#farms: onions cultivationn

Good morning every one, how your night?
I hope it went well.
Am so happy that we all was able to see this day that the lord has made.

Today, i want to talk breifly about Onions planting.
The onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is a vegetable that is the most widely cultivated and planting species of the genus Allium.
Its close relatives include the garlic, leek, chive, and Chinese onion.
Scientific name: Allium cepa
Rank: Species.

Ie onions a root stem?
So, an onion is neither a stem nor a root rather it is a modified leaf.
Onion ( Allium cepa) is a bulb which is an underground (it means that is planted in the ground) stem.
It is a modification of stem where the leaves are modified into thick fleshy scales for the function of storage. Onion is a stem.

How long does it take onions to grow?
But onions are easily grown in odd spaces along side both slower and faster growing vegetables. Green onions can be ready in 20 - 30 days after planting.
Dry bulb onions can take 100 - 175 days to reach maturity.

Which part of plant is onions?
The edible part of onion is leaves which are modified and stores and preserves food.
Onions is like a disk like structure from where onion leaves arise are actually the condensed stem.
Bulb are modified stems in which the primary storage tissue is expanded leaf bases.

Do onions need a lot of sun?
onions prefer full sun, ample soil moisture, and fertile, well-drained garden soil.
They will survive if planted in partial shade, but the onions will be smaller in size and the plant will be more susceptible to pests and disease.
Note that Onions are unable to grow in full shade.

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