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Onions from seed--6b

Last post by wykvlvr « Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:18 pm
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by mikestuff49 » Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:17 pm
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Does anyone grow onions from seed in 6b? If so, what date do you plant seeds to have transplants ready for the spring?
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Last post by wykvlvr
Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:18 pm
Tips for growing onions from seed?

Last post by Paquebot « Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:17 am
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by ponyexpress » Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:46 pm

Last year, I started my onions from seed around Feb 1st and planted them early April. They were the size of a thick toothpick. I want to be able to grow pencil sized...

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Last post by Paquebot
Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:17 am
Diverse shallots from true seeds

Last post by wykvlvr « Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:46 pm
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by Bower » Sat Feb 22, 2020 9:25 am
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I am about to start year three of my adventure with shallots from true seeds. Did you ever think of selecting your own shallot from a patch that are all different? Well if...
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Last post by wykvlvr
Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:46 pm
Got my Granex Yellow onions started...

Last post by edweather « Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:35 pm

by edweather » Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:35 pm

....otherwise known as Vidalias. Might be a bit early, and they are growing really well. Started them indoors the first week of November, and they are growing really well....

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Last post by edweather
Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:35 pm
Amish Yellow Bottle Onions

Last post by ponyexpress « Sat Nov 07, 2020 4:33 pm
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by Paquebot » Fri May 29, 2020 7:34 am
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Do a search for that rare variety and there is little information. If there is any, it's usually mine. At the moment, they are so scarce that only 3 gardeners may be growing...
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Last post by ponyexpress
Sat Nov 07, 2020 4:33 pm
Dixondale Onions

Last post by AZGardener « Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:10 am
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by MsCowpea » Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:25 pm

Dixondale Onions

The site is finally open so that you can purchase onions again. I have check backed numerous time but this time have been able to order.

First delivery...

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Last post by AZGardener
Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:10 am
Worth's 2019/2020 Onion Chronicles.

Last post by Donnyboy « Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:01 pm
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by worth1 » Wed Dec 11, 2019 12:41 pm
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The story continues. :roll:
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Last post by Donnyboy
Wed Jul 29, 2020 2:01 pm
Gumbo Onions

Last post by Paquebot « Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:43 pm
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by Rajun Gardener » Mon Dec 30, 2019 1:03 pm

Has anybody grown these? I see it's a type of shallot and haven't grown those either. Here's all the information I could find on them.

I received a few sets as a start and...

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Last post by Paquebot
Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:43 pm
Broke ground today

Last post by wildcat62 « Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:50 pm
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by wildcat62 » Thu Mar 12, 2020 5:37 pm

for our 2020 onion crop. Dixondale order supposed to be here around the 25th.
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Last post by wildcat62
Wed Jul 08, 2020 5:50 pm
Can you grow onion starts as big as Dixondale's?

Last post by Bower « Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:08 pm
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by Bower » Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:54 am
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I was looking at some videos last night after reading through Mike's thread about starting onions from seed.
Deeper pots were mentioned as the key to big starts, even for...
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Last post by Bower
Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:08 pm
Candy

Last post by AZGardener « Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:08 pm
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by pmcgrady » Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:47 pm

Getting ready to plant a few hundred onion plants, I bought 2 types, Candy and Walla Walla...
I planted a lot of garlic for years, but I've not grown many onions. Any tips?

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Last post by AZGardener
Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:08 pm
Bermuda onions

Last post by TomHillbilly « Fri May 01, 2020 8:26 am
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by fmc 53 » Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:19 pm

I picked some onions today. I only wish that heirloom tomatoes would be easy to grow as onions.
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Last post by TomHillbilly
Fri May 01, 2020 8:26 am
Help! Do I pull up my onions now?

Last post by peebee « Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:57 pm
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by peebee » Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:41 pm

This is only my 2nd time growing bulb onions. So I didn't think it particularly odd that so many started to send up flower stalks. I had forgotten that this didn't happen to...

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Last post by peebee
Thu Apr 23, 2020 4:57 pm
Can I transplant onions still growing?

Last post by peebee « Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:33 pm
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by peebee » Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:14 pm

I planted tiny seedlings bought at a farmers market late last year & they're still very small. I wanted to start prepping one of the beds they're in for zucchinis, doing a...

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Last post by peebee
Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:33 pm
World record onion...

Last post by worth1 « Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:24 am
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by pondgardner » Wed Mar 11, 2020 7:07 pm

If a cooking recipe called for one large onion, would this one be a tad much?

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Last post by worth1
Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:24 am
Onion Futures.

Last post by Nan6b « Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:50 am
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by worth1 » Fri Feb 21, 2020 1:40 pm

Ran across this and found it interesting. :lol:

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Last post by Nan6b
Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:50 am
Bonus green onions

Last post by Tinkerbell « Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:17 pm
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by ddsack » Thu Feb 27, 2020 10:15 am

One of my favorite varieties of onions is Ailsa Craig, but they have limited storage life. By February, they are starting to grow green shoots. So this year, when I spotted...

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Last post by Tinkerbell
Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:17 pm
Texas Onions

Last post by worth1 « Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:16 pm
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by MsCowpea » Tue Feb 11, 2020 9:56 pm

I never knew onions were Texas’s biggest crop. I am partial to those GA sweet Vidalia onions which are grown in areas designated by LAW. Grow a Vidalia somewhere else and...

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Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:16 pm

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