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14 Vegetable Onion & Leek<br />
Onion<br />
No. of seeds per gram: 250-300<br />
Seed/onion sets quantity for sowing/planting: SEED: 5-8 kg/ha; 50-80 g/100<br />
m 2 ; ONION SETS: 300-500 kg/ha; 5 kg/100 m 2<br />
Seed germinates:<br />
Sowing time:<br />
Planting distance:<br />
Harvest time:<br />
Good neighbours:<br />
Content:<br />
Therapeutic effects:<br />
Useful advice:<br />
Leek<br />
20-30 days<br />
February-May; September<br />
10 x 35 cm<br />
July-September; May<br />
Dill, summer savoury, camomile, cucumbers, carrot,<br />
tomato, parsnip, lettuce, beetroot, strawberries, ROSES<br />
Alizin and other substances that contain sulphur,<br />
essential oils, folic acids, vitamin C, iron, zinc<br />
Prevents from infections, disinfects the nasal, oral and throat<br />
cavities, strengthens the membranes of the stomach and<br />
intestines, as well as the immune system, lowers the blood<br />
pressure and the amounts of fat in the blood, helps with<br />
weaker blood circulation, e.g., with cold feet, improves appetite,<br />
prevents from cardio-vascular diseases and soothes vein<br />
pains, stimulates the creation of blood and essential stress<br />
hormones, enlivens sexual desire and improves our mood.<br />
To avoid the attack of the onion fly, the onion sets should<br />
be planted in May and together with carrots.<br />
No. of seeds per gram: 300-400<br />
Seed quantity for sowing: 0.7-1 kg/ha; 12-16 g/100 m 2 (SEEDLING CULTIVA-<br />
TION); 2 kg/ha; 20 g/100 m 2 (DIRECT SOWING)<br />
Seed germinates:<br />
15-20 days<br />
Sowing time:<br />
March-June<br />
Transplanting time: April-July<br />
Planting distance:<br />
15 x 40 cm<br />
Good neighbours:<br />
Strawberries, carrot, garlic, celery, spinach, tomato,<br />
endive, kohlrabi, brassicas, camomile.<br />
Harvest time:<br />
Content:<br />
Therapeutic effects:<br />
August-March<br />
Alizin (a sulphur compound) which gives leek its smell<br />
and taste, zinc, manganese, selenium.<br />
Strengthens connective tissues and veins, influences the<br />
hormone creation and the increasing of sexual desire,<br />
improves the entire digestion, strengthens the immune system,<br />
improves blood circulation, cleans the stomach and<br />
intestines of disease-causing bacteria and fungi, lowers<br />
the amounts of cholesterol and fat in the blood, stimulates<br />
the food passing through the intestines and helps with<br />
constipation, prevents the creation of haemorrhoids.<br />
600 - Onion Pompei<br />
Small white pickling onion<br />
for very early (70-80 days)<br />
spring production.<br />
614 - Leek<br />
Carentan 3<br />
White part of stalk is of<br />
medium length, thick and<br />
at the bottom end slightly<br />
bulbous like and onion.<br />
Over winters very well.<br />
Grows well with carrots!<br />
616 Leek Elefant<br />
For autumn production;<br />
it lasts over the winter in<br />
warmer areas. The white<br />
part of the stem is<br />
medium-long and thick.<br />
618 - Leek Kamush<br />
Late autumn species, very tasty<br />
and good quality. It is sensitive<br />
to cold. The white part of the<br />
stem is very long (up to 60 cm).<br />
It should be grown with carrots,<br />
since this combination offers<br />
protection against pests!<br />
577 - Onion Bianca di<br />
Maggio<br />
A flattened-round, silverwhite<br />
onion with sweet, white<br />
flesh. It is especially suitable<br />
for warm regions for autumn<br />
sowing.<br />
596 - Onion “Ptujska<br />
rdeča”<br />
SLOVENIAN flattenedround<br />
onion, light-<br />
brown-pinkish-red with<br />
blue-tinged white flesh.<br />
Has a mildly sharp flavour.<br />
Good for storage.<br />
595 - Onion Sttutgarter<br />
Riesen<br />
Onions require a sunny position<br />
and light, sandy soil. Onions<br />
are ripe when the leaves<br />
have turned yellow and droopy.<br />
Should grow with carrots, since<br />
they protect each other from<br />
pests.<br />
597 - Onion Tera<br />
A NEW SLOVENIAN<br />
variety. A flatly-round bulb<br />
is dark red to purple and<br />
it is purple when cutting<br />
through it.<br />
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