The rise in the price of onions this spring caused quite a stir, from an endless number of jokes on social networks to serious reflections by experts on the chance for a producer to earn on this crop without letting the situation become absurd.
One biological feature of onion is the ability, under adverse conditions (shortage of moisture and nutrients in the soil, soil compaction, etc.), to stop leaf growth, quickly finish bulb formation and go dormant. If leaf formation has stopped and bulb formation has already begun, no agronomic techniques can halt this process.
To prevent this from happening prematurely, a set of measures is carried out aimed at the growth of healthy leaves undamaged by pests. Among them the leading place belongs to the system of root and foliar feedings.
ECOORGANIC offers a system of foliar feedings combined with feeding through the drip irrigation system using special fertilizers of its own production:
Foliar:
- 3–5 leaf stage: Ecoline Universal Growth (Chelates) – 1.5 l/ha;
- Active growth: Ecoline Zinc (Chelates) 1.0 l/ha + Ecoline Phosphite (K-Amino) 2.0 l/ha;
- Start of bulb formation: Ecoline Universal Growth (Chelates) 2.0 l/ha + Fitostart Jet 3.0 l/ha.
Through the drip irrigation system:
- 3–5 leaf stage: Fitostart Jet 20.0 l/ha;
- Active growth: Fitostart Jet 10.0 l/ha.
Sincerely,
ECOORGANIC LLC
Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, agronomist-consultant
O.V. Stupenko