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Growing Onions and Garlic: From Planting to Harvest with Biogor-Zh Fertilizer
Onions and Garlic: Growing Tips and Nutrition
"Onion and garlic are like brothers. Onion heals seven ailments, and garlic drives away seven more."
The common onion is a widely cultivated vegetable crop that has been known since the 4th millennium B.C. and is one of the key ingredients in a vast number of dishes.
More than 400 species are known worldwide and used in cooking. The onion family offers a very wide range of flavors and aromas, from sweet and savory to pungent and bitter.
The common onion makes dishes more aromatic and flavorful, protects against and treats illness, contains a wealth of useful substances and vitamins, and is considered a powerful natural tonic.
While onions are fairly straightforward, garlic is a bit more complex.
The history of garlic has no exact date of origin, but several theories exist.
According to one theory, garlic originated on a plain between the Tian Shan and Altai mountains. Thousands of years ago, it spread from there to China, Egypt, and other countries.
Another theory suggests that garlic was first cultivated in the foothills of Northern Asia or Afghanistan, in Southwest Asia, or in South Asia.
Wild garlic, virtually indistinguishable from cultivated varieties, can still be found in these regions today.
In Russia, garlic has also been known since ancient times. In Old Russian chronicles dating back to the 13th century, it is mentioned that our ancestors enjoyed drinking wine with garlic added to it.
Garlic came to Russia from Byzantium, brought by spice traders. The exact date is unknown, but garlic is mentioned in chronicles dating to the 8th century A.D.
You will agree that almost every gardener grows onions and garlic on their plot.
Even onions and garlic require careful and attentive care.
We have already harvested our allium crops this year, but it is time to think about the next harvest!
Here is a handy planting guide for the next allium growing season!
Garlic is one of the first crops to be planted. As soon as the snow melts and the soil temperature exceeds +5°C, you can start digging and planting.
Onions are planted later, in late April to early May. Seedlings and sets are transplanted into open ground once the snow has melted and the soil temperature exceeds +5°C.
For bulb development, low temperatures are needed. Onions not only tolerate cold but actually require it.
The root system of the bulb develops before the foliage. And it needs cool soil for this process.
Bulbs should be firm and solid, with a spacing of 10–15 centimeters between them.
Row spacing should be the width of a hoe, approximately 25 centimeters. Planting depth is 2–3 centimeters, depending on bulb size.
Before planting, fertilizers and compost should be applied to the soil.
For planting allium crops, we recommend the Biogor-Zh microbiological fertilizer from the KM series.
It is designed specifically for allium plants.
Developed in accordance with the latest scientific advances, the Biogor KM series complex fertilizer is based on research into rhizosphere bacteria that promote plant growth (PGPR).
The product promotes:
- increased yield and healthy growth of allium crops;
- earlier harvest, shortening the growing period;
- better flavor and nutritional value of the product;
- preservation of the harvest in excellent condition for an extended period;
- increased plant resistance to adverse external conditions.
The product contains microorganisms with probiotic, phosphate-mobilizing, nitrogen-fixing, and cellulose-decomposing capabilities.
Additionally, the fertilizer contains carbohydrates, macro- and microelements essential for healthy plant growth and development.
Biogor-Zh KM series microbiological fertilizer is a reliable solution for achieving excellent results in growing allium crops.