depth of planting is 2-3 cm.It is useful to mulch onion crops with humus, which prevents the appearance of a soil crust, retains moisture in the soil, which contributes to the appearance of friendly shoots.

At first, onion shoots grow very slowly, they need to be watered and loosened. Loosening should not be deep (4-5 cm) so as not to damage the root system.

When 1-2 true leaves appear, the first thinning of crops (up to 1.5-2 cm) is carried out in strongly thickened places, removing weaker plants. After the formation of 3-4 leaves, a second thinning is done already at the final distance of 4-6 cm.

When growing and caring for onions with thinning, as with watering, you must not be late. Otherwise, thickening and dryness of the soil accelerate the formation of small bulbs with an insufficient number of leaves.

For growing onions through a set, healthy bulbs are used. After winter storage, the sets are sorted out before planting. If in the previous year, during cultivation, the plants were affected by downy mildew, the seedlings should be warmed up for 10-15 days before planting for 8 hours at a temperature of + 40 ... + 42 ° C for disinfection. The high temperature will also help reduce plant shooting.

Sevok is planted, without deepening, in April in heated soil. Planting too early will cause arrows to form; later planting will reduce the yield. The arrows that appear break out.

The video "Growing Onions" shows all the main agricultural techniques:

Pay attention to the photo - when growing and caring for onions, when the bulbs are poured, the soil or mulching material is raked away from them so that the ripening crop is in the sun:

Watering should be stopped 2-3 weeks before the expected harvesting date, the bulbs should ripen well. A sign of onion readiness for harvesting is massive leaf lodging. Harvested in dry weather.

Traditional varieties of onions for a turnip are those with large, flattened or globular bulbs that can be stored throughout the winter. The color of the scales varies from almost white to bright red; the taste of the onion ranges from mild to pungent. Most varieties are planted in the spring, but there are varieties that are planted in the fall and harvested at the end of July of the following year. In the south, with mild winters, Japanese varieties are the most reliable when planted before winter, but they are unsuitable for long-term storage.

Remember!

Onions grown on feathers are not treated with any pesticides.

Leaves are not cut from onions planted to obtain a turnip.

A good harvest of onions can only be obtained in a sunny place, free from the roots of perennial plants (trees and shrubs).

Seed-grown onions keep better. Onions with yellow and dark red skins are especially well kept.

From seedlings stored at temperatures from + 1 ° C to + 18 ° C (constantly or periodically), the plants quickly go to the arrow.

The best varieties of onions and their photos

Among the onion varieties there are early ripening, mid-ripening and late ones.

"Iris" - early maturing, unilocular, peninsular. Bulbs are round, medium density, weighing 70-100 g, individual bulbs - up to 200 or more. 1/3 located on the surface of the soil, which accelerates maturation and facilitates harvesting. High-yielding, well stored in winter. Commercial bulbs are grown in one year.

"Myachkovsky local" - early ripening, excellent taste. The bulbs are round, flat, medium-dense, semi-sharp in taste, weighing
60-90 g, small-celled, 2-3 primordia in the bulb. Average tenderness.

"Penguin" - early maturing, semi-acute. Commercial bulbs are grown in one year, sowing seeds in the ground, but you can also through sowing. The weight of each bulb is from 50 to 150 g. Yielding. In the soil, the bulbs are placed 2/3, which promotes good ripening and facilitates harvesting. Keeping quality is good.

"Stuttgarter Riesen" - early ripening (66-73 days of vegetation), bulbs are flat-rounded, color from golden yellow to yellow-brown; single-leaf bulb with a pungent taste, weighing 50-95 g, high yield, good storage. This is one of the best varieties of onions, as it is highly resistant to downy mildew. Grown in a biennial culture.

Shetana - mid-season variety (90-110 days), round bulb, golden-yellow color, with 1-2 primordia, semi-sharp taste, weighing 70-85 g, grown in annual and biennial culture.

