Onion batun: photo, growing from seeds, planting and care

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

At least a small bed of winter onions is, probably, in every summer cottage. This plant is certainly very popular among domestic gardeners. In care, the onion batun, or, as it is also called by the people, the Tatar, is absolutely unpretentious. Growing this crop is quite within the power of even an inexperienced gardener.

Biological features

Asia is considered the birthplace of winter onions. It was from this part of the world that he was once brought to Russia and Europe. In the wild, batun can usually be found on the territory of Mongolia and China.

Outwardly, this garden culture is very similar to the common onion, well known to everyone. Distinguishing these two plants by the aerial part, for example, is almost impossible. In the photo of the batun bow presented on the page, this is clearly visible. These two plants differ only in the underground part. The heads of a batun, unlike onions, never grow too large. This crop is cultivated by Russian summer residents exclusively for feathers.

Batun belongs to the group of perennial plants. At their summer cottage, it is usually grown on the sameplace for several years.

Batun feathers appear in spring much earlier than any other greenery. At the same time, they contain 2 times more ascorbic acid than any other onion. Also, the green mass of the batun is rich in such useful substances as potassium, magnesium, carotene, phytoncides.

Preparation of planting material

In Russia, this type of onion is grown almost everywhere. It is sown in suburban areas both by residents of the south of the country and the middle zone, as well as Siberia and the Urals. At the same time, most often, domestic summer residents grow, of course, onion batun from seeds.

The planting material of this crop can be easily purchased at almost any specialized store. At the same time, purchased batun seeds are almost always of high quality. However, before sowing, the planting material of this crop, like any other garden crop, of course, needs to be prepared.

To prevent various kinds of diseases in the future, batun seeds are usually first soaked in a weak solution of potassium permanganate for about 20 minutes. After that, the planting material is additionally placed for a day in warm water to swell. After light drying (to a loose state), the seeds of the batun are sown on the beds.

How to choose a seat

Onion batun is absolutely undemanding to the composition of the soil. But planting, like almost any other garden crop, is best done on loose, moisture- and breathable soil rich in nutrients.

Too bright light bow batun notloves. Therefore, it is usually planted near trees, shrubs or fences. A feature of this culture is the love of moisture. Batun does not tolerate drought very well. However, planting such a bow, for example, in swampy or flooded places in spring, is still not worth it.

It is also not a good idea to sow the seeds of this crop where garlic, onions, carrots or cucumbers used to grow. Lettuce, radish, cabbage and dill are considered good predecessors for this plant.

Features of planting batun onions

Before sowing this crop, the soil on the bed intended for it, of course, should also be prepared. Depleted soil before planting a batun is usually improved using organic matter. At the same time, a little slaked lime, dolomite flour or ash is also added to acidic soil. Of course, the site for this crop, among other things, is thoroughly dug up and leveled.

You can sow batun onions in the beds from early spring to June. This culture is not afraid of frost at all. Sprouted batun feathers, for example, can easily withstand even short-term drops in air temperature to -7 oC.

Very often summer residents plant this plant in the fall. In this case, the sowing time should be chosen taking into account the fact that the batun feathers should germinate before the onset of frost.

If the onion was planted in spring or early summer, experienced summer residents recommend not cutting its green mass during the season. After harvesting, the batun will beginintensively produce new feathers due to the development of the root system. And this, in turn, can lead to the freezing of onions in winter. The feathers of the batun planted in autumn can be cut off for the next season.

How to sow properly

They plant onion batun on the beds, usually in rows with a distance between rows of at least 25-30 cm. At the same time, they observe the sowing rate of 1.2-1.6 g of seeds per 1 m2

The depth of planting material of this crop depends on the type of soil on the site. On dense clay soil, onions will, of course, be difficult to germinate. Therefore, in this case, the seeds are usually buried in the soil by no more than 2 cm. On light soil, the planting material is buried by about 3 cm.

After sowing, a plot with onion batun is usually mulched with humus. Then the soil in the garden is lightly compacted and watered. This crop usually releases its first feathers 11-17 days after planting.

How to care for onions during the season

Growing batun onions in a suburban area is a simple matter. In care, this culture, as already mentioned, is absolutely unpretentious. During the season, this onion, like any other garden plant, just needs to be watered and fertilized in time.

Of course, caring for batun onions consists in timely weeding and loosening. In any case, it will not be possible to get a large harvest of this crop from an overgrown garden.

How to water

Moisturize the bed with the onion planted on it should be regularly. Due to the lack of water, the feathers of this crop canbecome rough, stringy and too bitter. When overflowing, the green mass of this plant acquires a pale green color and also changes its taste qualities for the worse.

The required frequency of watering batun when grown in a suburban area depends primarily on the climate of the area. In the Moscow region, for example, the beds under this crop are usually moistened no more than once a week at the rate of 10 liters of water per 1 m2². In the steppe regions, the batun is usually watered more often. In dry areas, this procedure can be performed up to 3-4 times a week. At one time, when grown in the steppe regions, up to 10-20 liters of water per 1 m2 are usually poured onto a bed with a batun ^2.

Weeding and loosening this onion for a good harvest is recommended after each watering. Among other things, in this case, the batun will give a much more tender and juicy feather. Loosening this onion should be done carefully, trying not to damage its roots.

How to fertilize properly

Feeding onion batun begins in the second year after planting. For the first time, this is done in early spring, using mainly mullein, cooked in a ratio of 1:8. You can also feed onions after wintering with bird droppings. The infusion of this fertilizer before watering the beds should be diluted in a ratio of 1:20.

In the future, during the season, winter onions are fed two more times - in summer and autumn. At the same time they mix:

• ammonium nitrate in the amount of 50 g;
• superphosphate - 3r;
• potassium chloride - 10g

The resulting composition is diluted in 10 liters of water.

How to harvest properly

Batun feathers are cut for the first time usually 25-30 days after germination. After about 50-60 days, this procedure is repeated. In any case, the batun feathers are supposed to be cut when they reach a length of approximately 30-35 cm.

Harvesting this onion, of course, should be done correctly. It is impossible to cut the batun feathers too low. Otherwise, in the future, this bow may rot. After cutting the feathers above the ground, a part of them with a length of at least 5-6 cm should remain.

It is believed that planting batun onions, among other things, should also be rejuvenated. This procedure is usually carried out at harvest time. During this period, all three-year-old plants are removed from the garden.

Preparing for winter

One of the peculiarities of growing batun in a suburban area is that its feathers are not cut off in autumn. This bow is left before winter in the same form that it grew in summer. Yellowed fallen feathers of this crop are harvested only in spring using a rake.

The batun does not need shelter for the winter. Even the most severe frosts, this unpretentious culture is able to endure absolutely without harm to itself. If you wish, for fidelity, you can throw a little extra snow a couple of times on the garden with this plant in winter for warming.

What can onions get sick with

Growing batun onions from seeds, just like caring for this cropduring the season is a relatively simple matter. This plant does not cause any particular trouble to summer residents in terms of diseases. Gardeners can face such problems mainly only if the technology of growing batun is violated - overflows, rare weeding.

Most often, batun, like its closest "relative" - onions, becomes infected:

• mosaic;
• downy mildew.

When mosaic disease occurs, elongated specks and stripes appear on the feathers and inflorescences of this culture. Plants begin to develop worse and significantly lose in productivity. With downy mildew, a gray coating is usually clearly visible on the green mass of the batun.

The gardeners usually fight against the diseases of this onion using Bordeaux mixture. Processed with this means of planting a batun most often in the spring.