Candy Onions

AlittleSalt · September 11, 2018

Because of another recent thread, I have been doing some research/reading about Candy Onions F1. What I have found is very interesting to me.

First a general search: https://www.google.com/search?ei=Rfy...71.cXNCTa6dpTQ

Sited from one source: "A taste sensation! And it grows just about anywhere in the contiguous U.S.!" https://parkseed.com/candy-hybrid-on...p/05210-PK-P1/

I am curious about how this Candy onion grows in different zones, states, countries, etc. If anyone else is going to grow some - I'll swap info with you. I haven't grown them yet, but I am going to start some seeds in mid-October (That is when we start onion seeds where I live in zone 8A Texas.)

The biggest reason why I am interested in this onion is because it's not a long day, intermediate day, or short day type onion. So many times over the years, I have read about onion varieties that I was very interested in growing just to find out they are long day or intermediate day onions. Only short day onions do well where I live.

I have grown Red Candy Apple onions several years here. They are an Intermediate day variety that does not grow very big where I live. http://www.dixondalefarms.com/produc...ate_day_onions They are a complete different variety than the Candy Onions that this thread is about.

September 11, 2018	#1
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Candy Onions Because of another recent thread, I have been doing some research/reading about Candy Onions F1. What I have found is very interesting to me. First a general search: https://www.google.com/search?ei=Rfy...71.cXNCTa6dpTQ Sited from one source: "A taste sensation! And it grows just about anywhere in the contiguous U.S.!" https://parkseed.com/candy-hybrid-on...p/05210-PK-P1/ I am curious about how this Candy onion grows in different zones, states, countries, etc. If anyone else is going to grow some - I'll swap info with you. I haven't grown them yet, but I am going to start some seeds in mid-October (That is when we start onion seeds where I live in zone 8A Texas.) The biggest reason why I am interested in this onion is because it's not a long day, intermediate day, or short day type onion. So many times over the years, I have read about onion varieties that I was very interested in growing just to find out they are long day or intermediate day onions. Only short day onions do well where I live. I have grown Red Candy Apple onions several years here. They are an Intermediate day variety that does not grow very big where I live. http://www.dixondalefarms.com/produc...ate_day_onions They are a complete different variety than the Candy Onions that this thread is about.