"Strigunovsky local" - mid-season variety (77-98 days). Sharp, fruitful, perfectly stored, small-nested - 2-3 primordia in the bulb. The bulb is round, yellow-brown, weighing 45-80 g. It is grown in an annual or biennial culture.

Danilovsky 301 - mid-season (90-100 days), small-breeding (2-3 primordia), semi-sweet taste. The bulbs are flat, dense, weighing 70-150 g, dark red with a violet tinge, indispensable for salads, very fruitful. Grown in annual and biennial crops.

"Chalcedony" - mid-season, with a spicy taste, dense bulbs, weighing 90-130 g. Bulbs are 1/3 above the soil surface, which promotes ripening and facilitates harvesting. Stores well. Commercial bulbs are grown in one year.

"Karatalsky" - mid-season (93-125 days of vegetation). Bulbs are 1-2 rudimentary, semi-sharp on the palate. Grown in an annual culture.

As you can see in the photo, this variety of onions has round, yellow, sometimes golden yellow bulbs weighing 50-120 g.

"Odintsovets" - mid-ripening (100-120 days), small-breeding (3-4 primordia), semi-sharp taste, round-flat bulb, golden yellow, weighing 55-80 g. Very good keeping quality. Suitable for annual crops. Can be grown for two years.

Brunswick - mid-season, rounded flat bulbs, weighing 80-120 g. The outer scales are dark red. The inner ones are white with red rings. Weakly affected by diseases. Stores well.

"Carmen" - mid-season variety. The bulbs are round, dark red in color. This is the darkest colored onion variety. The taste is spicy. Stored medium.

"Lugansky" - late variety, vegetation period 115-158 days, bulb color is yellow with a brown tinge, round-flat shape, 2-3 buds in the bulb, taste spicy or semi-sharp, weighing 75-150 g. With good watering it is grown in annual culture.

"Russian size" F1 - the largest of the onions - weighing up to 3 kg.

"Densimore" - the bulb is round, weighing up to 120 g, dry scales are strong, greenish-yellow in color, adjoining juicy white scales.

"Silver Prince" - medium late variety. Dry white-silvery scales. The bulb is round, weighing an average of 50 g. It is used for herbs and turnips.

"Globo" - a late variety of salad onions with excellent taste. The bulb is large, broadly elliptical, straw yellow. The average weight of the bulbs is up to 700 g.

"Bonus" F1 - mid-season (100-105 days). The bulbs are round-flat, weighing 80-120 g. The outer scales are dark red, the inner ones are white with red rings. The taste is semi-spicy.

Growing, care and reproduction of shallots (with photo)

Shallots in the photo

More early ripening, high-yielding, it is more dense, transportable and keeping quality in comparison with onions. The bulbs are hardy, they can freeze and thaw without damage, while retaining the ability to regrow. Virtually no arrows.

Multifaceted bulbs (shrews), from one bulb you can get a nest weighing up to 500 g, containing up to 40 bulbs of 15-30 g, depending on the variety. Prized for its special pungent taste, it is considered the best onion for cooking. Bulbs for planting are stored in a cool, bright place.

Reproduction of shallots is carried out, as a rule, vegetatively, that is, by dividing the bulb into shares. When planted in autumn, the shrike produces a large number of seeds. Reproduction of shallots through seeds has health benefits.This onion has more delicate leaves than onions. From 30 to 35 leaves are formed on the bulb, which is 3-4 times more than that of a turnip. Ripen 1-1.5 months earlier than the last.

Mainly cultivated for early greenery in open and protected ground. Small lobes are planted in grooves with a depth of 4-6 cm, the distance between them in a row: on a turnip - 8 cm, on greens - 4 cm, the aisles are the same as for onions.

When growing shallots in greenhouses in winter, remember that shallots have a deep dormant period. Therefore, before planting the bulbs, it is necessary to cut the neck by the shoulders and warm it up in water for 2-3 hours at a temperature of + 40 ... + 45 ° C.

