Anyone who grows onions in their garden or balcony wants to bring in a sizeable harvest in autumn. This includes the necessary care of the onion plants, including watering.
How often should you water onions in the garden?
Onions need regular watering to grow and develop well. Be careful not to allow waterlogging and stop watering shortly before harvest to improve the storage life of the onions.
Caring for onions
It also includes regular watering. In general, the onion is well adapted to continental climates with fluctuating amounts of precipitation. Thanks to its storage organ, the onion, it survives even drier times. Nevertheless, during longer breaks in the rain, water should be regularly watered so that moisture is always available. However, it is important to ensure that the onion bed does not become waterlogged, which can lead to rot.
Water requirement from seed to bulb
Onions can be sown or planted using pegs. In both cases, watering is essential for good growth:
- After sowing, the seeds are watered.
- Onion sets should be watered after planting.
- If the shaft of the young plant thickens, it needs more water.
- Regular watering is beneficial, but waterlogging should be avoided.
- If you want to store onions, stop watering shortly before harvest. The drier the onion, the better the storage life.
