General information and discussion about cultivating onions, garlic, shallots and leeks.
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March 12, 2013 | #16 |
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candy & walla walla YOPPER
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March 12, 2013 | #17 |
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Texas Early Grano 502 from seeds. We've been eating them a few weeks now and expect to be pulling them until early summer.
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March 12, 2013 | #18 | |
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Do you have to plant all your onions in the fall where you are?
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March 12, 2013 | #19 |
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The seed need to be started in the fall. I transplant usually from December through early February depending on the weather and condition of the seedlings. I sometimes set out some seedlings as late as early March but they never make good onions as the heat gets here too soon.
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March 12, 2013 | #20 |
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I'll be planting 50 each of Candy, Big Daddy, Walla Walla, Yellow Spanish, Red Zeppelin, and Alisa Craig, and 100 Copra. Ordered all plants from Dixondale as I have had much better success from plants than from home grown seed. They go in the ground around April 10th at my new place in southwestern Virginia.
Also planted some garlic back in November - 50 each of Estonian Red, Russian Red, German White, and German Red, and 200 Music. Now if my 60 tomato plants yield as I hope they will I'll be able to consume all these onions and garlic, otherwise I'll be swimming in them! TomNJ & VA |
March 13, 2013 | #21 |
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Tom,
Looks like youare going all out with a big garden at your new place in VA. It's an area I always thought I'd like to live: Roanoke, Asheville, Johnson City, etc. I wish you lots of luck! I am curious as I also grew up on the Jersey shore how the tomato flavor compares. I've grown the same varieties in a few different places and never found the same flavor anywhere else comparable to Jersey. But back to onions. You must be close to the border of long day vs. short day varieties. Does elevation play a role in the choice or is it all latitude? Thanks.
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Why don't you try some of these Red Creole short day onions from Dixondale Farms: http://www.dixondalefarms.com/produc...ort_day_onions Is it too late for transplants there? I've never grown them, just noticed it in the catalog as a short day storage onion, catalog says 6-7 months. |
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March 13, 2013 | #23 |
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Im growing leeks this year for the first time. A variety called American flag I picked up off the clearance rack somewhere. I transplanted them into the garden in January, and so far they are really thriving. I have them growing thru cardboard toilet paper tubes to hopefully keep the sand out of them. I'm not sure if or when I should remove the cardboard tube. I dont really have a plan I guess.
Oh, and also the usual yellow granex, which I grow every year. Last edited by Stvrob; March 13, 2013 at 08:53 PM. |
March 13, 2013 | #24 |
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Ailsa Craig, Red Zeppelin, and Copra from Dixonadale, as many as I can fit in to the space left after the tomatoes, of course. Also, a few Tropea Rossa Tonda and Blue Solaise leeks from seed, if I can find a spare couple of inches in a bed somewhere.
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March 14, 2013 | #25 | |
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Likewise with tomatoes - I am planting 13 varieties (60 plants total) and will compare results at season's end. Since most of my tomatoes get cooked and canned I am most concerned with yield, but about 10% do get eaten fresh so taste is also important. Having grown tomatoes in NJ for some 39 years it will be interesting to see how taste compares in this very different location and soil. As a scientist I love experimenting! TomNJ/VA |
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March 14, 2013 | #26 |
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My roomate from college was from Floyd
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March 16, 2013 | #27 |
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In a day or two will be sowing:
Candy Calibra Copra Ailsa Craig Kelsae Red Bull Greek Salad Red Zeppelin Rose de Roscoff King Richard Leeks Ambition, Saffron and Conserver shallots Crimson Forest bunching and Evergreen bunching Ramrod scallions The Egyptian walking onions are still resting under almost 3 feet of snow, as well as way too much garlic, about 14 different varieties...
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March 16, 2013 | #28 |
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From DixonDale, Candy, Red Candy, 1015Y, and a new variety Texas Legend.
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March 16, 2013 | #29 | |
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March 17, 2013 | #30 |
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What we grow I refer to as a No name onion and the Wife says is a Korean Onion. Looks like a standard run of the mill green Onion that completely dominates our main garden plot which is 500 sq ft. In addition if there is at least 1 square inch of dirt in the yard it is covered with onion seed. We have Onions year around here in the PNW. Guess what! I don't like Onions
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