Shallots require significantly less watering than onions, which is very important in places with a lack of irrigation water. Otherwise, the care is the same as for onions.

Check out the basic techniques for growing and caring for shallots in these photos:

Shallot varieties and their photos

Atlas F1 - hybrid variety of shallots, early ripening, multi-bud bulbs, dense, beautiful bronze-brown color, excellent taste, shelf life for a long time.

"Bessonovsky local" - early ripening (55-78 days from emergence to technical ripeness), drought-resistant, cold-resistant, pungent taste. The bulb is round-flat in shape, golden yellow in color. There are 4-5 bulbs in the nest, weighing 40-65 g. It is grown in annual and biennial crops. Keeping quality is very good.

"Russian purple" - vegetatively propagated variety, high-yielding, early maturing, ripens in 90-100 days. The color of dry scales is violet. Forms 10-20 round-flat bulbs in the nest. One of the best shallots, the bulbs are good keeping quality.

"Kuban yellow" - medium-nesting, high-yielding variety (6-10 bulbs per nest), with a semi-sharp taste. The color of dry scales is yellow with a pink tint. Ripens in 90-110 days. It tolerates low soil moisture well.

"Sprint" - early ripening variety, the period from full sprouting to mass lodging of leaves is 55-60 days.

Pay attention to the photo - this variety of shallots has round-flat bulbs, yellow, small-bud (the number of buds is 3-9):

Bulb weight is 25-45 g. The leaves are wide enough, almost like onions, but turn yellow early.

Growing and caring for chives in the open field (with photo)

Chives on the photo

Chives are a perennial herb that produces good greens throughout the year. In the open field, in one place, you can grow for four to five years. This plant can be grown in greenhouses and even in a room. The leaves of the chives are very delicate, slightly pungent and fragrant. They contain vitamin C, carotene, sugar, essential oils, mineral salts. In terms of chemical composition, this is one of the most valuable vegetable onions; in terms of calorie content, it surpasses onions. In spring it grows back very quickly and forms a large green mass.

To obtain the highest yields, cultivation of chives is best done on moist, weed-free soils. It can be grown by sowing seeds in open ground in early spring with a seeding depth of 0.5-1 cm or vegetatively by dividing bushes. Bushes are planted at a distance of 20 cm from each other, divided every 3-4 years. With prolonged cultivation for more than four years, 50-60 daughter plants are formed in the bush, the leaves become small, the yield decreases. Chives, after seed ripening in June, grows back and gives good greens in the second half of summer and autumn.

When growing chives, caring for plants includes loosening, watering, weeding. Water regularly; the best condition for growth is a sunny place. Young greens are harvested several times during the growing season. Leaves are cut at a height of 2 cm above soil level. If you are interested in getting greens throughout the season, then cut the leaves whole, and do not pinch off the tops, and do not let the onions bloom.

It is possible to use this type of onion as an ornamental culture, as it forms openwork spherical inflorescences of pink or purple color.

Look at the photo of growing chives and caring for plants to better understand how all the basic agricultural techniques are performed:

The best varieties of chives

"Honey plant" - mid-early, semi-acute. The period from the emergence of mass shoots (regrowth of leaves) to the beginning of harvesting is 36-50 days. The variety is characterized by amicable growth of greenery in spring and long-term yield, which is up to 2.5 kg / m2 per season.

"Albion" - mid-season, winter-hardy variety of chives. For one onion 2-3 leaves. The length of the leaves is up to 38 cm, the width is 0.6 cm, the length of the false stem is 2.2 cm. The weight of one plant is 15-18 g. The taste is spicy. The yield per cut is 1.7-2.0 kg / m2.

"Spring" - mid-season, winter-hardy variety. The plant forms a powerful bush with a high degree of branching, up to 60 cm high. Leaf length 38 cm, width 0.8 cm. False stem up to 10 cm long. The taste is weak. Productivity for the growing season is up to 6.0 kg / m2 (3-4 cuts).

