billh
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Jan 21, 2014 15:20:24 GMT -5
Post by billh on Jan 21, 2014 15:20:24 GMT -5
Last year I let some onions grow all summer, thinking I'd get some onions to store for winter. What I wound up with was giant green onions, no bulb. some people said I should have broke the tops over so they wouldn't go to seed, the problem being they never tried to do that anyway. Could someone tell me what I did wrong? Thanks
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Jan 22, 2014 18:32:31 GMT -5
Post by daylilydude on Jan 22, 2014 18:32:31 GMT -5
Billh, I'm not sure myself but I think it has something to do with short day and long day varieties... I'm not sure where you are at so I dug this up... hope it helps? Non-bulbing onions
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billh
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Jan 22, 2014 19:40:00 GMT -5
Post by billh on Jan 22, 2014 19:40:00 GMT -5
Thanks again DLD for the help. I'm in Missouri and it could be a variety problem. The nursery last year sold bulbs that were yellow and white that was the information I had. I guess I'll check closer this year as I'm more interested now in storing for winter.
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Jan 23, 2014 16:50:25 GMT -5
Post by gixxerific on Jan 23, 2014 16:50:25 GMT -5
first off be careful of nursery's (ahh hmmm, Lowe's etc) they will sell anything even if it is not right for climate or time period.
I totally trust Dixondale onions for my onion needs. I TRIED growing onions for years from nursery's only to come up with a bulb a teeny bit bigger than the bulb I planted.
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Jan 23, 2014 18:04:29 GMT -5
Post by materman on Jan 23, 2014 18:04:29 GMT -5
Billh, I live in Missouri too and I would say never buy onion bulbs. I would only buy plants and Candy being the one I would choose. Can't go wrong with them. As well try to plant them in the right sign of the moon for it seems to make a difference to me.
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billh
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Jan 23, 2014 18:23:27 GMT -5
Post by billh on Jan 23, 2014 18:23:27 GMT -5
Thanks for the help. I checked out Dixondale today, and I'm getting ready to order the candy onion along with a couple of other day nueteral types. Thanks for the help.
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Jan 23, 2014 23:33:43 GMT -5
Post by paquebot on Jan 23, 2014 23:33:43 GMT -5
Virtually every onion is a biennial. That does not always mean that it takes 2 years but rather 2 growing sessions. One scenario is that your onions matured, went dormant, and started growing again. When that happens, second growth is strictly for seed production. That would apply to varieties which are started from seed in that year and planted as plants. Second scenario would be onions started from sets. They are already in their second year and if they are too big or stressed they will go into seed-production mode. Bending them over will not stop that. Instead, the flower stalk must be broken off as close to the bottom as possible. Then all energy will again go toward making a bigger bulb.
Martin
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Feb 26, 2014 14:20:06 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2014 14:20:06 GMT -5
How far apart should onion sets be spaced apart for large onions?
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Feb 26, 2014 17:43:54 GMT -5
Post by desertrat on Feb 26, 2014 17:43:54 GMT -5
I plant mine 4 to 6 inches apart, I've planted them as close as 2 in. apart but pulled every other one for green onions as needed.
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Feb 28, 2014 15:57:38 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2014 15:57:38 GMT -5
Thank you desertrat, that's what I was thinking also, 4 to 6 in. apart.
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