How to grow green onions on a windowsill?

Of course, now any greenery is sold in stores all year round. But either the product is expensive or not very fresh, so a huge number of people grow not only parsley and dill, but also green onions on the windowsill. Difficulties and troubles do not arise if you follow certain rules for planting and caring for the pen.

Perhaps the most popular for growing at home remains onions, but there are other options.

• Batun, winter road or Tatar onion. It has a good yield, is planted exclusively on greenery.
• Schnitt has tender and juicy green leaves, pleasant aroma.
• Quite unpretentious is a multi-tiered variety. Care for him is minimal, the view is not capricious to temperature changes.
• It does not have leek bulbs, and its leaves are similar to garlic arrows.
• Shallot gives a rich harvest, does not require careful care.
• Slizun can be planted at home at low temperatures. Grows fast, has a garlic flavor.
• The Rostov variety goes well on the pen, it is resistant to various kinds of diseases. Yields are high.
• The “Black Prince” gained popularity – a multi-germ variety that gives abundant greenery when germinated.
• The “Amber” variety has proven itself well: it is resistant to diseases, it has a lot of juicy feathers at the output.
• The Arzamas variety is also well suited. He has a lot of rudiments, which means that there will be more juicy mass.
• Multi-nested varieties are doing well: Pozharsky, Soyuz, Bessonovsky, Danilovsky.

Decided on the variety. Now you need to choose a quality seed. We consider future greenery for dents, rot, mold and mechanical damage.

For active feather germination it is recommended to cut the tops of the heads, and the seed should be soaked in a weak pink solution of potassium permanganate for a quarter of an hour. Experienced gardeners recommend completely peeling the turnip from the husk. There is no specific planting time for greenery, but it is planted around the second half of winter. And in principle, you can germinate all year round.

You can grow a vegetable crop on a windowsill in two weeks. Before planting a vegetable on greenery in an apartment, it is recommended to prepare a soil mixture, a suitable container. After that, we send a thin layer of drainage to the bottom of the finished pot, then the soil mixture. In advance, it is necessary to determine the type of seed: seeds, bulb or part of it, seedlings. Abundant irrigation is necessary before planting. We press the vegetable heads into the ground to a depth equal to 2 or 4-5 centimeters, at a distance of 8 centimeters. It is recommended to ensure that the top of the material does not sink into the ground.

If you bought seeds in a bag in a store, then we do everything according to the following instructions:

1. we sort the seeds by size, disinfect with a solution of sulfamide with water;
2. leave for a day in the biostimulator “Zircon” or “Epin”;
3. wash, send under a wet bandage or gauze until roots appear;
4. we sow the seeds on the window to a depth of 1 centimeter, water it, send it under the film.

Chives are grown in a slightly different way. It is sown with seeds, but it gives an abundant green mass in the second year after planting. For cultivation, a shallow container is selected, drainage, soil are scattered. After that, it is necessary to draw shallow grooves, distribute the seeds, and mulch with peat. The first planting season will stand on the windowsill without shoots, the harvest is expected in a year.

To get quick shoots, the onion must be awakened. We encourage you to take a look at some tips.

• Future plantings must be wrapped in a damp cloth, and then in a plastic bag, put in a warm place for 6 hours. After such preparation, you can wait for shoots after six days.
• Soak future greens for 3-4 hours in a solution of manganese, germinate in containers without soil.
• Hold the beam in water at a temperature of 45 degrees for up to half a day. Then remove the husk from the turnip, cut off the tops and plant.

You can grow vegetable greens in a suitable container: a jar, cups, trays. If cultivation is planned in water, then we select the cups so that the turnip does not lie in the water, otherwise it will not grow, but will rot. Also, boxes for milk, vegetable salad, ice cream are suitable as a container. But it is recommended to use containers with a height of more than 10 centimeters.

Many now practice growing in a five-liter plastic bottle. We give an example of such a construction.

1. We take a bottle, evenly mark the places for the holes with a writing object.
2. In place of the marks, we make holes with a diameter of up to 4 centimeters (slightly smaller than the onion).
3. At the bottom, we prepare larger holes for water drainage.
4. It is recommended to cut off the throat at the container. After all, from above you need to fill up the soil, determine the seed.
5. We put the entire finished structure on a deep pan: during irrigation, water will drain into it.
6. First, we fill the container with soil to the level of the first recesses.
7. We lay out the bulbs from the inside so that their necks extend beyond the bottle.
8. Then we fill up the soil again, lay out the onion. We do this until the entire bottle is filled with soil and onions. Approximately 30 pieces are obtained.

Another culture is planted in egg trays, plastic bags, home-made boxes.

