Always using different methods every time is more of a motivational challenge than using the same ones. A manager should get to know their employees and figure out which employees like what and what kind of position the employee is in first off before a manager starts using methods on an employee.
Preparing the Soil. Soil is best prepared for planting onions by mixing in 1 1/2 inches of compost or by adding 10-20-10 fertilizer in a trench. Dig the trench 4 inches deep, add 1/2 cup of fertilizer for each 10 feet of row, cover with 2 inches of soil and plant your onion sets on top of that.ou can grow onions in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 9. Onions are a cool-season crop. If you live in a Mediterranean climate, it's best to plant what are called short day bulbs in the fall. They will only harmed if temperatures drop below 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Outdoors: Onion seeds will germinate in around 2 weeks when the soil temperature is 10Â°C (50Â°F). At 24Â°C (75Â°F) and above seeds will only take 3-5 days to sprout. Sowing onion seed outdoors under cloches or polytunnels can be done 2-3 weeks earlier with this added protection.he long day onion varieties are best grown in colder growing areas. â¢ There are intermediate-day onion types needing only 12-13 good daylight hours to stimulate the formation of bulbs. â¢ More recently short-day onions are happy to form bulbs after 9 hours of bright daylight.