There are several advantages to growing your own onion sets rather than buying sets from a nursery or big-box garden center. Growing your own onions sets: Gives you a wide range of varieties suited to your region—long-day, short-day, or intermediate day—otherwise not available. Onion sets...
"Mike, onion seeds that are not up in 2 weeks are not going to germinate. Pitch them and start over if your frost date is not until May, or work with purchased sets and seedlings this year...Rebbi, you can still start onion seeds for another couple of weeks, but starting indoors wor...
If planting onion sets outdoors, bury them 2 to 6 inches apart, gently pressing them 1 to 2 inches deep into loose soil. (Use the closer spacing if you want to pull immature onions as scallions.) Don’t bury them more than 2 inches under the soil. Onions mustn’t be planted too dee...
There are lots of ways to grow onions outdoors, but they usually require a big garden space. Outside, onion sets are often used,(basically small undeveloped onions) but when we are thinking about the task of growing this useful vegetable inside, we have to think outside the box. ...
Thanks for your continued great website. "Liz Prior on Tuesday 8 June 2021 "Hi Liz. Really delighted to hear they've survived the winter and given you a useable crop - what a bonus!"Ben Vanheems on Wednesday 9 June 2021 "Hi, I put my onion sets in early this year - last week ...
“Early on, May 1, when it’s cool, you can plant radishes, you can plant lettuce and put in some onion sets,” Friesen says. “The end of May you can start your bush cucumbers. By the time that plant gets to be of a size that will take up more room in your box, you can ...
Zaluziantkya – trying to pronounce it in my head before daring to speak it out loud. It’s one of those words that once you master pronouncing it, you just love to say it over and over again like a two year old. At the very least, you will impress your friends. Za-loo-zee-...
And here are some poor companions: growing beans avoid chives, garlic, leeks, onion, and shallots; growing beets avoid pole beans; growing cabbage family crops avoid kohlrabi and pole beans; growing carrots avoid dill; growing corn avoid tomatoes; growing cucumbers avoid potatoes and sage; growing...
Once the plants are approximately 10 inches tall, pinch or trim off the top couple sets of leaves. This will promote lateral growth, leading to a stronger and fuller plant. Watering and Fertilizer If your location receives abundant summer rain, you may not need to do any additional watering ...