How to Plant Bailu Onions: Planting Methods and Key Techniques

Many farmers now plant Bailu onions, and plenty of Bailu onions also show up on the market, so how do you plant Bailu onions?

1. Planting Time

Generally choose to emerge before Bailu. It is recommended to sow before August 20 and emerge before August 30-September 3.

2. Seed Selection

Choose Zhangqiu, Haiyang large onions, etc. You can also use good farm varieties you have selected and kept yourself.

3. Choosing the Previous Crop

Large onions are averse to continuous cropping, so choose a plot where onions, Chinese chives, or garlic crops have not been grown for 3—4 years. Wheat, corn, potatoes and other crops are good preceding crops, and sandy loam or loam soil is best.

4. Land Preparation and Sowing

After choosing the previous crop, carry out autumn plowing and harrowing, and apply fertilizer in an appropriate amount according to the area being prepared. When sowing, a width of about 10 cm and a furrow depth of 3—4 cm is suitable.

5. Watering to Seal the Soil Before Freezing

When the autumn seedlings have 3 true leaves and the seedlings are about 10 cm tall, water to seal the soil around late October, and combine it with applying fertilizer by watering once with dilute manure to raise the ground temperature, then cover with a layer of raw manure to ensure safe overwintering.

The above is the relevant introduction to how to plant Bailu onions, and we hope it is helpful to everyone.