Onions have many benefits to your health. It helps manage diabetes, boosts immunity, heart healthy, and helps with digestion. Onions are nutrient-dense meaning they are low in calories but high in vitamins and minerals.
Here are a few tips on how to grow onions.
The PH level of the soil should be 6-6.8. PH level of the soil is important because it directly influences the availability of nutrients to the plant. It also affects the activity of beneficial microorganisms in the soil.
Nutrients used for good onion production: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, ammonium sulfate , and 1 cup equal parts blood meal and bone meal. Fertilize right after planting then on the 3rd week fertilize every 2 weeks with heave nitrogen. You can use a liquid fertilizer with 21-0-0.
Water once a week maybe twice a week if the soil is dry. Onion has a shallow root system so it needs to be monitored for proper watering. It loves full sun with plenty of compost.
DO NOT PLANT WITH ONIONS: Beans of any kind, Asparagus, Sage, any other onion family.
COMPANION PLANTS: Strawberries, tomatoes, spinach, lettuce, peppers,