Seed onions recover and last fertilizer dose

The onion growers sprinkled the last fertilizer over the plots last week. The growth seems to be still thick and some extra minerals can come in handy. In addition, the seed onions, which were severely damaged by the heavy gusts of wind 2 weeks ago, have recovered well.

The fertilizer doses are the last for the seed onions this year. After that, the crops mainly have to manage, according to the onion growers, except for some small gifts via spraying.

fertilizer gifts
On Monday, the last fertilizer dose of 220 kilograms of greenhouse and 100 kilograms of Kali 60 was given at the Gewastour plot in Wezup (Drenthe). The seed onions are doing well, but less so compared to last year. Onion grower Arjen Jakobs says: "It is mainly certain places that are lagging behind. On the sandy soil, some things have probably been washed out by the precipitation this year."

In Oeffelt (North Brabant) the seed onions also received their last fertilizer dose. Onion grower Geert Jillissen has supplied the plants with 150 kilograms of NK 16-0-30. "We sprinkle nicely before the rain. After this, the seed onions have to manage themselves, but they also get some 'plant make-up' later on through the leaves." 
 

Sowing onions Nagele recovered well
Things went well 2 weeks ago at the Gewastour plot in Nagele (Flevoland). rant. The seed onions were badly damaged by the storm and the question was how they would recover. Thanks to the right temperatures, sunlight and sufficient moisture, they have managed to recover well, according to onion grower Harmjan Hospers: 'You can see that they have been hit, but most of them are standing again. Where the pipes were ripped off, the plant is recovering well and the onions are well on their way to developing the next pipe. So it's not too bad for us.'

In the image below, the torn off, brown pipes are still clearly visible. The crop seems to have recovered very well given the growth.
 

Jesse Torringa

Jesse is an editor at Boerenbusiness and focuses in particular on the arable farming sector, including grain and onions. He also closely follows the fertilizer market. In addition, Jesse works on an arable farm in Groningen with seed potatoes as the main branch.

j.torringa@boerenbusiness. Nl

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