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Onions are a popular vegetable crop that is grown throughout Russia. It is planted in spring and before winter. Anyone who wants to grow a rich onion crop in their garden chooses hybrid varieties. Onion Radar is a godsend for gardeners. The winter hybrid is high-yielding, easy to care for, and has a mid-early ripening period. With proper planting and care, the first bulbs appear in early June.
History of variety selection
The high-yielding, cold-resistant Radar was grown by Dutch scientists about 20 years ago. Thanks to painstaking work and lengthy experiments, a round, dense onion of regular shape with a golden husk was obtained.
Description of onion variety Radar
Winter Radar is a mid-season hybrid. No more than 9 months pass from the moment the seed is planted until the harvest is harvested.
Description of winter onions Radar
According to gardeners, winter onion Radar forms a dense, large, slightly flattened head. The vegetable produces shiny, juicy, dark olive leaves. With proper care, the size of the head can reach from 200 to 500 g.
Strong and dry golden scales protect the bulb from frost. In the absence of snow cover, the variety can tolerate temperatures down to -15 degrees. In regions with snowy winters, the bulb overwinters well at a temperature of -25 degrees.
In addition, the variety does not bolt and is stored for a long time. Having planted the Radar onion before winter, the feather greens can be cut at the end of May, and the first large bulbs can be dug up in mid-June.
Onion sets Radar: description
To obtain a rich harvest, first of all, choose the right seeds. It should not have mechanical damage, should be dense and healthy, painted in a bright golden color, with a diameter of at least 1 cm.
Characteristics of the variety
Having read the description and photo of the Radar onion, we can safely say that the characteristics of the variety are high. But such indicators can only be achieved with proper care and planting.
Productivity
Winter onions Rada sowing is a high-yielding variety. The weight of the head is 150–500 g. Productivity increases when the variety is grown in favorable conditions and in regions with snowy winters.
Variety Radar – medium ripening period. When planted before winter, the harvest appears after 250 days.
Resistance to diseases and pests
The variety is resistant to many diseases and pests.But if the rules of care are not followed, onion fly and downy mildew may appear on Radar winter onions. To prevent the occurrence of diseases, it is necessary to regularly carry out preventive spraying, observe crop rotation and not plant onions in one bed for more than 2 years.
It cannot be grown after bulbs and legumes, potatoes, carrots and celery. The best predecessors are:
- garlic;
- mustard;
- rape;
- cereals, except oats.
Advantages and disadvantages of the variety
Before purchasing Radar winter onions, you need to read the description of the variety and know all the positive and negative qualities.
The advantages include:
- powerful root system;
- thin, golden scales;
- long-term storage;
- taste qualities;
- early ripening;
- undemanding to planting and care;
- lack of arrows;
- 100% germination of seeds;
- frost resistance;
- resistance to diseases and pests.
Most summer residents consider low productivity indicators to be a disadvantage compared to spring plantings.
Planting and caring for winter onions Radar
Planting winter onions Radar is carried out subject to simple rules. These are the timing of planting, digging the beds and preparing planting material.
Onion planting dates
Sevok can be planted throughout October. The period is determined by climatic conditions and region of growth:
- In the North-West region, seedlings are planted in early October.
- In the Moscow region - in mid-October.
- In the Volgograd region, Radar can be planted in early November.
When to plant onions Radar before winter
For high yields, experienced gardeners become familiar with the lunar calendar. Radar onions are not planted during the full moon phase.
Weather conditions are also a significant factor for growth and development. If warming is not expected, and frosts do not appear in the near future, then you can start planting Radar onions before winter.
Planting onions before winter, video:
Planting dates for winter onions Radar in Siberia
The harsh Siberian weather causes a lot of trouble for gardeners. Many of them do not dare to plant winter onions in their garden plots. But thanks to its cold resistance, Radar is ideal for the local cold and snowy climate.
To harvest an early harvest, the seedlings are planted in mid-October and early November.
Preparing the beds
Productivity depends on the right location. The beds are made in an open, level, well-lit place without drafts. Growing seedlings in lowlands is ineffective, since with the advent of warming, the beds will be in water, which will lead to the loss of the crop.
The beds are prepared in advance, a month before planting. After digging, the soil is fed with complex mineral fertilizers and disinfected with a copper-containing solution. For feeding, it is better to use wood ash, humus or rotted compost. It is not recommended to fertilize the soil with fresh manure, as the plant will build up green mass and make the bulb loose. This vegetable cannot be stored for long periods of time.
Due to its unpretentiousness, the variety can be planted in any soil.
