Daytona onion seeds are often chosen for planting in industrial farms. The hybrid produces high yields and is resistant to most crop diseases. What other features does this species have?
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Description
The growing season of the hybrid lasts 115 days. In the northern regions, the harvest is harvested several weeks later, and in the southern regions - earlier than the specified date. Provided that the technological requirements of the crop are met from 1 sq. per meter of bed it is possible to collect 6 kg of turnips.
The bulb is round and dense. Like all species, the leaves of the hybrid have a tubular structure. The greens are juicy with a slight bitterness. Yellow scales cover the juicy, semi-sharp core. Depending on the conditions, the mass of the turnip varies from 80 to 100 g. The neck is of medium thickness.Onions tolerate long-distance transportation well and are stored for a long time.
Thanks to its powerful root system, onions thrive during drought. Under large-scale cultivation conditions, the crop is tolerant to neck and bacterial rot. The hybrid also has high immunity to fusarium and pink rot.
To ensure that losses during storage of onions are minimal, before placing the vegetable in boxes, it is well dried in the sun or in ventilated areas. The neck of the finished vegetable should be dry, otherwise soon after laying the onion will begin to rot. Properly prepared bulbs do not spoil for about 70 days.
Onion turnips of the Daytona F1 variety are universal: suitable for both fresh consumption and processing. Sweetish turnips are perfect for pickling and preparing canned vegetable salads and whole-fruit twists.
Features of cultivation and care
Everyone knows that choosing the right seeds is not enough to get a harvest. In order for the onion to produce a good harvest, you need to sow it correctly and then provide the necessary attention. Agricultural technology:
- The first thing you need to do on the eve of sowing is preparing the soil. To do this, immediately after the ground has dried out a little from the melt water, the bed is dug up, having previously been fertilized with humus. If there is groundwater close to the surface near the planting site or water collects, make an embankment 15–20 cm high. Using a hoe, make rows 5 cm deep at a distance of 30 cm from each other.
- To prevent dangerous diseases, onion planting material is soaked for half an hour in a weak solution of potassium permanganate. Then the seeds are removed and poured into a container with a growth stimulator.After the time specified by the manufacturer for the product has expired, the seeds are slightly dried. Planting material is sown taking into account an interval of 5–10 cm.
Further care consists of the following work:
- Watering. To avoid temperature shock, water the onions with slightly warm water. During the growing season, watering is carried out as the soil dries out. In dry weather, onions need only one watering per week. In the second half of July, they stop adding water: the lack of moisture stimulates the turnips to ripen and extends the shelf life.
- Loosening and weeding. Like all cultivated plants, Daytona onions need air and nutrition. To provide the most favorable environment for the formation of turnips, weeds are removed as necessary, and the soil is carefully loosened after each watering.
- Feeding. Fertilizers are applied to the hybrid 2–3 times. The culture is pampered for the first time at the age of 1 month. Further feeding is carried out at intervals of 1 month. Ammofoska solution is used as the first nutrient mixture, the second and third are complex mineral fertilizers with a high content of potassium and phosphorus.
Fulfilling simple care requirements, Daytona F1 onions will certainly delight the gardener with large, tasty turnips.
