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.
Plant onions 1 inch deep and 3 to 4 inches apart in double rows, leaving 6 to 10 inches between rows. Be sure to leave enough room between rows to weed. If the onions are planted closer together, you can harvest every other plant as a green onion so that bulb development of the remaining plants is not impeded.ow Onions Grow. The onion is a bulb-forming plant with long, tubular, deep, rich green leaves. They vary in size from the tiny green or spring onions to the large sweet Bermuda-type onion. Colors are white, yellow, and red. Bulb onions mature in response to changing amounts of daylight.