This method is often called "collective farm". But no matter how they call him, he has proven himself excellent. I really like the result, and also the fact that the method is simple and helps to save strength for more time-consuming tasks.
Today we will talk about this particular method and try to find out all the nuances of planting onion sets. Usually gardeners do not like to plant it. Of course, if you apply the traditional algorithm of actions, then you quickly get tired, neither landing takes a lot of time, and then many more hours of rest to recuperate.
Previously, everything was the same for me: without straightening my back, I tried to plant each small onion at the same distance. But a few years ago, I learned about a way that spares my back. My aunt lives in the Volga region, in a small village. There she earns by growing onions for sale in very large quantities. And then he gives it to wholesalers. You must admit that growing several tons of onions is flowers, but planting it is already berries. if you do this in the usual way, as all summer residents do, resuscitation is provided.
When I started helping her plant, my aunt laughed. She said that no one has done this for a long time and that your back needs to be protected from a young age. Everything turned out to be so simple that I won't open America to you now, but maybe someone will come in handy.
If you plant like this, then you don't even need to bend. It is necessary to make furrows with a hoe along the entire length of the proposed bed. After that, you need to shed the earth very well. After all, onions are very fond of moisture, so you can pour without hesitation in quantity.
After the furrows are made, and the soil is very well shed, then you need to take the previously prepared onion seeds. For this, too, you do not need to bend your back. everything is done from the height of your growth. Yes, you just go and throw the onions one by one. In a similar way, potatoes are planted under a cultivator.
The distance must still be maintained. Approximately 10 cm. will be sufficient. Therefore, it is worth practicing a little in accuracy. It is not easy to get into the furrow at first. But after a few minutes everything returns to normal and the landing is almost automatic.
If you are worried because the onions are falling on the wrong side, then you shouldn't. The bulbs will sprout in the right direction and make their way to the light, no matter how they fall. And the harvest will be excellent and you will not get tired and not undermine your health.
After all the onions are in place, you need to cover them with earth. To do this, you need to take the same hoe and use this simple tool to fill in the furrows. At the same time, I press them a little ogoy. You need to press the onion heads a little into the ground. He needs this for better rooting.
Try this method and you will never again torment your body, sticking each onion, bowing to it in the belt. After all, you do not need it at all. After I tried this method on my site, I now recommend it to all my friends and family.
The neighbors, seeing how I was planting onions, at first laughed out loud and assured me that no one was doing this and that nothing would grow out of me. But after the neighbor fell ill with sciatica and could not take good care of the garden all summer, and I gathered an excellent harvest in the fall, they became less critical of my planting method. By the way, I slowly "hooked" on this method a good half of our gardening complex.
Many people ask why this method is called the collective farm. It's very simple, when there were collective farms, they always sowed in large quantities. And they sowed there with seeders. The bow fell as it fell into the ridges. No one has ever corrected him. The onions coped with the situation on their own and there was always a wonderful harvest. This is where this uncomplicated name came from.
