- jal_ut
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Nice Onion
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I thought fall onions were planted with the intention of them over-wintering and maturing to good size in the spring ? Guess I got it wrong.tedln wrote:Beautiful onion Jal. It looks like a Walla Walla. My fall onions are doing well. I believe they would also be giant onions as spring planted onions. As fall onions, I am only expecting half sized bulbs before the days get to short.
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Planting times for onions will vary considerably depending on your climate. Here we have a winter with snow on the ground for months. Usually the snow will leave in March and by April, the ground is such that planting can begin for the cool crops. I plant onions in April as soon as the ground is dry enough. It could be anytime in April depending on the weather.
I plant seed, sets and plants. The onions grow until mid August. If the tops haven't fallen over by then, I step on them and knock the tops over. I want them to start to dry out before the fall rains and snow start. So that means the onions grow for about 4 months here.
The only onions I plant in the fall are shallots and egyptian onions. I am not saying you can't winter onions over, I am saying that I never do it. That will depend some on your climate too I am sure.
I plant seed, sets and plants. The onions grow until mid August. If the tops haven't fallen over by then, I step on them and knock the tops over. I want them to start to dry out before the fall rains and snow start. So that means the onions grow for about 4 months here.
The only onions I plant in the fall are shallots and egyptian onions. I am not saying you can't winter onions over, I am saying that I never do it. That will depend some on your climate too I am sure.
Sorry, Ted, completely forgot about our different climates . My normal onion season mimics Jal's, excepts I don't get a frost till Oct.
I'm glad to hear you'll be able to have a nice double-crop of onions this year . Perhaps next year I'll plan ahead and get some starts to save for over-wintering in the fall. If I remember correctly, from another thread on this subject, on member hear (Soil?) was doing it successfully and he experienced a climate similar to my zone 5.
Always something new to learn with gardening.
I'm glad to hear you'll be able to have a nice double-crop of onions this year . Perhaps next year I'll plan ahead and get some starts to save for over-wintering in the fall. If I remember correctly, from another thread on this subject, on member hear (Soil?) was doing it successfully and he experienced a climate similar to my zone 5.
Always something new to learn with gardening.
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Thats a beaut!! I pulled up my "onions" the other day, first time growing onions... label said "walla walla" but I think they were green bunching by the looks of them... everything I read everything I saw said they were ready, pulled them up and they at the biggest were the size of a golf ball... most were much smaller... so... I think next time I try onion I will do more research!!!