Onion seeds for greens: what variety to plant, types with names and photos

Green onions are on sale all year round, but if there is a summer cottage, it is worth sowing some onion seeds on greens. A feather plucked from its garden is much tastier, and even more useful than a store-bought one. Growing this vegetable crop is easy and requires little space.

Varieties for greens

During the season, you can sow onions in the ground several times, then a fresh feather to the table will be throughout the spring-autumn season. If there is a heated greenhouse, then in winter there will be greens for cutting. The main thing is not to make a mistake with the choice of variety. To obtain a green pen, there are various types.Consider only some of its varieties with original names:

Parade.
Totem.
Slimer.
Soon.
Leek.

Parade

Onion Parade bred in Holland, intended for greenery. The variety reproduces only by seeds. The head is not formed. Instead, a stem and leaves up to 60 cm long grow quite quickly. The color of the feathers is dark green with a slight blue tint.

When growing Parade onions on a feather, summer residents get juicy greens with a pleasant taste. There is no sharp bitterness in the leaves, they retain their presentation for a long time and do not turn yellow. In order for the greens to arrive on the table regularly, the Parade variety is sown 3 to 4 times per season with an interval between plantings of 2 to 3 weeks.

The feather is cut at intervals of 38 to 50 days, the productive period of the variety lasts 80 days. Cut characteristics of Parade:

feather length from 50 to 70 cm;
thickness of white stem 10mm;
green stem diameter 15mm.

If all the rules for planting and caring for the Dutch variety are followed, the yield of Parade is 8 kg/m².

Totem

Totem is an excellent Japanese mid-season onion variety grown for greens. It is grown as an annual crop by sowing seeds in open or closed ground. Sowing is recommended from February to July in greenhouses, and sown in open ground in late autumn and get early production in early summer.

The plant forms a powerful rosette, consisting of long, erect leaves, the length of which can reach up to 55 cm. The feather is dark green with a slight wax coating. Hilling plantings, they get marketable stems with a long bleached leg.

The variety does not form bulbs, it drives tender, juicy, non-rough leaves. From one plant you can get up to 60 g of greenery, from a square meter - up to 4 kg. The plant tolerates autumn bad weather well, does not lie down. The feather throughout the growing season has an even color. The taste of greens is mild, like a turnip feather.

Slimer

Slizun is a productive, frost-resistant variety of onions on a feather. There are varieties of different ripening periods. Slizun is propagated by seeds and vegetatively.

Yield Leadermid-season3.3 kg/m²Greenmid-season6 kg/m²

Broad-leaved	early-ripening	2 kg/ m²
He alth well	early-ripening	4 kg/m²

The frost-resistant, Siberian variety Green gives the largest amount of feathers. In one place, this species can grow for about 6 years, it has good immunity to rust and downy mildew. The plant is characterized by juicy, flat leaves (up to 2 cm wide), twisting in a spiral, with a sharp taste and a slight garlic aroma.

Useful properties of Slime:

strengthens blood vessels;
lowers cholesterol;
increases immunity;
improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system.

Skoroda Bow

The origin of the Skoroda onion is Germany, originally it was called Schnitt, which in German means a plant for cutting. Summer residents grow this species in gardens as an annual or biennial crop from seeds, in gardens - as a flowering, decorative perennial.

Thin tubular leaves containing up to 3% sugars, a rich set of vitamins and phytoncides are used for food. The taste and aroma of the leaves resembles the taste of a turnip feather, but more delicate. The color of the feathers is bright green, the maximum length is 45 cm, the width is from 5 to 8 mm.

Skoroda has a powerful underground part: small oblong bulbs (up to 20 pieces per bush) brownish or purple-red, filiform roots up to 50 cm long. From the second year, the plant produces a peduncle from May to June. The color of the flowers is varied: white, pale purple, lilac. Flowering ends in August.

Leek

Description of leek was found in ancient tomes, it was grown in ancient times. Despite the difficult climatic conditions of our country, varieties of this onion are grown everywhere as an annual crop. Seedlings - in regions with a short summer, seeds in the ground - in the south.

The most popular early maturing varieties that form a useful feather within 4 months:

Gulliver.
Vesta.
Goliath.

In the first year after planting, the plant grows leaves and a white false stem. They use it for food. Greens are used only young.