"Nemal" - the mass of leaves on one plant is 580 g, false bulbs 290 g, the predominant color of the leaves is green, with a medium waxy bloom. The taste is spicy. The optimal yield is 6.84 kg / m2. It is cultivated on a green feather as an early spring vitamin green.

"Erecta" - forms a rich green mass with delicate leaves of a pleasant taste. It blooms with beautiful, large, pink-lilac flowers.

Growing conditions and care for leeks (with video)

Onion -porey in the photo

This type of onion resembles garlic in appearance. But this is only an external resemblance. The leaves are flat, folded along the central vein up to 50-60 cm long. It does not form bulbs; leaves and a dense bleached stem (leg) are used for food.

Leek is one of the most valuable types of onion. It has excellent taste and gives fresh greens until the very frost. This culture lacks a pungent smell and taste. Its aroma is softer, and its taste is subtler, more pleasant, sweeter than that of onions. Leeks contain vitamins C, E, B1, B2, PP.

As you can see in the photo, this type of onion is used as salad greens:

The lower leaves form a false stem 10-30 cm long, 2-5 cm in diameter. Leeks are also canned, salted, pickled, dried, frozen.

An important property of leeks is that during winter storage there is not a decrease, but a significant increase in the content of vitamin C in the stem due to the outflow from the leaves.

Leeks are grown both by seedlings and by sowing seeds in the ground. The time from sowing to germination is 14-18 days. Seeds remain viable for 3 years.

It is a very moisture-loving plant, so one of the conditions for growing leeks is to provide the plants with sufficient water. The culture is very demanding on soil fertility. If organic fertilizers were not introduced for digging in the fall (10 kg of humus per 1 m2), then during the growing season, additional feeding with infusion of mullein or chicken droppings should be carried out.

A distinctive feature of caring for leeks during cultivation is that in the second half of summer (in July, August) it must be hilled 2-3 times. This exercise allows you to get a long, delicate, well-bleached leg. Although the leaves of the leek grow until late autumn, you should not delay harvesting, especially if the onion is intended for storage.

In warm years, leek winters well in the open field.

The video of growing leeks shows all the main agricultural practices:

The best leeks for the middle lane

Among the best varieties of leeks are:

"Karantansky" - late ripening variety, vegetation period 125-176 days from germination to technical ripeness. Semi-sharp, the leg is short - 10-25 cm, cylindrical in shape, the thickness in the middle part is 5 cm, the mass of the leg is about 100 g.

"Winter giant"... Due to its frost resistance and late ripening, the variety is especially valuable for consumption in winter.This leek variety forms a thick, long stem with a wonderful mild flavor. Disease resistant, stored until May.

"Elephant's trunk" - biennial plant. Leaves 80-90 cm long, covered with a waxy bloom, delicate, slightly pungent in taste.

"White Lisbon" - special type of onion for salad purposes. Forms rich, juicy greens of pleasant taste with a massive, thick and very delicate base. In the middle lane, this variety of leeks can be planted before winter - then you will provide yourself with the earliest spring greens.

"Russian size" - a plant with a giant "leg" of at least 60 cm. Early ripening, valued for its high potassium content.

The best varieties of onion-batuna, planting, care and cultivation

Onion-batun in the photo

Batun onion is a perennial herb, does not form bulbs, branches strongly and forms a large leaf mass, contains twice as much vitamin C as onions, in addition, it is rich in carotene, vitamins B1, B2, D, proteins, phosphorus salts and copper.

Among the varieties of onion-batun, the most famous is "April". This is an early ripe variety, from germination to technical maturity, it takes 30-40 days. The color of the leaves is dark green, with a weak waxy bloom, the weight of the plant is 200-300 g. The taste is semi-sharp, the leaves are tender, juicy, do not coarse for a long time.

