How to Plant Onions in Pot or Polybag

Red Onion is one of the ingredients is very important. Because almost all dishes are made using red onion as a complement. No wonder growing onion needs each day and make any onion prices sometimes more expensive when compared to garlic and other vegetables.

Red onion, also known by the latin name Allium ascalonicum var we have load (L) back is a plant originating from Iran, Pakistan and surrounding areas this is a plant of the most famous in the world. Because in addition to being used as a seasoning, cook onion also turned out to be in another manner of consumption. Such as the Foundation of the fried onions, pickles as a complement of a food, or eat raw.

But not only is used for consumption, the onion is also commonly used for traditional medicine. Like for example made of materials for treatment ' kerik ' If you go in the wind. Not only that, the onion is also believed to have other properties in curing some diseases such as:
Treating ulcers,
lower cholesterol,
lowering sugar levels in the blood,
treating diabetes or Diabetes mellitus, and other diseases.

The various functions of onion above is because the onion has a lot of useful content for the health of the body. Like for example the content of potassium and fiber. Not only that, the onion also has vitamin C, folic acid, calcium and iron are also very useful for health and fitness of the body.
In Indonesia itself, there are several areas that make the onion as the mainstay of his farm. Such as Brebes in Central Java and also existing Cirebon district in West Java.

If you are interested in cultivating onion, below there are planting onions in pot so you can try it yourself at home. 6 simple steps of cultivating onions in pot for maximum results is a very simple way for those of you who want to learn to plant onion at home. The following is the planting of onion in the pot so that the fast-growing:

1. Choose the planting container

It turns out that the onion is a plant that is quite unique and different from most other plants. Since the planting of onion, you don't need a vast land. You can plant in the yard of the House using a pot. And some how to choose a pot for cultivation of onions are:

Select the pot holes

The hole in the pot is very vital. No need to worry your land may be located inside the pot will get out of the hole below. The function of this hole is as water circulationso that every time the plants we plant watered, soil in the pot that does not contain excessive water which is potentially damaging to the plant.

This type of pot

There are two types of pots. There is a ball on the floor and some are hanged. If you choose a hanging pot, which should be noted is the weight of the pot. Especially at a time when the pot was just watered. The water will add to the weight of the pot. And if the pot is not strong, the pot can be broken because it doesn't withstand the weight.

There are some materials that are commonly used to make pots with different functions. Like for example the pot made of plastic which is a pot that is quite cheap in terms of price. But sometimes the pots of plastic are menkilat and quite dazzling eye if exposed to direct sunlight.
In addition, there are pots made of ceramic and concrete that could hold the soil moisture for plants that require high humidity. Then there's also the pot with wooden base material and suitable clay used in the rainy season as it can keep the humidity of the soil that exists therein. But a shortage of pots made from wood and clay, it is easily damaged.

The last thing to look for is the size. The size of the pot plant and had to adjust the existing space. If you want to plant onions, pots used need not be too large. Even if it's already there is great, you can plant the seeds in a pot 2-3 to mengefisiensikan place.