Application advice for onions and other bulb vegetables
Enjoy harvest success with AKRA. Learn more about how to apply our products to your onions and other bulb vegetables.
For conventional farming
For organic farming
Onions and other bulb vegetables
Growth stages
For conventional farming
Spreading and Seed treatment
Application rate per ha
400 kg AKRA Kombi
100 kg urea
Seed treatment for 100 kg of seeds
0.5 l AKRA Saat-Power
Tips
- For onion bulbs use 1 l AKRA Saat-Power per 100 l water
- Leave in the solution for 1–2 minutes
Application of foliar fertiliser
Application rate per ha
200 l water
1 l AKRA Plus 9
2 l AKRA Blatt
2 l AKRA MSB
0.25 l AKRA Azotobacter
0.25 l AKRA Azo+
2 l AKRA Sulpur+
1 l AKRA WD
Wetting agent
200 l water
1 l AKRA Plus 9
2 l AKRA Blatt
2 l AKRA MSB
0.25 l AKRA Azotobacter
0.25 l AKRA Azo+
2 l AKRA Sulpur+
1 l AKRA WD
Wetting agent
Additional information
- The pH value of the spray solution should be adjusted to 5.5 with citric acid.
- The addition of AKRA foliar fertiliser can and may reduce the pH value of the spray solution.
- Mix in any other products individually once the pH value has been adjusted.
- Make sure that you add the additional products in the right order.
- With cases of thrips, spray min. twice 4-6 days after the first application, any subsequent applications must be 10 days apart.
- Plant protection acc. to applicable recommendations
- When using AKRA foliar fertiliser, the amount of fungicide used must be halved.
- The dosage of AKRA foliar fertiliser must be adjusted to the quantity of water used.
For organic farming
Spreading and Seed treatment
Application rate per ha
400 kg AKRA Kombi
Seed treatment for 100 kg of seeds
0.5 l AKRA Saat-Power
Tips
- For every 1 l AKRA Saat-Power, use 100 l of water for onion sets
- Immerse in the solution for 1–2 minutes
Application of foliar fertiliser
Application rate per ha
300 l water
1 l AKRA Plus 9
2 l AKRA Blatt
2 l AKRA MSB
0.5 l AKRA Azotobacter
0.5 l AKRA Azo+
3 l AKRA Sulpur+
1 l AKRA WD
10 l AKRA org. liquid fertiliser
Wetting agent
300 l water
1 l AKRA Plus 9
2 l AKRA Blatt
2 l AKRA MSB
0.5 l AKRA Azotobacter
0.5 l AKRA Azo+
3 l AKRA Sulpur+
1 l AKRA WD
10 l AKRA org. liquid fertiliser
Wetting agent
Additional information
- The pH value of the spray solution should be adjusted to 5.5 with citric acid.
- Mix in any other products individually once the pH value has been adjusted.
- The addition of AKRA foliar fertiliser can and may reduce the pH value of the spray solution.
- Make sure that you add the additional products in the right order.
- With cases of thrips, spray min. twice 4-6 days after the first application, any subsequent applications must be 10 days apart.
- The dosage of AKRA foliar fertiliser must be adjusted to the quantity of water used.
