Allium chinense is a unique vegetable in southern China, which is as spicy as onion, ginger and garlic. It is usually sown in autumn and harvested in the spring and summer of the following year. Green onions are sweet and sour, big and soft, and juicy. It is usually canned. It has high medicinal value and is one of the important export vegetables in China.
Habits of green onions
Growing environment: Allium chinense has strong adaptability, the most suitable soil for growing is pH6.5-7.5, and it is best to plant it in well-drained and fertile sandy soil.
Growth habit: The suitable growth temperature of Allium chinense is 15-2 1℃, and it grows slowly at 5- 10℃. The bulb expansion temperature is 20℃, and it will go into dormancy when it exceeds 30℃.
It grows well in short sunlight and can adapt to weak light. Strong light is easy to lose water, heat up and burn, so it can't adapt to strong light, but it can grow under long sunshine, and the requirements for light are not strict. Warm sunshine and illumination time in spring and autumn are the best illumination.