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How to Get Better
Size in Onions
Establishing a good
stand
In order to maximize profits a grower
needs to keep several factors in mind: at planting, the concern should
be to balance fertility levels in the soil with a reliable soil test,
to adjust fertility and mineral requirements according to expert
consultation, and to get the plants off to a strong start with a good
starter fertilzer and Vitazyme. The starter/Vitazyme combination or
Vitazyme alone can be placed directly in furrow with the drench. If
the seeds are planted dry, then mix the Vitazyme with the herbicide
and spray it on, either pre plant or post emergence. The idea is to
get the Vitazyme on early to push the plants through the flag stage,
where they are vulnerable to blow outs, wash outs, and catastrophic
loss to disease, and into the 2-3 leaf stage.
Growing
Strong tops
The next order of business is to grow
strong tops. This is the factory that will captury sunlight, convert
it along with CO2 and water to sugars, which are converted into
compounds that become the bulb. An application of Vitazyme at the 3-4
leaf stage will promote vigorous top growth and set up conditions for
the next phase, the bulbing stage.
Sizing the
bulbs
When the plants begin to produce a
bulb apply Vitazyme with your normal cover spray. This will trigger
the metabolism of the plant to channel it's energy into the bulb and
begin it's race to maturity. To get the best size and uniformity from
your crop, apply a Vitazyme a fourth time, about 2 weeks before the
tops go down. Onions will put on a lot of size during these last two
weeks given adequate moisture.
The rate for all applications is
13oz/acre ( 1 liter/hectare). Remember, you can mix Vitazyme with all
your other chemicals and fertilizers to eliminate application costs.
When using Vitazyme overall
production costs can be lowered by reducing nitrogen input. See "Improvement
in Fertilizer Efficiency with Vitazyme". |
