3 Onion Growing Mistakes to Avoid
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Date: 2022-07-18
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epic_gardening
For the past few years, I planted onions in increasing quantities that I THOUGHT would get me through until the next season -- Year 1 it was 20. Year two, it was 40. Year three it was 80. Never enough!
For year 4 (2020, I doubled it again and planted a 162-tray with a mix of Ailsa Craig, Globo, Walla Walla Sweet, Evergreen Hardy, and North Holland Blood Red. It was the most onions I had ever planted.
Well. So much for thinking 162 Onions would be plenty! If you HAVE onions, you USE them! Here it is 11/5, and my crop is almost gone! Keeping fingers crossed that I finally get it right in 2021 (year 5) -- instead of doubling the quantity, it will be quadrupled -- FOUR of the 162-trays!
Good luck to you in your 2021 garden! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA
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For the past few years, I planted onions in increasing quantities that I THOUGHT would get me through until the next season -- Year 1 it was 20. Year two, it was 40. Year three it was 80. Never enough!
For year 4 (2020, I doubled it again and planted a 162-tray with a mix of Ailsa Craig, Globo, Walla Walla Sweet, Evergreen Hardy, and North Holland Blood Red. It was the most onions I had ever planted.
Well. So much for thinking 162 Onions would be plenty! If you HAVE onions, you USE them! Here it is 11/5, and my crop is almost gone! Keeping fingers crossed that I finally get it right in 2021 (year 5) -- instead of doubling the quantity, it will be quadrupled -- FOUR of the 162-trays!
Good luck to you in your 2021 garden! Best wishes from Kate in Olympia, WA
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Art
1st of all THAAAAANK YOU FOR THE TIPS! I've been struggling with growing onions for a while now. 2nd where do you get the cute contents like the growing onions 1: 01? I also recall when you were talking about broccoli there was pieces of broccoli being thrown into the water and it was so eye catching to see the water splashing as you were talking. I want to use them in my cooking videos but they take a lot of time to produce and with my not do good camera I'm not getting anywhere. Is there a source where we can download them from and edit them into our videos or we simply need to do it ourselves? Thank you again Kevin
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1st of all THAAAAANK YOU FOR THE TIPS! I've been struggling with growing onions for a while now. 2nd where do you get the cute contents like the growing onions 1: 01? I also recall when you were talking about broccoli there was pieces of broccoli being thrown into the water and it was so eye catching to see the water splashing as you were talking. I want to use them in my cooking videos but they take a lot of time to produce and with my not do good camera I'm not getting anywhere. Is there a source where we can download them from and edit them into our videos or we simply need to do it ourselves? Thank you again Kevin
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Ayden
Hello! this isn't related to onions, but I have a heartleaf philodendron that I got from the clearance section of Walmart to nurse back to health. it wasn't actually that bad off, just had been severely overwatered in the recent rain. I put it in a pot of the correct size, let the soil dry out for about two weeks, and have been tending to it for about two weeks now. It has a bunch of leaf sprouts that should be unfurling a least a little, but haven't? I'm not sure what's wrong and want it to start trailing, but first priority is to not kill it!
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Hello! this isn't related to onions, but I have a heartleaf philodendron that I got from the clearance section of Walmart to nurse back to health. it wasn't actually that bad off, just had been severely overwatered in the recent rain. I put it in a pot of the correct size, let the soil dry out for about two weeks, and have been tending to it for about two weeks now. It has a bunch of leaf sprouts that should be unfurling a least a little, but haven't? I'm not sure what's wrong and want it to start trailing, but first priority is to not kill it!
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Lana
Really great instructions and explanation of how onions actually grow and what sets are. But I have to correct you on something. The day length and the USDA growing zone have nothing to do with each other. For example, I live in zone 8b, which according to your video is a short day onion area. But I live in the maritime area of northwest Washington. We have very long summer days, and only the long day onions grow well here.
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Really great instructions and explanation of how onions actually grow and what sets are. But I have to correct you on something. The day length and the USDA growing zone have nothing to do with each other. For example, I live in zone 8b, which according to your video is a short day onion area. But I live in the maritime area of northwest Washington. We have very long summer days, and only the long day onions grow well here.
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KELLI
Well, darn! I should have watched this before I just planted a big window box full of Spanish Onion and Red Ruby Onion seeds. Both are long day onions. Does that mean my packets of long day seeds are useless if I live in San Diego or do i just wait until the summer to plant when the days are longer? This was a great way to explain it all and I learned so many new things about onions that I never knew I wanted to know.
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Well, darn! I should have watched this before I just planted a big window box full of Spanish Onion and Red Ruby Onion seeds. Both are long day onions. Does that mean my packets of long day seeds are useless if I live in San Diego or do i just wait until the summer to plant when the days are longer? This was a great way to explain it all and I learned so many new things about onions that I never knew I wanted to know.
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Marika
And if you're planting in raised beds, plant them around the edges, that way you can still use most of the bed for other things while the onions (which take ages to grow) grow. A little valuable tip from Rachael at That 1870's Homestead!
I learnt that tip too late and now as my onions bulb up (here in Australia) I've had to squeeze my tomato plants in around them, which is not ideal at all.
