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- Planting spring onions in the garden - a challenge?
- How is the sowing done?
- Which location and soil conditions are preferred?
- Which neighbors have it?
- When and how does the harvest go?
- Tips & Tricks
Planting spring onions in the garden - a challenge?
Spring onions are easy to grow and easy to care for - for those gardeners who know their preferences and needs. With this background information mutated from the hurdle in planting a breeze.
How is the sowing done?
From February, spring onions can be grown under glass or on the warm windowsill. The field should be allowed to get to know them between March and April. In addition to this early sowing, the spring onions can be sown in August - for a harvest in the following year.
When sowing, attention should be paid to the following:
Which location and soil conditions are preferred?
Spring onions love full sun locations. In partial shade, they also grow, but much slower. In addition, their taste becomes more intense the more they are exposed to sunlight. In terms of soil, they value a permeable, sandy-loamy, humus and nutrient-rich substrate. Ideally, its pH is in the range between 6.0 and 7.5.
Which neighbors have it?
Spring onions are compatible with many other plants in their environment. At the same time they are offended when they are near certain plants. Good plant neighbors include oregano, dill, cucumber, lettuce, carrots, beetroot, celery, corn salad and strawberries. Less recommendable neighbors are:
When and how does the harvest go?
Spring onions are usually harvested about three months after sowing. Thus, the harvest begins between June and July, when the seeds were sown in the spring. On the other hand, when they were sown in August, the spring onion harvest starts in May of the following year.
At harvest, the whole plant is pulled out of the ground. Alternatively, you can cut off only the green parts of the plant and leave the tiny tubers in the ground. With this variant, you can set the scissors or the knife to harvest again after three to four weeks.
Tips & Tricks
If you want to harvest fresh spring onions throughout the gardening season, you should leave at least 2.5 cm on the plant at harvest time. Then the spring onions continue to grow and form thicker tubers.