Yalta red onion, Siberian garden seeds 60pcs

Colour. The deep purple, burgundy color of the bulb distinguishes it from other varieties. In a ripe and dried vegetable, the husk is slightly cracked, the tail is dry. The form. Correct – rounded, flattened. About 10 cm in diameter. The root tail should be flat. The taste depends on the place of cultivation, the peculiarity of the Crimean bulbs is sweetness. There is no bitterness in the product, there is a slight tangy aftertaste. Smell. The aroma of the Yalta onion is barely perceptible. Unlike the sharp onion, it does not irritate the nasal mucosa. Incision. The number of half-rings in the cut is minimal, they can be from 4 to 7. They are thick, about 5-7 mm. The inner layers are white or pale pink, the edging is light purple. The rings fit snugly together. Consistency. The bulbs are crispy and juicy, noticeably different from the onions. Growing. For planting seeds, wooden and plastic containers, peat pots are allowed. Then it is necessary to pour a substrate enriched with organic matter into them. You can use sod soil from your garden by mixing it with peat and wood ash. Ready-made mineral supplements will not be superfluous. The soil must be nutritious for the onion seeds to grow actively. Grooves are made in the box, the distance between the rows is 5-6 cm, the sowing depth is 0.7-1 cm. The distance between the seeds is about 1 cm. Moistened earth is sprinkled on top and leveled. After planting, the soil needs daily, but not abundant watering. The box with seedlings should be in a warm place (t 25 ° C) and receive enough light, table lamps of artificial lighting are suitable. 2 weeks after the appearance of the first shoots, the temperature is reduced to 18 ° C in order to avoid active stretching of the seedlings. A few weeks before planting in open ground, the seedlings need to be hardened. To do this, the container with growing shoots must be taken out to the balcony. You need to start with 15-20 minutes, gradually increasing the time spent in the cold up to 1 day. It is necessary to transplant seedlings to a permanent growing place when the bulb is about 30 cm long and gives at least 2 feathers. On average, you can start harvesting seeds from the end of February or the beginning of March, depending on the region. Landing in open ground. Before making a transplant, it is necessary to reduce the watering of the seedlings so that adaptation is easier. In mid-April, the soil temperature is kept stable at 6-8 ° C, which is sufficient for cultivation. The place is chosen sunny and fertile. Favorable predecessors of the culture are potatoes, zucchini, greens, cabbage. In March, it is recommended to feed the land with nitrogenous compounds – ammonium nitrate or urea. Weed is harvested before planting. Beds are made, the width of which is from 35 to 45 cm. Seedlings are placed at a distance of 10-12 cm from each other. The roots cannot be buried deeply, it is enough to slightly deepen them (by about 3-4 cm) and sprinkle them with earth, and then water them slightly.