It is impossible to imagine a kitchen without onions, whether it is a simple borsch or an appetizing barbecue, onions are simply necessary to make the dishes delicious. In addition to taste, it has medicinal properties, it has long been used in folk medicine. If we turn to history, we will see that the Egyptian pharaohs consumed a lot of onions. Before the battle in the Middle Ages, warriors always ate onions, it was believed that it gives strength, thanks to it a person becomes endurance.
Variety of onions Centurion is one of the most popular due to the fact that it is very simple to grow, and it grows very quickly. The variety was bred by Dutch breeders; it is a hybrid of the German variety Stuttgart Riesen. Centurion took from his predecessor all the positive aspects, and in some respects even overtook him. The most fastidious gourmets appreciated the spicy and pungent taste of the Centurion bulb.
Centurion (bow): description
Many people do not like when the bulbs are too large, because you do not use it at one time, and the part that remains quickly disappears. For lovers of small onions, the Centurion onion is the best choice. The variety description and photograph of this vegetable is now in front of you.
Bulb Centurion round-elongated shape, in contrast to the spherical and round-flat shape it is easy and convenient to cut. The weight of each turnip is about 130 grams, this is another plus varieties, huge bulbs are inconvenient in everyday use in the kitchen.
A distinctive feature of Centurion is a small bottom and a narrow neck, this distinguishes the bulbs from other varieties. Many do not know that the smaller the neck, the faster it dries, so microbes cannot penetrate the turnip and cause decay. The smaller the bottom of the onion, the less waste will be when sliced.
Turnip has about four layers, tightly adjacent to each other flakes of golden color. This variety annually gives an excellent harvest, contributing to the fact that the Centurion is not susceptible to shooting.
Characteristic
Onion Centurion is very popular among vegetable growers, the description of the variety shows that it is medium early, productive and very flat, has a sharp taste. The quality of Centurion is not inferior to such well-known varieties as Sturon and Orion. It is grown not only on private land, on an industrial scale, Centurion also proved to be excellent. It is used for raw consumption, for the preparation of salads, for seaming and for medicinal purposes.
If Centurion is created favorable conditions, then it can be stored without losing its presentation for about eight months.
In industrial cultivation on a large scale, this variety can produce 300-400 centners per hectare. In private areas, you can collect from one meter square 3-4 kg of onions.
Place and soil for planting Centurion onions
Onion Centurion is recommended to be planted near or after crops that have been fertilized with manure. Having picked up a suitable place on the bed, thoroughly clean it from weeds, as they can negatively affect the quality of the future crop.
Prepare the soil before planting onions; you do not need to use fresh manure; instead, a mixture of land with humus is recommended. Mineral fertilizers and top dressing increase crop. Before using them, it is necessary to carefully study the composition of fertilizers in order to avoid the influence of chemicals.
Bow Sevc Centurion
Onion sets are small onions that are planted to produce large onions. The children obtained from the seeds are about two centimeters in diameter.
Grown from
chernushka onion sevok Centurion is resistant to disease and tolerates various climatic conditions. To guarantee yourself an excellent harvest, you need to choose the right seed. When purchasing
planting material, you need to look so that the small bulbs are dry and rustling, otherwise they can rot.
Planting onion sets
If you want to provide the whole family with onion supplies for the winter, then follow some simple rules when planting sowing. It is best to make a landing “in the winter,” in late September or early October, before the first frost. Thus, the sevok will be tempered, saturated with enough moisture, and as soon as it feels the first spring heat, it will immediately grow. In April it will be possible to pluck a green feather on salads.
Bulbs are planted to a depth of 3-4 cm with a distance of 10 cm from each other. It is recommended to add potassium-phosphorus fertilizer and a little humus to the groove. At the same place, growing onions for more than three years is not recommended.
Seed propagation
Onions Centurion propagated by seeds, planting should be done in early spring. To sprout sooner, the seeds are first germinated. To do this, soak them for a day in warm water, then spread them thinly on a burlap and cover with a foil for three days. Seeds need to be sprayed with water from a spray bottle from time to time and maintain the room temperature in the room. As soon as the first roots appear, the planting material is ready for sowing.
Onions Centurion (seeds) are sown in moist soil. In order to uniformly sow the bed, the seeds need to be slightly dried. For one square meter, three grams of dry nigella will be required. Between the rows it is necessary to make a distance of at least 25 cm.
Pests and diseases
Onion Centurion is considered resistant to disease, but it also suffers from time to time from attacks of pests and diseases. The most terrible enemies for onions are onion moth and onion fly. These gluttonous annihilators of vegetable beds are found everywhere. They lay their eggs under the first dry scales or on the first leaves. Onion fly larvae make their way into the middle of the turnip and eat the onion from the inside. Moth caterpillars creep into the pen’s tube and destroy the parenchyma. Due to such hostile actions, the leaves dry and turn yellow.
If you notice the enemy in time and start a fight with him, then the bow can be saved. To prevent such pests, it is recommended to use insecticides. Plants are sprayed with them during the flowering of trees, when butterflies and caterpillars appear in large numbers.