Bow Landing Radar
The variety does not require much care. To obtain a rich harvest, you need to take care and follow simple rules:
- Radar onion sets are planted in rows, to a depth of 4 cm, so that the neck deepens by 2–3 cm. The interval between the bulbs should be 10 cm, and between the rows 20 cm.
- When using small sets, the depth should be 2–3 cm, when planting large specimens – 3–4 cm.
- To ensure high yields, it is better to plant in a checkerboard pattern.
- The planting material is covered with soil and mulched. After planting, no watering is required.
- Dry leaves, straw, humus, tops or spruce branches are used as mulch.
Growing winter onions Radar
Growing seedlings is easy, and even a novice gardener can handle it. For successful cultivation, you need to listen to the recommendations of experienced gardeners:
- In spring, mulch is removed from the garden bed to prevent overheating of the soil.
- Watering is carried out as necessary, after which the soil is loosened and weeds are removed.
- The first feeding with ash is carried out immediately after the snow melts.
- The second feeding is carried out after the foliage appears. For this purpose, growth stimulants and immunomodulators are used.
- Preventative measures against diseases and pests are carried out every two weeks. To do this, the plant is treated with fungicides or copper oxychloride. If air humidity is high, treatment is carried out once every 7 days.
Mistakes that gardeners make when growing onions Radar:
- incorrectly chosen planting date - winter onions germinate in April;
- If the location is incorrectly chosen and watering is abundant, the bulbs will rot;
- the bulb does not germinate if the planting depth is more than 10 cm.
Harvest and storage
The growing season for Radar onions is 250 days. The harvest is harvested only after the bulb has formed. The degree of maturity is determined by the loss of elasticity and yellowing of the leaf, as well as after the head is overgrown with light golden scales.
The crop is dug up in dry weather and left for 2-3 days in the open sun to dry.To maintain freshness for a long time, it must be thoroughly dried. If harvesting is carried out in wet weather, the crop is washed and peeled. Cut off the feathers and roots and put them in a well-ventilated area to dry. As soon as the onion neck dries, it is stored for long-term storage.
How to store Radar onions
The collected and dried onions are sorted out; unripe ones and onions with a thin juicy neck are used first, since such onions will not be stored for a long time.
There are several ways to store vegetables:
- In boxes or bags.
- In women's stockings.
- In a braided braid. The onion braid will retain freshness for a long time and will decorate the kitchen.
How to properly weave an onion braid, video:
Onion propagation methods
Hollandaise can be grown through seeds. Planting material is sown in August in a prepared, fertilized place. Seeds are sown according to a 1x10 pattern, to a depth of 3 cm. The soil is spilled and mulched.
The sets are collected in the spring, dried and stored. Seed material obtained independently can be planted before winter to obtain an early harvest.
Diseases and pests, methods of control and prevention
As can be seen from the characteristics of the variety, Radar onion sets are immune to many diseases and insect pests. But in order to get a generous harvest, common diseases must not be allowed to join. The main threats to Radar onions are onion fly and downy mildew.
Onion fly
For treatment, chemical and folk remedies are used:
- Treatment with the drug Aktar, Fly eater or Karat Zeon.
- You can plant carrots, marigolds, valerian, mint or tomatoes next to the plant. The smell of these plants repels insects.
- Before planting, treat the seedlings in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
- Crop rotation will help rid the plant of onion fly.
Downy mildew
The disease can be identified by the formation of a gray coating on the foliage. Without treatment, the entire feather is affected and the plant dies. The disease quickly spreads to healthy plants, which leads to a decrease in yield, deterioration in the quality of the bulbs and a decrease in shelf life.
Preventive measures against downy mildew:
- compliance with crop rotation;
- use of high-quality planting material;
- treatment of seedlings;
- once every 7 days, sprinkle the soil with wood ash;
- Once a month, spray the plants with Bordeaux mixture.
Conclusion
Onion Radar is a high-yielding mid-season variety that is suitable for cultivation throughout Russia. Thanks to its good taste, long-term storage and transportable appearance, the variety has become popular with many gardeners. By planting winter onions in your garden plot, you can get an early harvest of a fortified vegetable.
How to grow Radar onion seeds?
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To grow seeds, choose large, strong and healthy bulbs. They are planted according to all planting rules in spring or autumn. When the onion throws out an arrow, it cannot be removed. On the contrary, it is important to ensure that after flowering and ripening the seeds do not fall to the ground. You can tie the arrows with gauze or put on a small linen bag, or cut them and put them in a warm, dry place to ripen. Once ripe, you will receive seeds.