Onions Sturon in their beds prefer to grow many gardeners. It is believed that this variety has increased resistance to disease and severe frost. They appreciate him for his unpretentiousness in care and ease of cultivation. But you can get a good crop only if several important rules are observed.
Bow sturon
Onion Sturon (seed pack with sowing scheme)
Bow "Sturon". Grade characteristics
Vegetable characteristic
Sutron is one of the best varieties of onions, because after the appearance of the first sprouts, it is already possible to harvest a crop for 100-110 days. Resistant to frost, tolerates even the most severe frosts.
Large bulbs are formed only in the second year, in the first season you can get only good material for planting. With proper care for onions, one hectare will be able to get up to 35 tons of the crop. This attracts many entrepreneurs involved in the cultivation of vegetables for sale.
A feature of the Sturon variety is the shelf life of the hearths. If you fulfill all the necessary requirements, the crop will have a fresh look for 8 months. The fruits of Sturon can be characterized by the oblong shape of an ellipse. Sometimes the mass of one bulb can reach 210 grams.
Breeding process
It is easy to independently grow onion sets from seeds. Following certain rules, you will be able to get an excellent result. Planting is carried out in late March-early April after the soil is ready so that it thaws by 5-6 centimeters.
It is recommended to engage in soil preparation since the fall. For 1 meter square of land, under the digging make the following fertilizers:
- 20 g of superphosphate;
- half a bucket of compost;
- 20 g of phosphate fertilizers;
- 200 g of wood ash.
A few days before planting, the soil is plowed and beds are formed, after which it is compacted and covered with a black film. Seeds are important to pre-prepare. To do this, soak them in aloe juice or potassium permanganate for 4-6 hours, wrap in a damp cloth and store in a dark place for 48 hours. The fabric should not be dry.
Instructions for sowing seeds in the beds:
- Pour the beds with warm water and make furrows at a distance of 20 cm from each other.
- Spread the seeds on the surface so that there is a distance of 10 cm between them.
- Sprinkle the seeds with a thin layer of soil and water carefully. Mulch planting with compost or peat.
Planting a vegetable
You can get a big crop only when choosing the right planting material. You can buy onion sets in the store or grow from seeds on your own. It should have large dimensions of at least 2 cm and a flat surface. It is strictly forbidden to plant sowing with such defects:
- green arrows or small roots;
- signs of decay;
- signs of exposure to pests or diseases;
- various mechanical damage;
- Bulk moisture on the bulbs.
Vegetable is planted in early spring. Landing Rules:
- Vegetables are grown on sandy or slightly acidic soils.
- At the end of November, humus and rotted manure are introduced into the soil for digging, and mineral fertilizers are placed before planting.
- The neck of the bulbs is carefully cut so as not to damage the sprouts.
- Two days before planting, remove weeds, loosen the soil and dig trenches at a distance of 20 cm from each other.
- Deepen the sowing into the ground by 2-3.5 cm. Each bulb is located at a distance of 10-15 cm from each other.
Care
Caring for onions Sturon is divided into several components, since the cultivation of seeds and full fruits are significantly different from each other.
If the purpose of the gardener is to grow fruits for consumption, you should follow these rules:
- Water abundantly onions. The soil should not dry out. For one procedure per 1 square meter, it is necessary to spend up to 15 liters of water.
- After the first young feathers appear, they fertilize the planting using nitrogen fertilizers, for example, urea.
- Regularly cultivate the soil and clean it of weeds.
In the first year of plant life, when the gardener needs to get high-quality seedlings, onions should be looked after like this:
- After the appearance of the first shoots, planting is done less often. This contributes to the formation of large sets.
- Do not neglect the process of loosening the earth.
- Water the onion once a week, while adding mineral or organic fertilizers to the water.
- After the height of the sprouts reaches two centimeters, all work is stopped.
Further, the gardener should wait until the greens begin to completely wither, and the neck is softened. In this case, you can dig onions, dry and prepare for storage.
When harvesting, it is strictly forbidden to wait until the leaves have completely dried out, since this threatens that the vegetables may begin to rot.
Diseases and Pests
Despite the fact that onions have increased resistance to various diseases, it can be exposed to such diseases:
- Mosaic. This is a viral disease. When infected, yellow spots appear on the leaves. Then a gradual death of the aerial parts occurs, and the fruits become very small, their shelf life is significantly reduced. To fight this disease is almost impossible.
- Cervical rot. A disease that can occur during the storage period of a vegetable. You can deal with the problem if you get rid of the affected bulbs in a timely manner.
- Downy mildew. This ailment is manifested by characteristic spots on the leaves. Gradually, the spots begin to grow. This leads to the fact that the fungus settles in the bulbs, because of which the whole crop may die.
Onion Disease - Mosaic
Neck rot
Peronosporosis (downy mildew) of onions
Such a disease spreads in a short time, therefore it is recommended to immediately get rid of infected plants. The remaining crop should be treated with special preparations - Fitoplus and Fitosporin-M. It is difficult to get rid of such a disease. It is very important to carry out preventive treatments in a timely manner, pre-processing the material for planting.
Onions often suffer from a nematode. You can fight worms with the help of the effective drugs Fosfamide and Mercaptophos.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Onions Sturon, like any other vegetable, can have its positive and negative sides. It is important to take them into account before landing.
Grade Advantages:
- great weight;
- unique taste, aroma;
- preservation of freshness over time;
- can be grown in temperate and northern latitudes;
- the harvest is very large.
The negative sides of the bow Sturon:
- To obtain a rich harvest, you need to grow the plant exclusively on sandy loamy or loamy soils.
- The variety has reduced immunity against downy mildew and onion mosaics.
- When growing a seed set from seeds, it is impossible to predict whether the planting material will have normal sizes.
Only with the right approach and compliance with all requirements for planting and care, you can grow a vegetable that will not only have a presentation, but also have a good taste. Before you start cultivating a variety, it is important to evaluate your capabilities so that the efforts are not in vain.