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And if you're planting in raised beds, plant them around the edges, that way you can still use most of the bed for other things while the onions (which take ages to grow) grow. A little valuable tip from Rachael at That 1870's Homestead!
I learnt that tip too late and now as my onions bulb up (here in Australia) I've had to squeeze my tomato plants in around them, which is not ideal at all.
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Richard
starting onion seeds indoors is easy as pie! you can just sow them in a tray or pan like grass seeds, cover them with a bit of the seed start mix, then water and wait! You'll end up with a nice mat of mini green onions ready for planting out at about the frost date! You can just tease the plants apart from each other at planting time; the roots are very robust and can handle the stress.
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starting onion seeds indoors is easy as pie! you can just sow them in a tray or pan like grass seeds, cover them with a bit of the seed start mix, then water and wait! You'll end up with a nice mat of mini green onions ready for planting out at about the frost date! You can just tease the plants apart from each other at planting time; the roots are very robust and can handle the stress.
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Pamela
I Now understand the short intermediate long day varieties of onions. My question is why wouldn't the suppliers send the right kinds of sets seeds plants to the right zones. So why wouldn't places like where I live in the south get the short day varieties? I guess I just don't understand the reason why we would be sent things that wouldn't be successful growing here
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I Now understand the short intermediate long day varieties of onions. My question is why wouldn't the suppliers send the right kinds of sets seeds plants to the right zones. So why wouldn't places like where I live in the south get the short day varieties? I guess I just don't understand the reason why we would be sent things that wouldn't be successful growing here
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ozz
Struggling to find good intermediate day yellow onion varieties. Ive started some Vadalia onions because I live in GA but Im a little more north than the line showed in this video for short day onions not a big fan of red onion which seems like my biggest variety option doesnt anyone in central GA know a good yellow onion to grow from seed?
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Struggling to find good intermediate day yellow onion varieties. Ive started some Vadalia onions because I live in GA but Im a little more north than the line showed in this video for short day onions not a big fan of red onion which seems like my biggest variety option doesnt anyone in central GA know a good yellow onion to grow from seed?
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wchiwink
Yep, I made these mistakes! Planted sets in Spring (probably too late) here in zone 7. they made small to medium sized onions. will follow your good tips this time Kevin, Thank You!
My garlic came out good though (planted in Fall. wonder why (since they are both of Allum family) we can't plant onions sets in Fall as well?
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Yep, I made these mistakes! Planted sets in Spring (probably too late) here in zone 7. they made small to medium sized onions. will follow your good tips this time Kevin, Thank You!
My garlic came out good though (planted in Fall. wonder why (since they are both of Allum family) we can't plant onions sets in Fall as well?
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LaVikinga108
That was enlightening! I didn't know about long/medium/short day difference! Assuming that we've chosen the right variety, what is your advice on making sure the bulbs get big? I would imagine a good amount of nitrogen as an organic feed or mulch would encourage those all important leaves to grow?
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That was enlightening! I didn't know about long/medium/short day difference! Assuming that we've chosen the right variety, what is your advice on making sure the bulbs get big? I would imagine a good amount of nitrogen as an organic feed or mulch would encourage those all important leaves to grow?
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Bob
I am on the northern Gulf Coast at 30 degrees 22 minutes latitude so I grow short day onions. For me the best way is to start seeds in September or October in flats and transplant them into the garden mid January to mid February. By about the first of May I am pulling lots of big delicious onions.
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I am on the northern Gulf Coast at 30 degrees 22 minutes latitude so I grow short day onions. For me the best way is to start seeds in September or October in flats and transplant them into the garden mid January to mid February. By about the first of May I am pulling lots of big delicious onions.
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Matt
If my garden only gets 6-8 hours of sun, can I grow a short day onion even though I'm at a more northern latitude? Or do short day onions need the hot weather found at lower latitudes? I had little luck growing onions from sets this year, but you mentioned those are likely long day onions.
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If my garden only gets 6-8 hours of sun, can I grow a short day onion even though I'm at a more northern latitude? Or do short day onions need the hot weather found at lower latitudes? I had little luck growing onions from sets this year, but you mentioned those are likely long day onions.
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Gardening
Im taking a master gardening training and I read in my textbook that onions are light feeders, so a strategy is to intercrop them with heavy feeders. So I intercropped my onions with lettuce and carrots. So basically you dont want two heavy feeders competing with each other.
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Im taking a master gardening training and I read in my textbook that onions are light feeders, so a strategy is to intercrop them with heavy feeders. So I intercropped my onions with lettuce and carrots. So basically you dont want two heavy feeders competing with each other.
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Epic
Recap: Choose the right variety! Short, Intermediate, or Long-Day onion. Then, decide if you're planting by seed, set, or transplant. THEN, care for your onion babies like your life depends on it. Cultivate nice, healthy, dark green leaves and you'll have incredible bulbs.
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Recap: Choose the right variety! Short, Intermediate, or Long-Day onion. Then, decide if you're planting by seed, set, or transplant. THEN, care for your onion babies like your life depends on it. Cultivate nice, healthy, dark green leaves and you'll have incredible bulbs.
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