Onion cultivation

How to grow onions (Allium cepa)

FlowerAugust – September in the second year.
WateringAlthough it can be planted in dry farming, it is better to water profoundly once a week.
UsesAs a vegetable
PlaceSun
ReproductionFrom seeds obtained during the second year of the plant’s growth, planting them directly in the ground in spring. Better from seeds produced in seedbed. It can be planted from little dry bulbs grown in previous season from seeds.
Type of soilRich humus soil, loose, well manured. It is advised to get rid of weeds.
Medicinal plant. See propertiesMedicinal plant. See properties / Onion characteristics

Another species of Allium

Allium acuminatum —————-…………..

Allium acutiflorum ————–…………….

Allium akaka —————–…………….

Allium albopilosum ————— …………..

Allium altaicum —————-………….

Allium altissimum —————-…………..

Allium amabile —————–…………….

Allium ampeloprasum ———— Wild leek, kurrat

Allium angulare —————-………….

Allium angulosum —————-…………..

Allium atropurpureum —————–…………….

Allium beesianum ————— …………..

Allium bisceptrum —————-………….

Allium bodeanum —————-…………..

Allium bolanderi —————–…………….

Allium brevistylum ————— …………..

Allium caeruleum —————-………….

Allium canadense —————- Canada garlic, meadow leek

Allium carinatum —————– Keeled garlic

Allium carolinianum ————— …………..

Allium cernuum —————- Lady’s leek

Allium chamaemoly ———…………..

Allium chinense —————–…………….

Allium christophii ————— Star of Persia

Allium cupanii —————-………….

Allium cyaneum —————-…………..

Allium douglasii —————–…………….

Allium dregeanum ————— …………..

Allium dichylamydeum ——— Coast onion

Allium drummondii —————-………….

Allium fistulosum —————- Welch onion

Allium flavum ——————– Small yellow onion

Allium galanthum ————— …………..

Allium geyeri —————-………….

Allium giganteum —————- giant allium

Allium grayi —————–…………….

Allium grosii ——————-…………..

Allium hollandicum ————— …………..

Allium hookeri —————-………….

Allium insubricum ———–………..

Allium jesdianum —————-…………..

Allium karataviense —————–…………….

Allium kunthii ————— …………..

Allium kurrat —————-………….

Allium ledebourianum —————-…………..

Allium macleanii —————–…………….

Allium macropetalum ————— …………..

Allium macrostemon —————-………….

Allium melananthum ————-…………..

Allium moly ———————- Golden garlic

Allium monanthum —————–…………….

Allium moschatum —————–……………

Allium mutabile ————— …………..

Allium narcissflorum —————-………….

Allium neapolitanum —————- Naples onion, daffodil onion

Allium nectaroscordum —————–…………….

Allium nigrum ———————— …………..

Allium obliquum —————-………….

Allium oleraceum —————- Field garlic

Allium oreophilum —————–…………….

Allium orientale ————— …………..

Allium oschaninii —————-………….

Allium ostrowskianum —————-…………..

Allium paniculatum —————–…………..

Allium paradoxum —————– few-flowered leek

Allium pendulinum ————— …………..

Allium platycaule —————-…………..

Allium porrum ———————- Leek

Allium przewalskianum ————— …………..

Allium pyrenaicum—————–……….

Allium ramosum —————-………….

Allium rotundum ————…………..

Allium roseum ————-…………..

Allium rubellum —————-…………..

Allium rubrum —————–…………….

Allium ruhmerianum ————— …………..

Allium sacculiferum —————-………….

Allium sativum ———————- Garlic

Allium schoenoprasum —————– Chives

Allium schubertii ————— …………..

Allium scorodoprasum —————- Sand leek

Allium semenovii —————-…………..

Allium senescens —————–…………….

Allium sphaerocephalon ————— Round-headed leek

Allium splendens —————-………….

Allium stellatum —————-…………..

Allium stipitatum —————–…………….

Allium stracheyi ————— …………..

Allium suaveolens —————-………….

Allium subhirsutum —————-…………..

Allium taquetii —————–…………….

Allium textile ————— …………..

Allium thunbergii —————-………….

Allium tricoccum —————-…………..

Allium triquetrum —————– Three -cornered leek

Allium tuberosum ————— …Chinese cheeves

Allium unifolium —————-…………..

Allium ursinum ——————– Ramsons, wood garlic

Allium validum ————— …………..

Allium victorialis —————— …………

Allium vineale —————-—- Crow garlic

Allium wallichii —————–…………….

Allium zebdanense ————— …………..

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21 November, 2023

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