Suvorov's onion is a rather unusual plant that grows in Asia and Altai. Because of its unusual appearance, such a bow is not very popular among gardeners., although the taste of the resulting crop is highly appreciated by many experts.
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Description varieties onion Suvorov
The bow of Suvorov or Anzur belongs to the group of mountain bows with the common name of Anzura.In the literature, this species is also referred to as stalked onions, giant and tall onions.
Onion Suvorov is an early ripe crop that appears in the garden beds in early spring. At the beginning of its active growth, such a plant very much resembles a tulip, but after a while it becomes similar to pretty large garlic.
The height of the stems can reach 1-1.3 meters, and wide leaves grow in length up to 35 centimeters. On the tops of the onion shooter spherical inflorescences are formed, the diameter of which is 8-12 centimeters. The peculiarity of the flowers will be their purple color, not peculiar to other cultures. The green leaves of Anzur are considered the earliest greenery., but they very quickly lose their taste. After 2-3 weeks, the leaves begin to turn rough and yellow.
The first bulbs appear 2-3 years after planting. Their diameter can reach 14 centimeters. According to their taste, they are more like garlic, which is why they are often used as a piquant, fragrant seasoning.
This variety tolerates frost, does not require special care and is not afraid of the effects of various diseases and pests.. But it is also worth noting that such a plant reacts poorly to an overabundance of moisture, from which the bulbs can rot and die.
The advantages and disadvantages of the variety
- Planted in the winter bulbs tolerate frost well and very quickly restored, even after complete freezing;
- Gives very early harvest and can decorate with its unusual appearance a garden awakening after winter;
- Plant not afraid of disease and pests;
- Properly cooked fruits have a wonderful taste and can benefit health.
Unfortunately, this variety has several disadvantages:
- First the green becomes very rough and becomes inedible;
- Raw bulbs are poisonous and may harm the body, before use, you must carefully treat them;
- Plant is afraid of moisturetherefore, you need to closely monitor this indicator.
Beneficial features
The bow of Suvorov got its name in honor of the great commander, who, during his famous campaign in the Alps, discovered this unusual plant. The use of received fruits by soldiers saved them from scurvy.
The plant is very useful for the body, it contains several times more vitamin C than other varieties. It is also worth noting that the leaves of the plant are rich in vitamins B, E and rich in mineral salts.
Due to its healing properties, in folk medicine the onion of Suvorov is used for the following purposes:
- Pain reduction with age-related diseases;
- Treatment of upper diseases respiratory tract and lungs;
- Immunity strengthening and improving the overall condition of the body;
- Activation of brain activity and memory improvement.
Planting Suvorov bow
In order to get the harvest as early as possible and not to engage in painstaking work related to the erection of seeds, experienced gardeners recommend planting onions or slices of Suvorovsky onion. For quality planting material, it is dug out of the ground, until the leaves are completely dried.
Given the good frost resistance of the variety, it is necessary to plant it in open ground in the fall. If work is carried out in September, then the fruit will be divided into 4-6 teeth; at a later planting, the division will not be as intense.
When preparing the beds, it is necessary to take into account all the features of the cultivated plant:
- The best thing grows on loose, sandy soils. In clayey soil there is a high risk of fungal infections;
- Many gardeners claim that such a culture will grow well in places where cucumbers, potatoes or cabbage grew up to it;
- It is better to make bedsThis procedure will help avoid overwetting;
- Not worth planting in places of accumulation of precipitation and melt water;
- Before landing the earth is carefully loosened and cleaned of weeds.
With a standard landing pattern the distance between the rows should be equal 30 centimetersand between individual plants 20. The depth of embedding the bulbs should be within 10-12 centimeters.
Seed propagation
Growing Anzur from seeds is a very long and painstaking process, in which the first crop can be obtained only after 3-4 years. After collecting the seeds from an adult plant, proceed as follows:
- at the end of October build beds with a height of 10-12 centimeters;
- seeds deepen by 1.5-2 centimeters;
- then landing cover 2 cm layer of peat or humus.
After yearling plants release cotyledon leaves, they will begin to dry out and form tiny bulbs. They need to dig, dry and leave until the autumn. With the onset of the desired time, the bulbs are planted at a distance of 5 centimeters from each other, the distance between rows will be equal to 25 centimeters. Termination depth - 5 centimeters. Similar works are repeated twice. At 4 years old, you can land in the traditional way.
Plant care
When watering the onions of Suvorov, one should be very careful and avoid even short-term over-wetting, because it can be detrimental to the plant. After each watering, the soil is slightly loosened and the weeds that have appeared are removed.
Feeding is produced as follows:
- with the advent of the first shoots necessary apply nitrogen fertilizerssuch as urea;
- in order to enhance photosynthesis, 2 weeks after germination plantings are sprayed with Ferovit;
- 3 times for the entire growing season during soil loosening into it make ash and potassium sulfate.
To all the forces of the plant went to the formation of fruits, it is necessary to break off all the arrows that appear. Harvesting is carried out after the leaves dry.
The use of onion Anzur in cooking
The leaves of such a plant have found their use as early greenery.They include a large amount of vitamins and minerals. How to eat such onions, you ask.Young leaves are often used to make salads, soups and sandwiches..
Onions are eaten only after it has been processed for a long time. First you need to get rid of the sharp sulphurous smellFor this purpose, the fruits are filled with clean water and periodically changed. On average, the whole procedure takes 1 month. After soaking the onions are marinated, baked or boiled with honey. Eat this food should not often and a little bit.
Diseases and pests
Diseases and pests do not settle on the onions of Suvorov, which is why such a plant does not suffer from infectious, bacterial and other ailments.
The most common problem that can be encountered when growing a crop will be rotarising from the overmoistening of the soil. You need to deal with such a problem very quickly.All affected plants are dug out, and healthy irrigation is normalized.
Onion Suvorov is a very bright plant, which also brings useful greens and unusual taste of the fruit. You can grow this culture even in the most severe conditions., and the result should please every gardener.