Methods and steps for growing onions on the balcony How to grow onions on the balcony

It is good to plant onions on the balcony. You can experience the fun of growing them. If you want to eat them after they are ripe, you can just pick a few and cook them in dishes or soups. The balcony has good light and good ventilation, which is suitable for the growth of onions.

Steps for growing onions on the balcony

1. Planting

Soak the shallot seeds in warm water for four hours . The seeds you buy are usually dry, so they are easier to germinate after soaking. Then you just need to sprinkle the seeds in the soil . They are a bit thin like hair in the early stage, but they will definitely grow thick and strong later. Get more sun, and then add some soil, and they will grow very strong later.

2. Onion root seeds

Eat the edible part of the onion you bought, leaving about three or four centimeters of the root part, and plant it in the soil , leaving about one centimeter on the soil surface to help it grow onion leaves. If the soil is fertile, you don't need to fertilize it later, just water it every other day.

Key points for growing onions on the balcony

1. Temperature

Scallions like a warm growing environment, and the suitable temperature for their growth is between 15 and 25 degrees . If the temperature is too high, the scallions will grow fast and become thin, which is not good-looking and delicious.

2. Control watering

After the scallions emerge, watering should be controlled. The air humidity should not be too high. Just water when the soil is dry . That is, wait until the soil surface is dry before watering, and water thoroughly each time.

3. Get more sun

   If you plant shallots in pots, you need to expose them to the sun more often . They are sun-tolerant plants and will become stronger the more they are exposed to the sun. Generally, they need to be shaded during the seedling period to prevent the seedlings from being too weak to be sunburned. When they grow a few leaves, you can put them in a sunny place so that they can grow well.

How to fertilize onions on the balcony

1. Fertilization method

When fertilizing chives planted on the balcony, you can decide the fertilization method according to the color of the soil. When the soil is white , you can add fertilizer directly to the soil to increase the fertilizer content of the soil. When the soil is dark , you need to mix the fertilizer with clean water and pour it into the soil to allow the chives to absorb enough nutrients.

2. Fertilizer selection

When fertilizing chives planted on the balcony, you can also provide them with balanced nutrition. During the period when chives grow more vigorously , you can provide them with decomposed farmyard manure, cake fertilizer or nitrogen fertilizer to increase the growth rate of the plant. When the chives have thin leaves , you can provide them with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers or potassium dihydrogen phosphate fertilizers .

3. Fertilizer damage treatment

When fertilizing chives planted on the balcony, if too much fertilizer is applied, it is necessary to irrigate the soil with unpolluted clean water in time to dilute the fertilizer in the soil and allow the plants to resume healthy growth. After watering, you can also loosen the soil for the chives to drain excess water from the soil and avoid waterlogging in the plants.