Growing your own onions? We have a superb set of articles giving all you need to know about this crop.
See the steps on how to grow green onions (scallions). Get a harvest in as little as eight weeks with growing advice from The Old Farmer's Almanac gardeners.
In the past year, both Ben Vanheems and I have written about the virtues of growing onions from seed. We left out many small details, which I've been keeping track of in recent weeks as I've been growing onions from seed myself. Please bear in mind that I am an onion maniac, and...
so starting seeds indoors is recommended for cooler climates, not directly sowing outdoors. Growing from seed also allows you to choose more interesting and different varieties vs ordering onion sets. Check out our tips forgrowing onions from seed. ...
Cut wholes in a soda bottle. Add soil and place shallots in the whole area. They will sprout green tips. Place a whole onion in a glass of water. It will sprout and grow leafy tops Place seed onions in large pots of soil, they will grow whole onions. ...
The method for cultivating large green onions is comprised of the steps of transplanting a young green onion seedling into a seed plot box, covering a grown seedling with a growth supporting tube having an air permeable wall, whose top and bottom are open, and preventing the light from enterin...
Growing Onions from Seed and Sets Onions can be grown from seeds, sets, and plants (transplants). Growing from seed is difficult for many home gardeners because onion germination rates are often poor. Sets purchased at garden centers are commonly sold as red, white, or yellow onions—the cul...
Spring onions will grow from sets but are so easy to grow from seed and cheaper this way, so that is the way I grow them. When you plant depends on whether you use seeds or sets. Seeds for spring onions are sown when the weather is moderate, after the danger of frost has passed. ...
Do you knowwhen to plant onions? Here in Texas, January is the time forplanting onions.More specifically,planting onion sets. What is anonion set?It is a bundle of onion seedlings that are ready for planting. Youcouldgrow onions from seed in flats. Then, you would have to carefully pull...
Growing Green Onions Reviews What Your Frugal Friends Are Saying About This Trick… T writes:“When you use green onions or leeks, stick the part with the roots that you cut off and throw away in the ground or container. They will grow and eventually seed themselves too. Cut the ends of...