Planting onions by month

Summer residents since April have been preparing beds for onions, for forcing a feather they use multi-germ varieties of onions:

Cipuccio.
Aristocratic.
Lilac ringing.
Studgarten Risen.

It is possible to determine which varieties are multi-primary by cutting the bulb, the best are considered species with 4-6 primordia. In terms of productivity, a good variety is Studgarten Risen, with a bridge landing from 1 m², up to 15 kg of high-quality greenery is obtained.For sale, onions are grown in heated greenhouses throughout the year; in unheated facilities, onions are planted on greenery from early spring to late autumn.

Winter landing

When seed propagation of onions on greens, winter planting is practiced, it allows you to get the first harvest in the early stages. It is important to choose the right variety, the main characteristics that you should pay attention to:

frost resistance;
yield;
immunity.

According to all these parameters, Parade onions are suitable for growing. Nigella (seeds) are tested before sowing - they are poured with cold water. Empty seeds float up, whole ones sink to the bottom. The right time to sow is the days after the first frost on the soil.

The bed is prepared before the onset of cold weather:

dig a shovel on a bayonet;
add humus and ash;
mineral fertilizers are applied to depleted soils at the rate.

Planting nigella on greenery begins after the ridge has been properly prepared, furrows have been marked with a depth of 2 to 3 cm. Seeds are laid out in furrows in increments of 3-5 cm, sprinkled with humus or ordinary earth. For the winter, the bed is covered with mulch. In regions where there is little snow in winter, bags filled with sawdust are placed on the ridges.

Spring planting

All summer residents have been planting herbs in their dacha since mid-April. One of the common questions during this period is which onion to plant on greens. The fastest and easiest way to grow onions on a feather is to plant a set in the spring. Heads with a diameter of 2 to 4 cm are suitable for forcing greens.

To speed up the growth of the feather, the planting material is prepared for planting:

warm up the sevok for 2 days, the room temperature should be above 25 °C;
cut the top of the bulb to the shoulders;
dissolve a tablespoon of ammonium nitrate in water heated to 35 ° C (10 l) and soak the heads in it for 12 hours.

To save space, they plant in a bridge way, placing the bulbs close to each other. Up to 13 kg of onion sets are placed per square meter. If greens are needed for home consumption, then the tape method is suitable. Furrows are made at intervals of 10 cm, the distance between the heads is no more than 2 cm. The bulbs are sprinkled with a thin layer of earth and watered.

July planting

In July, beds are freed from under early greens and radishes. On empty land, you can sow perennial onion varieties for greens. So, having planted a batun in July, you will receive a full-fledged cutting feather next spring.

The place for onion beds should be chosen sunny where the snow melts faster in spring. Add humus and ash to the soil. Sow in rows thickly, thin out seedlings after germination. Maintain an interval between shoots of 3.5-5 cm.

The weather is hot in summer, if it rarely rains, then you need to make sure that the earth does not dry out. By late autumn, a feather 20 to 30 cm long will grow in the garden bed.

Planting onions in August

In August we will plant onions to provide ourselves with greenery in the autumn. To quickly get feathers, we will plant the bulbs in plastic containers. When the air temperature drops, they can be brought into a warm room or greenhouse.

Composition of soil mixture for planting:

peat - 7 parts;
humus - 2 parts;
garden land - 1 part.

Suitable varieties for green onions during planting in August: Shakespeare, Red Baron, Radar, Bessonovsky, Strigunovsky.

Reviews on onions and their cultivation

On the forums, summer residents share their experience in growing their favorite vegetables, you can find reviews about forcing onions into greens. Opinions about Parade and Totem varieties are only positive.

Elvira, Anapa:

"Green onions are on our table from early spring until almost winter. I plant only one variety - Parade from the Plasma Seeds company, a friend advised, she really likes it. In the heat (35-40 ° C) I water the bed once a week, the feather does not turn yellow. ”

Ilya, Orsk:

“I sowed the seeds of the Totem variety on greens, the feather harvest pleased. The leaves are large, juicy, keep well when cut, keep in the refrigerator all week without losing their taste.”

Tina, Moscow Region:

“From spring to autumn, green onions are on the table. It has a lot of vitamin C, we add it to any dishes. The choice of cultivated variety was random. The seller in the store advised me to buy the Totem variety. I am satisfied with the quality of the greens. I sow the seeds twice: for early consumption before winter and in early May for cutting greens in late summer and autumn.