His entire potential lies in his onion. The leaves and flowers emerge from it every year. What else should you know about the garlic onion?
How do I identify and plant he althy ornamental garlic bulbs?
He althy ornamental garlic bulbs are white-yellow to yellowish, dry, clean and plump. Plant them 10-15 cm deep in loose, well-drained soil in a sunny to partially shaded location. Nourish the bulbs with compost and note that not all types are hardy.
What do he althy ornamental garlic bulbs look like?
When you buy the onions, keep your eyes peeled! The onions are carefully inspected. It is not uncommon for incorrect storage to result in onions that are moldy, rotten, shriveled or otherwise look unhe althy.
You can recognize he althy onions when you buy them because they are white-yellow to yellowish in color. The onion peel is dry and relatively clean (free of traces of mold). The onions should also be round, plump and firm.
How deep do you plant the bulbs and where?
Once you have found the right bulbs of a variety that you like, it's time to plant them:
- don’t wait too long to plant
- sunny to partially shaded location (the bigger, the sunnier)
- in a loose, permeable soil
- 10 to 15 cm deep
A he althy onion needs to be nourished
In order for the onion to produce magnificent flowers every year, it needs, above all, a lot of nutrients. She first pulls these out of the ground. Then she stores some of them in the leaves and stems. It is recommended to 'feed' this plant every year with compost (€41.00 on Amazon).
More details about the ornamental garlic bulbs
There are other facts you should know. This means that the bulbs contain all the power of the plant. The onions continue to draw nutrients from the leaves until the leaves are completely yellow and dry. You should not cut off the leaves or remove them in any other way beforehand.
It is also important to know that the onions:
- cannot tolerate wetness
- are not always hardy (depending on the species/variety)
- best planted in autumn between September and November
- form the basis for propagation using seed bulbs
Tip
You should dig up the bulbs of frost-sensitive species and varieties in autumn and overwinter indoors.
