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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7
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Last time they were growing onion here was 11 yrs ago. Lol
To me growing onions is more technical than say tomatoes. First you have to gete the right kind .. Short day..longday ..intermediate.. Then how to plant them .. From seeds .. seedlings ...sets.. If you plant sets gotta be careful when you plant. Otherwise you will end up having themng them bolt and go to seed. Starting from seeds is a long process. My choice is to get seedlings (like bunched scallions) sold at the nurseries sometime in January down. Here. Now skip growing let's go to harvesting and curing..like I said it is more technical. Though onion family plant are handling friendly but growing them is not. That's my experience. Growing garlic is much easier than onions.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hampton, Virginia
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I agree with you. Growing Garlic is easier. But at least we are trying. I am going to try onions again this year, too.
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Cheektowaga, NY
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I started seeding onions last month indoors.
I prefer seeds over sets. A lot more varieties of onion seed to choose from are available than sets. Onions are very easy to grow from seed. Just make sue you are growing the right type for your area (Long Day, Short Day or Intermediate Day) and start them early enough for your Zone because they do grow slowly and... Use fresh seed, onion seed viability is only good for a year or two. If you start planting seeds in your seed starting pots, do a germination test first to make sure the seed you have is good. Use the baggy/paper towel method or the DE method that I use. It's better to know if your seed is going to germinate successfully or not ahead of time. |
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Virginia, USA
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I've tried growing onions from seed three times but haven't succeeded yet in getting sturdy, thick transplants to plant out. I think I seed them too thickly, don't thin enough, and don't fertilize correctly. Since I'm not good at growing transplants, we usually get Candy onion plants from Brown's of Omaha. They worked well for us in the past, but the last few years our crop has been devastated by allium leaf miners. If I try to grow onions this year, it will be under row cover.
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: washington
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Cheektowaga, NY
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Very interesting, I never thought of using a power drill to make holes for onion transplants. |
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