Growing Bamberger onions
The result of many years of work by German breeders are wonderful new varieties of onions. Among the best novelties of our century, the Bamberger bow should be noted. As practice shows, this is a good representative of vegetable crops, a detailed description, as well as his photo, are proof of this.
Onion set Bamberger
Requirements for new varieties
The modern farmer and consumer are very picky about the characteristics of the offered vegetables. Breeding novelties should be:
- high-yielding;
- early ripening;
- resistant to pests and diseases;
- providing maximum shelf life;
- having an ideal presentation;
- easy to transport.
An important requirement is also the possibility of ripening in a short growing season. In this case, it is imperative to fulfill the condition of amicable maturation of the selected species. To develop novelties of this vegetable with the listed characteristics, the best varieties and hybrids are taken. In the case of the "teardrop" in question, obviously, onions Studgarden and a delicious Shallot were used. They are carriers of such valuable properties as yield, quality, taste, short growing season in the given climatic conditions and excellent keeping quality. Bow Bamberger has collected all the listed characteristics.
Variety-improving selection is painstaking and long-term work. In the formation of the elite, turnips and onions are used, which have the best characteristics. We are talking about the shape, color, taste, ripeness, and so on. So Studgarden shows excellent data on the mass of an average onion (more than 120 g), and Shallot is one of the best in taste, but the disadvantage of the former is susceptibility to rot, and Shallot gives small bulbs.
Bamberger represents the yellow onion family. He has an elongated turnip shape, a ripe onion weighs about 80 g, it has a soft, "shallot" taste. This onion may well compete with salad types, while being distinguished by excellent juiciness. Consumers will also note how easy it is to peel and how comfortable it is to grip the onion while slicing it. Bamberger is versatile: fresh in salad, canned in blanks, it is good everywhere.
Resistance to pests and diseases
Obtaining varieties resistant to various diseases and numerous pests is an urgent task of modern breeding. One of the most common pathogens of onions during its growing season is downy mildew. An attentive gardener will immediately identify the disease by the characteristic gray bloom on the affected leaves, this is the sporulation of a harmful fungal disease. Bamberger onions show ideal resistance to this disease.
Neck rot, or bacterial, can be considered another dangerous disease of this vegetable.Even at that moment, as the crop ripens, infection occurs, and during storage, the whole disease manifests itself. The Studgarden variety is very susceptible to such rot. Bamberger lies perfectly literally until the new harvest (200-270 days).
Of the pests, the greatest damage to the onion crop is caused by the nematode and the onion fly. The task of modern breeding is to achieve high resistance to these pests in new species.
Features of new onion breeding
Early maturity is an important indicator of a quality onion variety. It is judged by the time from the moment the shoots appear, when the bulb takes on the shape characteristic of this species. At the same time, the process of new formation of leaves ends, they lie down and dry out, a noticeable staining of the dry covering scales of the turnip itself occurs. Bamberger belongs to mid-season varieties. Its characteristic oval-elongated turnip shape cannot be confused with any other.
When they want to determine the yield, they weigh and count the number of pieces. This is how the average weight of the bulb is determined. It is good when the vegetables are aligned in size. For Bamberger, this requirement has been successfully fulfilled. This type of medium size with a mass of about 80 g, which is convenient in its use (turnip is considered small 50 g, medium - 60-100 g, large - more than 120 g).
It is important to evaluate the harvest when it is stored, as well as before planning to plant it, while counting the number of diseased and affected bulbs, also counting the loss of mass, dried and sprouted vegetables. The vegetable lies perfectly until the new harvest, subject to the correct temperature regime.
Tasting according to taste divides onions into sweet, semi-hot, spicy and bitter. It depends on the amount of essential oils, carbohydrates, proteins and so on contained in the juicy scales. Let's compare in taste with sweet salad varieties, but if such types of onions are stored until January at the most, without losing their juiciness, then the new type of German selection leaves them far behind in terms and quality of their preservation.
Description of agrotechnics onion sets
A rich harvest is determined by the quality and variety of the planting material. When laying the set for storage, if the Bamberger onion set was bought in the fall, there should be no significant losses if the storage temperature is observed: about 2-3 ° C. Good keeping quality of this variety is one of its main advantages. Onion sets of the Bamberger variety have a characteristic oval-elongated shape, yellow. A standard bulb is no more than 2-2.5 cm in diameter. It is customary for gardeners to undergo a special treatment before planting begins.
- First, it is sorted out, discarded if there are no surviving copies.
- Then they are warmed up, it can take 20-25 days.
- Then they are subjected to soaking in various solutions, depending on what purpose they are pursuing: disinfection, stimulation, heating, and so on. Use solutions of potassium permanganate, various vitriol, ash, ready-made stimulants or biological products.
Bamberger onions have good reviews for such pre-sowing treatment. Its planting is carried out in grooves to a depth of 5 cm (plus or minus one centimeter), 8 in a row, and 20 cm between rows. Provide moderate watering, timely feeding with microelements. Genetically, Bamberger demonstrates high resistance to downy mildew (downy mildew), however, the vigilance of gardeners for diseases and pests is always appropriate.
The onion of this variety does not grow large, it is well seasoned in an average size, gives a friendly harvest. Bamberger has only positive reviews about the taste, yield, and the elementary nature of cultivation and storage. This is an onion that is always desirable in the collection of modern gardeners.
The description of the Bamberger onion variety positively distinguishes it from a number of others.