Ammonia for onions: how to water and feed?

To get a bigger harvest of vegetables, sometimes gardeners use unusual means. Such is ammonia for onions. Although it is considered a medicinal product, it effectively fights the pests of this plant, and is also a source of nitrogen.

The benefits of ammonia: in what cases is it used?

Ammonia is a 10 or 25% ammonia solution and is used as a source of nitrogen. The use of this fertilizer stimulates the rapid growth of onions. The growth of plants is activated and their productivity increases. Onion feathers become juicy and bright green due to nitrogenous dressings.Here it is important not to forget about potassium and phosphorus, and to prevent excessive nitrogen application.

Although people often call ammonia ammonia, but this is not entirely true, since the first substance is ammonium hydroxide dissolved in water, and the second is its nitrate. Ammonium chloride is not used in agricultural activities.

When the feathers of plants either turn yellow or turn light green and the tips turn white, this indicates a nitrogen deficiency. In this case, experts recommend watering the onion with ammonia. This fertilizer can quickly improve his condition. Such top dressing for plants is an ambulance. It is also used to repel insects, thanks to its pungent and unpleasant odor.

Ammonia has an additional advantage - it has a stable connection, and in the garden it is not washed out by rains from the soil.

Ammonia is food and medicine for bulbs in one preparation.

Ammonia as fertilizer for onions

Plants are recommended to be watered with a diluted substance under the root system or to irrigate their green part. Sprayers should not be used, as the substance will be sprayed, and the bulbs will receive very little benefit. The best option would be a watering can. Well, if it has holes of medium size.

There is an opinion among gardeners that it is difficult to overfeed bulbous plants with ammonia, and introducing into the soil does not pose a threat to the accumulation of nitrates. But this substance is caustic, and its high concentration can do more harm than good. Negative consequences may occur as follows:

green mass activates its growth to the detriment of bulb development;
there will be a favorable environment for the reproduction of putrefactive microorganisms.

Therefore, you need to know the application rate of the ammonia solution. Timeliness and the right amount of fertilizer are very important for the abundance of the future harvest. After all, feeding onions with ammonia is easily absorbed by plants and ensures the formation of large heads.

How to dilute ammonia for irrigation?

To feed onions, dilute ammonia in the correct proportion so that there is no excess of the substance. It is due to the condition of the plants:

So, if we feed in case of a serious nitrogen deficiency, then against yellowness, the plants will receive the maximum dose of diluted ammonia. In order to water the onion, take 1 liter of water and pour 1 tablespoon of the substance into it.
For preventive purposes, you need to use a solution of a lower concentration - just take 2-3 tablespoons of the product, dilute it in 10 liters of water and water the plants.
If there is a need to use foliar irrigation, then the composition is prepared from 1 bucket of water and 4-5 tablespoons of the drug.

You need to prepare the solution in the fresh air, or in extreme cases in a well-ventilated area.

To prepare the solution, take a pharmaceutical preparation of 25% concentration. Dilute ammonia with water, and do not forget to mix thoroughly.

Pest control with ammonia

The second function of ammonia is to repel pests with the help of smell. They cannot tolerate ammonia even in small amounts.

Onion crops have such pests:

secret hobo;
onion fly;
Medvedka;
shallot aphid;
wireworm.

Processing onions with ammonia is a very effective measure against each of the listed pests. All thanks to the pungent smell of this substance and therefore there is no need to use drugs that have a greater degree of toxicity.

For effective pest control, onion feathers are treated with ammonia and soap. Prepare the solution like this:

Approximately 100 g of laundry soap is rubbed on a fine grater
Pour it with dill (1 liter), and infuse until completely dissolved, stirring thoroughly.
Add 50 ml of ammonia to this solution.

The mixture should be applied to the plants immediately after preparation.

If onion feathers are then eaten, then they are then thoroughly washed under running water.

You can also process onion sets. It is soaked in a solution of boric acid, and diluted ammonia and iodine are used to repel insects.

How to feed onions with ammonia?

To properly feed, you need to know a few simple rules. Here they are:

Remember that ammonia has a pungent odor. Each drop of the substance is capable of bringing to life a fainted person. We are dealing with a lot of stuff. Therefore, with ammonia fumes, you should be extremely careful, otherwise the respiratory mucosa may suffer. It is necessary to abandon the idea of fertilizing onions with ammonia if a person suffers from arterial hypertension, since this substance can cause an increase in pressure.
Get some protective equipment, such as a special respirator or gas mask, goggles, an apron and a hat.
Make sure that no one is nearby, especially keep children and animals at a safe distance.
Use a watering can or sprayer and work in calm weather, early or evening, overcast days. This is necessary to avoid sunburn on the onion tops. Pouring water on the bow should be low so that the solution does not fall on you.
You need to remember that after feeding with diluted ammonia, you need to water this vegetable crop with clean water after 30 minutes. It will be safer if you do not use the maximum concentration of the product - it is only needed in emergency cases.

Gardeners use the following feeding scheme:

first pour the onion with the prepared solution under the root;
then, after a week, you can fertilize foliarly;
after another 10 days, feed the plants again in the same way;
after the next 10 days, water under the root of the onion.

Feeding with ammonia is carried out no more than 1 time for 7 days. Usually start with weakly concentrated solutions, and gradually increase the dosage to the desired one.

If the onion feathers turn dark green, you must immediately stop adding the dissolved ammonia. They also cancel top dressing when the tips on the tops begin to dry out.

Ammonia is able to fill the lack of nitrogen in the soil as soon as possible. In this case, there will be no more than the norm in the onion of nitrates. The main condition for success with such top dressing is to observe safety measures and adhere to the recommended proportions of the solution.