Question

Describe how onion seedlings are transplanted.

Answer 1

• Water the nursery bed before transplanting
• Selecting healthy and vigorous growing seedlings
• Lift the seedlings using a garden frame
• Put them into a container for transporting to the seedbed/ transport carefully to the main field
• Plant one seedling per hole at the same height as was in the nursery
• Firm the soil around the base
• This should be done preferably late evening or during a cloudy day
• Mulch the seedlings
• Water them regularly/ when necessary
• Put appropriate amount of fertilizer / manure into planting
• Apply phosphatic fertilizer/ manure for planting
• Mix phosphate fertilizer/ manure with soil in the hole
• Transplant when seedlings are about one month old
• Plant at spacing of 30cm between rows by 8-10cm between the plants