billh
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Post by billh on Jan 22, 2014 20:53:40 GMT -5
Ok being in zone 6a, do I need long day or short day onions? Wife says short I say long. Thanks for the help
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whistech
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Post by whistech on Jan 22, 2014 21:11:49 GMT -5
Billh, here is my suggestion. Visit the Dixondale Farms website and you will learn almost everything you ever wanted to know about onions and growing them. (I didn;t post a link since I thought that might not be allowed on this forum. I hope the information is helpful.
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Post by w8in4dave on Jan 22, 2014 21:13:05 GMT -5
I think short day I live in 5b so short day. Long day and correct me if I am wrong. Short day are for shorter day climates. Long day are for long day climates.
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Post by w8in4dave on Jan 22, 2014 21:14:42 GMT -5
And I think you are allowed to post a link. It may be deleted if there is spam or something but you can post a link.
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Post by paquebot on Jan 23, 2014 1:02:19 GMT -5
USDA zones have nothing to do with which onions are suited for a specific area. You can be in 6 and need short, intermediate, or long day depending upon where in the country you are. Michigan, by the way, is strictly long day regardless of its zones. www.dixondalefarms.comMartin
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jan 23, 2014 10:32:30 GMT -5
Exactly. You need to know your latitude to know what kind of onions to grow. I am going to post a different Dixondale link - this page has a map: www.dixondalefarms.com/category/onion_plantsThe one issue I take with Dixondale's map is that I think the intermediate-day onions will bulb over a broader geographic range than this map shows.
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billh
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Post by billh on Jan 23, 2014 10:48:39 GMT -5
I went to the Dixondale site and saw the map, so intermediate it is. Thanks for the help and the website.
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Post by paquebot on Jan 23, 2014 23:48:12 GMT -5
Intermediate types indeed will grow in a wider range but their peak is pretty much in center of the onion day-length map range. We can grow Texas 1015Y, a short day type, in Wisconsin and get lovely sweet bulbs. Only thing wrong is that we won't see them bigger than a tennis ball.
Martin
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Jan 24, 2014 9:58:31 GMT -5
Tennis ball size onions are actually pretty convenient if you're cooking for one or two. Of course, I cook for six, including two teenage boys...so I need softball-sized onions. Sometimes more than one at a time!
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Post by paquebot on Jan 24, 2014 12:51:53 GMT -5
The 1015Y is a favorite one for several vendors at the local farmers market. Many customers want a sweet onion about medium-size and that one fills the bill. It's also early so its growth is done long before any regular long day sweet variety. We can get all of the Dixondale long day and intermediate plants locally but the only short day one is the 1015Y. It's because the local gardeners and supplier know that we can get a good bulb from it.
Martin
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