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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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