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Today, many gardeners prefer to grow onions on their plots. This will allow you to get a safe, vitamin-rich vegetable without harmful substances. After all, chemicals are rarely used in your garden. Local Bessonovsky onion is an ancient variety that continues to be popular today, its yield is always stable, and it is easy to care for.
Full-fledged bulbs of the Bessonovsky variety can be obtained in one season from seeds
Origin story
The history of the onion goes back to the 19th century. This variety was grown by peasants of the Penza province on small plots. Then the culture spread further throughout Russia. Bessonovsky onions were also grown in the Soviet Union; part of the harvest received by collective and state farms was exported.
They do not abandon the variety today, despite the fact that there are modern domestic and Dutch versions. After all, a proven culture never fails; it is accustomed to the Russian climate.
Description and characteristics of onion variety Bessonovsky
The Bessonovsky onion variety is an early-ripening crop. It can be grown almost throughout Russia. Shows good productivity everywhere. The culture can be distinguished by appearance and taste.
Appearance
Early ripening Bessonovsky onions have a flat-round shape. The surface scales are golden-bronze or deep yellow in color. They fit tightly, forming several layers, so the snow-white flesh is well protected. Each bulb weighs on average 40-60 g.
Ripening time and yield
Bessonovsky onion is an early ripening variety. Tolerates short dry periods calmly. As for nesting, it is average. From 1 sq. m with good care you get about 1.5 kg of bulbs.
Disease resistance
If we compare the Bessonovsky variety with other varieties of the crop, it has relative resistance to diseases. Although, due to low immunity, it is not always possible to avoid powdery mildew and root rot due to damage caused by onion fly larvae. Of the pests, gardeners most often note moths, nematodes, mole crickets, and growth flies.
There are some folk remedies with which you can get rid of diseases and pests of Bessonovsky onions:
- Scald 1 liter of celandine with boiling water and fill the bucket to 8 liters. After a day, the infusion is filtered and the plants are sprayed against moths and cutworms.
- Tomato tops will help with onion borer invasion. You need to infuse the tops for five hours, then cook for three hours over low heat.After straining, pour in three times more water than the infusion and spray the plantings, not only the plants themselves, but also the soil.
- To prevent the bulbs from being affected by the nematode, crop rotation must be observed. It is better to change the place for planting Bessonovsky onions every year. You can return to the old garden bed in three years.
- In damp, dank summers, downy mildew can harm plants. As soon as brown leaves appear, the ridges should be treated with Bordeaux mixture or polycarbocin.
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Composition and properties
Bessonovsky onion is popular due to its composition. The white pulp contains a lot of phytoncides, vitamins B, C, E, A, as well as a large amount of carbohydrates. The variety's bulbs are rich in potassium and iron, calcium and magnesium, zinc and copper, iodine and other trace elements.
Bessonovsky onions are not particularly juicy, but their sharp and piquant taste makes the variety popular. After harvesting and drying, the bulbs can be stored almost until the next harvest. At the same time, they remain just as tasty without losing their presentation.
Application
Due to its properties and taste, this variety has wide culinary applications. It can be consumed not only fresh, but also added to salads and marinades. Canned cucumbers and tomatoes with Bessonovsky onions acquire a special aroma and piquancy.
Advantages and disadvantages
When it comes to garden crops, one cannot help but talk about the advantages and disadvantages. It is these that gardeners pay attention to when choosing a variety for their plot.
Among the advantages, vegetable growers highlight the following indicators:
- early ripening of the crop;
- simple and unpretentious care;
- good yield indicator;
- spicy, medium-hot taste;
- The onion tolerates transportation over any distance very well, since it has a good “covering”;
- long-term storage of bulbs for nine months.
Among the disadvantages, gardeners note low immunity and average resistance to some diseases.
Landing Features
Bessonovsky onions, like many other varieties of onions, can be grown in different ways:
- through seedlings;
- seeds;
- sevcom.
The seedling method is more time-consuming, and sowing with seeds is the cheapest. But if local onion sets of the Bessonovsky variety are grown from seeds, then it will also not be expensive for the budget. But in any case, vegetables from your own garden are much tastier. The main thing is that it does not contain any harmful substances, because most gardeners do not use chemicals on their plots.
Growing Bessonovsky onions from seeds
Growing onions from seeds is the cheapest and easiest way to get a full harvest. For sowing, you will need high-quality planting material, which is called nigella. You need to buy seeds from trusted suppliers or get them yourself at home.
Although green onion needles are frost-resistant, there is no need to rush sowing; it can only be done after above-zero temperatures have been achieved.
In a dug up and well-fertilized bed, make grooves 2-3 cm deep at a distance of 15-20 cm. Seeds are placed in 1.5 cm increments. Sprinkle with loose soil. Until the seedlings appear, you need to water the bed between the furrows.
Planting sets
It’s easy to get a harvest from onion sets of the Bessonovsky variety. It will not have to be planted like in seed beds.But it is not recommended to plant sets of this variety before winter: the onions will simply freeze.
The heads are planted on fertilized beds to a depth of 4 cm, the distance between rows should be at least 25-30 cm.
Rules of care
Local Bessonovsky onion has weak immunity. Therefore, the main task of gardeners is to protect the plantings from diseases and pests. The fight should begin before sowing seeds or planting seedlings. It is recommended to water the soil with copper sulfate or potassium permanganate.
Watering should be treated with caution if the summer is rainy. To slightly dry the soil in the garden bed, it must be constantly loosened. At the same time, weeds should be dealt with as breeding grounds for diseases and pests.
When growing local Bessonovsky onions from seeds or sets, it is necessary to carry out 2-3 feedings per season. If gardeners have a negative attitude towards mineral fertilizers, then at the first stage they should fertilize the crop with a solution of ammonia, mullein or chicken manure. This feeding must be repeated after 4-5 weeks.
It is useful to mulch the beds with onions of the Bessonovsky variety to prevent the formation of a crust on the soil
Two weeks before harvesting, watering should be stopped. If it rains at this time, then, if possible, the ridges can be covered. Bulbs of the Bessonovsky variety are harvested in sunny weather. The dug up crop should be kept in the sun for a while to dry the soil, and then put into a ventilated room. In winter, onions are stored in the dark. The Bessonovsky variety fits perfectly in the kitchen cabinet on the bottom shelf.
Conclusion
Bessonovsky onion is highly valued not only in private farmsteads. Farmers who allocate large areas to this variety are not going to give it up either. This is because the harvest is stable. Farmers are also attracted by the possibility of long-term storage of bulbs and transportation without loss of quality and presentation.
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