The soil for planting should be with an acidity level of 6-7 pH. In the summer, they use country or garden land, and in winter it is purchased in stores. It is necessary to ensure that the soil is nutritious, loose, well drained. It is recommended to mix the soil with a small amount of sand, and put drainage (expanded clay, polystyrene, vermiculite) on the bottom of the container.

Some gardeners practice planting in such soil: they mix one part of sand, peat and three parts of humus. The resulting composition is heated in the oven for about one hour at temperatures up to 100 degrees. After disinfection with a solution of hydrogen peroxide (100 milliliters) and water (the same amount). The mixture is packaged in bags, if necessary, used.

If it is difficult to prepare such a composition, then use a universal purchased soil or for seedlings.

It is noteworthy that onions can be grown even without soil. There are several ways to do it right.

Let’s write down the basic rules for such a landing.

• Choosing the right containers. It is necessary to calculate so that the beam, while in the container, barely touches the water.
• Even before planting, we advise you to prepare water. She needs to warm up.
• Once a day, the contents of the cups are changed. This is necessary so that there is no smell and rotting of the onion.
• As soon as the vegetable has taken root, you can lower the water level in the jar.
• With this method of planting, we advise you to arrange frequent ventilation for the vegetable.
• If this is your way, then the container must first be disinfected with boiling water or manganese solution. It is also recommended to wash it once every two weeks.

There is another way to grow onions in winter – in sawdust.

It is convenient to plant in sawdust. Such material is a growth stimulator, which means that when germinating, you can get a good harvest. Variety, size of sawdust are not of fundamental importance. The only caveat is the processing of chips before planting the crop. To do this, it is better to soak the chips for a quarter of an hour in boiling water. Drain everything after cooling. Half fill the container with disinfected material.

It is recommended to use a container up to five centimeters in height. With this method, the bulbs are planted tightly to each other, and planted deeper. Watering is recommended no more than once a week. In three weeks you can harvest.

Many people practice using a hydroponic setup. This is an ordinary container with a lid and holes for turnips, connected to a compressor. Water is poured into the bottom of the box, a turnip is planted in the holes so that it does not come into contact with water. Active growth is due to good air exchange.

Plantings are easy to take care of. After the material has been identified on the windowsill, it needs active lighting. If there is not enough sunlight, we recommend installing a phytolamp. In this case, the air temperature should not fall below 23 degrees Celsius.

The future harvest needs to be provided with competent watering with a frequency of once every three days. Make sure that the earth does not dry out, otherwise growth will stop. But there should be no dampness either, as the onion will begin to rot. It is recommended to defend the water, heat it to a temperature of plus 30 degrees. Plantings can be fed with a solution of ash at the rate of 5 grams of the substance per 1 liter of water. The mixture is squeezed under the root with a medical syringe.

For success in getting green at home, we recommend using some proven tips.

• In order for the turnip to take root faster, it is necessary to remove the container with seedlings away from heating radiators for 5-7 days.
• If the seedlings are in water, it is best to change the water 1-2 times a day at first.
• We recommend washing young roots often under running water.
• In order for the bulb to grow actively in the ground, it is necessary to cut young greens more often.
• We weed weeds in a container with seedlings, loosen the soil.
• If you want to have a green feather on the table for the entire cold period, then you need to do germination every two weeks.
• The collection of greens depends on the method of planting, growing conditions, size, quality of the seed. For example, when soaking, pruning a turnip, the crop should be expected after 17 days. Without pruning and soaking, the time is extended to 21 days.
• You can trim from the moment when the feather has grown to 20-23 centimeters. They cut the crop with scissors, you can’t pull it so as not to move the turnip from its place. It is necessary to start pruning from the edges, and at the central part, ripening will begin later. If you need a lot of greenery, then it is recommended to gently pull the arrows at the base, then they will come out along with the adult bulb. And in an empty place you can plant a new turnip.
• After the greens are cut, the planting bulb is pulled out and thrown away. There are no nutrients in it, it makes no sense to cook food from it, it will no longer give feathers either. You can prepare the next batch for landing.

We recommend storing cut vitamin greens in a cool place or refrigerator in a loose bundle for a short time. It is better not to put in water, the safety will be low. Green feather is recommended to be eaten all year round, unless there are special contraindications from the doctor. After all, arrows contain 4 times more vitamins than turnips. During growth, young shoots accumulate a huge amount of carotene, vitamin C. The onion also contains the necessary amount of vitamin K, which controls the level of blood clotting.

In addition, useful greens help in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, some types of neoplasms. It allows you to quickly get rid of colds, flu. It has antibiotic properties, regulates the level of glucose in the blood, activates digestion.

Even in winter, you can grow onions on greens on the windowsill. Such a process will not cause difficulties, any beginner can handle it. The main thing is to follow the advice given above. Thanks to such a culture in winter, you can supplement your diet with vitamins, microelements, and therefore increase your immunity.