"Russian winter" - mid-season, winter-hardy variety. This one of the best varieties of onion is cultivated in both annual and perennial crops. The taste is semi-sharp, the leaves are tender. With a long-term culture - 2-3 cuts of green feathers per summer.

When growing and caring for the onion, keep in mind that it is a light-loving, cold-resistant plant. It tolerates spring frosts down to -10 ° C. Plant development begins in spring at a temperature of + 2 ° C. It can grow in one place for 4-5 years. With regular harvesting, the leaves will grow back throughout the summer.

The plant is propagated by seeds and dividing the bush. Planting and caring for batun onions can be carried out during the spring and summer. The seeding depth is 2-3 cm. When multiplying by dividing the bush, one plant gives 5-7 daughter plants per year. It is better to transplant at the end of August - September, while the leaves are cut off so as not to cover the growing point. After planting, when growing onions, watering is required.

Multi-tiered onions: planting, care and cultivation (with photo)

Multi-tiered bow in the photo

The tiered bow is a type of perennial bow. Outwardly, it looks like a onion and a batun. Just like onions, this type of onion forms fist-like leaves and a true basal bulb. Its main difference from the batun and onion is in the structure of the flower arrow.

Look at the photo - the arrow of a multi-tiered bow ends not with flowers, but with air bulbs located in 3-4 tiers:

The largest air bulbs (bulbs) are on the 1st tier, the smallest ones on the 3rd and 4th. Does not form seeds, propagates only vegetatively - air bulbs and basal bulbs by dividing the bush. It grows in one place for 4-5 years. Very winter-hardy. It tolerates frosts down to -40 ° C.

In multi-tiered onions, all parts of the plant (leaves, basal bulbs and bulbs) are eaten fresh and canned. They are used as a seasoning for the first and second courses, in the preparation of meat and vegetable okroshka, various salads, marinades. The green leaves of this onion are a good decoration for snack dishes (cold fish, caviar, mushrooms, etc.).

To grow multi-tiered onions for digging the soil before planting, add a bucket of humus, 20-30 g of superphosphate, 15 g of potassium chloride, 10 g of ammonium nitrate per 1 m2. Planting in spring gives the onion an opportunity to take root, it grows rapidly, and by winter it accumulates nutrients. Bulbs are planted before winter (in October - November). Spring planting of an early good harvest in the first year does not.

The onions are planted in an ordinary way, the row spacing is 40-45 cm, to a depth of 3-5 cm.For ease of care, when planting a multi-tiered onion, an interval of 3-4 cm is left between the plants.During the growing season, care consists in weeding, watering, loosening, feeding with organic fertilizers.

These photos of growing multi-tiered onions show how to care for plants in a garden plot:

Cuts of feathers begin in early spring when they reach a height of 25-30 cm, you can, if necessary, cut off younger greens throughout the summer. The highest yield is given by 2-3-year-old plantations.

Bulbs and basal bulbs do not have a dormant period, therefore, after removing them from the plant, they can be planted immediately, before planting, the nests of the bulbs are divided into separate bulbs.

The cultivation and care of this type of onion in the off-season is carried out in hotbeds and greenhouses. This requires a temperature of only plus + 10 ... + 12 ° С. You need to store onions for forcing with a whole nest in the ground. They root well, branch out and form a green mass after 35-40 days. By means of pavement (solid) planting per 1 m2, 10-12 kg of bulbs will be required. The yield of green feathers is 13-18 kg per 1 / m2.

The value of this onion lies in the fact that, in comparison with others, it contains an increased amount of ascorbic acid (in the leaves - 50-75 mg, in the bulbs - 30-50 mg per 100 g of raw mass), a lot of essential oil. There are also vitamins B1, B2, PP, carotene. The phytoncidal activity of multi-tiered onions is also slightly higher than that of other perennial types of onions (batun, schnitt, slug).

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