P-S Green Onion ( Leek )

Sowing

• Although a winter vegetable, green onions can be grown perennially.
• Fill a well-draining seedling tray with cocopeat if you are growing them indoors and fine soil if you are growing them outdoors.
• Sow 2-3 onion seeds per cup, take care to not sow it in too deep, and cover it with a light sprinkling of soil.
• Water immediately with a spray or mist to keep the growing medium moist at all times.
• Keep the seedling tray indoors till the seeds germinate. To encourage germination, place the seed tray in a box or cover it with paper for first 4-5 days.
• Once sprouts apeear, remove the cover and place the tray on a windowsill with partial sunlight to promote faster growth.

• Caring

  • Once the seeds germinate in 6-8 days, place the tray in a well-lit spot to encourage leaf growth.
  • From the second week, the seedlings will grow into a plant. At this stage, retain one seedling per cup and trim away the undergrowing ones.
  • Transplant your seedlings, with the root balls, to larger pots (12 inches or more) or raised beds (1 feet apart) 25-30 days after sowing. The growing medium should be well draining mix of 2 part garden soil & 1 part Organic Manure. Or, 1 part garden soil, 1 part coco-peat & 1 part Vermicompost.
  • The plants like full winter sun with alternate day of watering near the rots. Also, stop watering Onion plants 2 weeks before harvesting.
  • Feed the plant every 15 days with vermi compost or a balance fertilizer
  • The onion bulbs will be ready for harvest 60-65 days from sowing.
  • If you want only bigger onions without leaves, wait for 20 more days (no watering) before harvesting so that bulbs can reach full maturity.

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  Light

   

  Full Sunlight

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  Watering

   

  Alternate days (stop 2 weeks before harvest)

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  Where to grow

   

  Balcony or terrace

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  Time Till Harvest

   

  8-9 weeks